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between him and Piece plays itself out. "Were not banking on Buck
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Russell Martin hit two of New Yorks four homers and drove in four runs, as the Yankees earned a 9-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the second of a three-game set at Fenway Park. nfl jerseys china . Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson also homered for the Yankees, who bounced back from Fridays 9-6 loss in Bostons home opener to win for the fifth time in eight games this season. Cano finished 3-for-5 and Eric Chavez contributed three hits with a pair of doubles and a run batted in for New York. Dustin Pedroia doubled three times and drove in two runs for Boston, which finally notched its first win of the season on Friday after starting the campaign with six straight losses. Clay Buchholz (0-2) took the loss for the second time in as many starts this season. He was tagged for five runs -- four earned -- on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. New York starter Ivan Nova didnt work the requisite five innings and failed to qualify for a win. He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings. David Robertson (1-0) retired all five batters he faced in relief and picked up the victory on his 26th birthday. The Yankees grabbed the lead with two runs in the second. Alex Rodriguez reached on an error by shortstop Jed Lowrie to start the inning, raced to third on a double by Cano and scored on Nick Swishers grounder to second. Chavez later doubled home Cano. He tried to come in with fastballs off the plate and when he missed the next pitch out over the plate they made some pretty solid contact, Boston manager Terry Francona said of his starting pitcher. After the Yankees stranded a pair of runners in the third, Boston got one back in the bottom of the frame. Pedroia led off with a double, took third on a grounder by Adrian Gonzalez and scored on another ground ball off the bat of Kevin Youkilis. The Yankees responded with three in the fourth. Granderson led off with a walk and Chavez followed with his second double before Martin lifted a fly ball over the Green Monster in left field for his second homer as a Yankee to make it 5-1. Hes done a great job for us, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said about Martin, who is making the transition from the National League. I know you play a little interleague, [but its new to him.] I thought he would produce for us. Boston came right back with three in the home half. J.D. Drew was hit by a pitch to start the inning and raced to third on a single by Lowrie before scoring on a fielders choice grounder by Jacoby Ellsbury. Carl Crawford followed with a base hit and Pedroia chased home both runners with a double for a one-run game. Granderson extended the lead to 7-4 with two-run blast just inside the right field foul pole off Boston reliever Felix Doubront in the fifth. The Red Sox threatened to get right back into in the bottom of the inning when Youkilis singled and Drew walked with one out, but Robertson came and retired the next two batters. He threw the ball well for us, Girardi said about Robertson, then we kept adding on [runs]. Cano connected off Alfredo Aceves in the sixth for his second homer of the year and Martin added his second home run of the game in the seventh to make it 9-4. After Joba Chamberlain set down Bostons 3-4-5 hitters in the home seventh, the Red Sox left two aboard in the eighth against Luis Ayala. Pedroia then started the ninth with a double and Youkilis drew a walk, but Ayala got David Ortiz to hit into a game-ending double play. GAME NOTES:The Red Sox left 10 runners on base and finished just 1-for-17 with runners in scoring position...Cano has 11 homers and is a career .367 hitter in 54 games at Fenway Park...Rodriguez stroked a pair of hits for New York, which banged out 13 for the contest...The teams will conclude the series Sunday night with CC Sabathia set to take the mound for the Yankees against Boston righty Josh Beckett...Reports during the game indicated that the Yankees agreed to a contract with pitcher Carlos Silva, who was released by the Cubs at the end of spring training. nfl jerseys china . -- Kyle Wiltjer had his first career double-double, finishing with 23 points and 12 rebounds in Kentuckys 88-50 win Saturday over Lipscomb. cheap jerseys from china . Mainz wasted a series of chances either side of halftime and it was Greuther Fuerth that took one of its very few opportunities when Klaus shot from inside the penalty area was deflected inside the far post. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting rounded Greuther Fuerth goalkeeper Max Gruen in the first half but shot wide. http://www.cheapjerseyschina.cc/ . Jason Garrison and Henrik Sedin scored third-period goals to help the Canucks overcome a 2-1 second-period deficit en route to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Thursday. wholesale jerseys . The sisters were supposed to compete in that event at Roland Garros for the first time since 2010 after receiving a wild card from the tournament. cheap nfl jerseys china . Berdych, a singles winner on Friday, was inserted into the lineup for the doubles match in place of Jiri Vesely and the move clearly paid off, as the Wimbledon runner-up and Dlouhy earned a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) triumph over the Kazakh tandem of Evgeny Korolev and Yuriy Schukin for a 2-1 advantage in the best-of-five matchup.SURREY, B.C. -- B.C. Lions general manager Wally Buono says hes not finished looking for possible roster revisions following the acquisition