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The Kansas City Royals try to take a commanding two games to none lead in the American League Championship Series on Saturday when they play Game 2 against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Nike Roshe LD-1000 SP Fragment Zapatos Hombre Negras/fluorescentes Verdes . Kansas City became the first team in baseball history to win four extra-inning games in a single postseason on Friday, as Alex Gordon crushed a leadoff homer in the 10th and Mike Moustakas added the deciding two-run blast in the Royals 8-6 win. We just find ways to win ballgames, Yost said. These guys will find a way to get it done. The Royals, who won just five extra-inning contests during the regular season, had led, 4-0, and, 5-1, only to see the Orioles rally. Baltimore also worked itself out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth. I was proud with the way our guys battled back, especially with (James) Shields out there, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Gordon broke a 5-5 tie when he turned on a Darren ODay fastball and sent a screaming line drive into the right-field seats for his first career postseason home run. Brian Matusz relieved ODay and served up Moustakas third round-tripper of the postseason, which proved vital after Greg Holland gave up a run in Baltimores last at-bat. We know were capable of hitting home runs, said Gordon, who also added a three-run double. We didnt do it during the regular season. But it doesnt really matter. This is the postseason and were starting to swing the bats better now. Kansas City, which has won eight straight playoff games, beat the Oakland Athletics in extra innings to win the wild card before beating the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in extras in the first two games of the ALDS. The Royals hit the fewest amount of home runs in the majors this season with 95, but have hit seven this postseason. Were proving people wrong, the Royals Eric Hosmer said. No one thinks we can do this. Its a bunch of guys in here who want to prove people wrong, and were having fun doing it. Now, the Royals will turn to rookie right-hander Yordano Ventura. We like the fact that hes got overpowering stuff, Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. He pitched two extremely good games against Baltimore this year, and hes throwing the ball well right now. Ventura struck out 17 batters while giving up only two runs in 14 1/3 innings in two starts (1-1) against the Orioles over the first two months of the season. The 23-year-old hurler was nearly the goat of the Royals wild card win over Oakland, as he surrendered a go-ahead three-run homer to Brandon Moss in relief, but bounced back to deliver seven innings of one-run ball in KCs Game 2 win over the Angels in the ALDS. Im always ready, Ventura said through his interpreter, teammate Jeremy Guthrie. Ill always be as prepared as I can and be aggressive whenever they give me the ball. He was 14-10 on the year with a 3.20 ERA. Baltimore, meanwhile, will turn to righty Bud Norris, who threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings in the Os clincher over the Tigers and is 5-0 since the start of September. Im excited to get another opportunity to go out there and do what I do, because these guys have been here all year cheering us on, Norris said. Theyve been outstanding. To get this far is great. I know theyre going to be pretty excited and loud tomorrow, too. Norris was also 8-2 with a 2.44 ERA at home this season. He was 15-8 with a 3.65 ERA overall on the season. The Royals won four of seven from the Orioles during the regular season, outscoring Baltimore 26-18. Adidas Superstar 2 Mujer Baratas . -- Former British Open champion Darren Clarke has withdrawn from the Masters because of a hamstring injury. Adidas Supercolor Azul Claro .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week.DETROIT -- Even by the Detroit Pistons recent standards, this was an abrupt change. Detroit fired coach Maurice Cheeks on Sunday after less than a year as coach, with the Pistons languishing well below .500 despite off-season moves aimed at putting the struggling franchise back in contention. Detroit is 21-29, and although the Pistons still have a decent chance to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, their new roster has performed erratically. "This was a difficult decision for the organization to make but we needed to make a change," team president Joe Dumars said in a statement. "We have great respect for Maurice and appreciate his hard work." A person with knowledge of Detroits plans said assistant John Loyer will take over as interim coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced an interim coach yet. The Pistons havent made the playoffs since being swept in the first round in 2009 -- in Michael Currys only season as their coach. Since then, Detroit has gone through two seasons under John Kuester and two under Lawrence Frank. After neither of them could make any real progress, Cheeks was brought in as Detroits ninth coach since the 1999-2000 season. In addition to hiring Cheeks last off-season, Detroit signed forward Josh Smith and traded for point guard Brandon Jennings, trying to bolster a roster that already included young big men Andre Drummond and Greg Monroe. But the mix has been uninspiring for the most part. The Pistons have had problems defensively and have struggled to close out games in the fourth quarter. The poor attendance thats become commonplace at The Palace hasnt really improved -- and Detroits 11-15 home record hasnt helped. "Our record does not reflect our talent and we simply need a change," Pistons owner Tom Gores said Sunday. "We have not made the kind of progress that we should have over the first half of the season. This is a young team and we knew there would be growing pains, but we can be patient only as long as there is progress." Detroit is only a half-game out of the final playoff spot in the East, but thats largely because so many teams in the conference are having similar problems. The Pistons are only three games better than they were after 50 games last season. Cheeks became the first coach to leave or be fired after 50 games or fewer with an NBA team since Bob Weiss, who coached only 30 games forr Seattle in 2005-06, according to STATS. Comprar Adidas Superstar Baratas. That does not include interim coaches. "The responsibility does not fall squarely on any one individual, but right now this change is a necessary step toward turning this thing around," Gores said. "I still have a lot of hope for this season and I expect our players to step up. I respect and appreciate Maurice Cheeks and thank him for his efforts; we just require a different approach." The Pistons have won four of six, including back-to-back blowouts at home against Brooklyn and Denver on Friday and Saturday. They host San Antonio on Monday night, and the team has not made any announcement about who will coach that game. Cheeks previously coached Portland and Philadelphia, a team he won an NBA title with as a point guard. The Pistons gave him his third shot to be an NBA head coach in June. Gores was in attendance at a recent game and said he thought the team was better than its record. "Im not satisfied. Our job is to make sure that our players are at their maximum," Gores said after that Feb. 1 game against Philadelphia. "Im not satisfied with the job Im doing. Im not satisfied with the job anyone is doing." At that point, speculation centred around the upcoming trade deadline and the possibility that Detroit might shake up its roster again. Now, the Pistons are hoping another coaching change can improve the franchises outlook. Detroit made the conference finals six straight years from 2003-08, but the teams fall was swift after that, and rebuilding has been difficult. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Pistons championship in 2004 -- and the atmosphere at The Palace could hardly be more different. "Were focused on how to make our players the best," Gores said earlier this month. "I dont think weve done our best job of making sure they are at their best. They are working at 100 per cent, but these are young