of veteran quarterback Buck Pierce. "Are we gonna stop (trying) to improve ourselves? No," Buono said Monday. "We are looking at bringing in other players." Traditionally, CFL clubs look at final NFL cuts at this time of year to mainly build for future seasons. But while rendering a blunt assessment of his club, Buono indicated the Lions could bring in talent for the current campaign. "There are going to be players available that can help you to better yourself," he said. "Whether you better youself in one or two positions, the whole idea is to better yourself." The Lions acquired Pierce, who spent his first five CFL seasons with B.C., from Winnipeg on Sunday for non-import receiver Akeem Foster. Buono and coach Mike Benevides stressed that Pierce, whose history with concussions led to his release from B.C. in 2010, was acquired strictly for depth purposes. But Buono hopes that, through his experience and leadership, Pierce will help the Lions stop their inconsistent play. "There should be an urgency," said Buono. "Theres eight games left in the season, and weve been on a very rhythmic kind of procedure -- one good game, one so-so game, one good game, one so-so game. Thats not the way we envisioned (the season). Whether this is sending a message or not, I guess the message I want to send is: We need help, and Buck can help us." The Lions, 6-4 following a loss to Hamilton in Guelph, Ont., over the weekend, are in danger of having to play away from B.C. Place Stadium in the playoffs. "Hamilton came here (the previous week), didnt win, they went home and they had an attitude," said Buono. "We came back after a Montreal loss with an attitude. You cant pick and choose when youre gonna play with an attitude. Right now, our club is picking and choosing when were playing with an attitude, and thats a dangerous thing to do. "All the clubs are tough, all the clubs are competitive, and its the attitude that gets you over the hump." More consistency was expected from a veteran-laden club that finished 13-5 last season and was left seething from an upset loss at home to Calgary in the West Final. Buono said the Lions current plight is a characteristic of a veteran club that realizes the playoffs count that most. "How much does a (regular) season really mean?" Buono asked. "Well, to me, it means a lot, because a home playoff game is an important game to have. Biggest game of the year is something that we should be striving for. You have to be a real pro. "People that pay for tickets, they expect that, and weve been really good at home and weve been really, I think, average and less than average on the road." But it remains to be seen how much Pierce, who turns 32 in November, can really help the cause on the ffield given his injury history and his struggles this season in Winnipeg, where he was displaced as the starter. cheap nfl jerseys. Buono released him after the 2009 season because he was concerned about the QBs risk of suffering a debilitating injury following a series of concussions and other health woes. But Buono said the situation is not the same now, because Travis Lulay, who passed for 300 yards in the back-to-back games against Hamilton and signed a new contract at the beginning of the season, is still the esablished starter. "The whole impetus of that was that we were not willing to make Buck a starter, because we just felt we needed to have stability considering what occurred with Dave Dickenson was occurring with Buck," said Buono. "I think this situation is totally different." Buono released Dickenson, who also suffered from concussions, because of concerns for further damage. Dickenson subsequently was forced to retire from the Calgary Stampeders because of his head injuries, and now serves as their offensive co-ordinator. "Were looking at a player of Bucks experience to come in and give us some depth and, hopefully, give us a little more leadership, too," said Buono. "We have a very tough schedule, and to get a guy like Buck, who has championship experience and whos a veteran, I think hes going to come and add some depth to our team." He said second-year pro Thomas DeMarco, B.C.s current backup quarterback and rookie Chris Hart, now No. 3, still have a future with the organization, but the Lions need an experienced quarterback to deal with the high-pressure defences that teams are deploying. In two of the past three games, Lulay was hounded by blitzing Montreal and Hamilton clubs that beat the Lions. In 34 games in which Pierce started between 2005 and 2009, the Lions compiled a 21-12-1 mark. After joining the Bombers as a free agent in 2010, Pierce started 32 of 33 games, but became disenchanted with Winnipegs management earlier this season when the club indicated its preference for going with younger signal-callers. In nine CFL seasons, the New Mexico State product has thrown for 15,059 yards on 1,179 completions, a 64.3 completion percentage and 73 touchdowns. Benevides said DeMarco will retain the No. 2 role until "the process" between him and Piece plays itself out. "Were not banking on Buck coming here and being our saviour," said Buono. "We have a very good (starting) quarterback." Notes: The Lions confirmed they have placed injured centre Angus Reid (back) on the nine-game injured list that covers the second half of the season. He could return to action earlier if healthy. He was also on the nine-game injured list in the first half of the season. ... Pierce is slated to practise with B.C. on Wednesday. ... Foster, a 26-year-old Ajax, Ont., native in his fourth CFL season, was at the Lions practice facility Monday, but did not address reporters. ' ' '


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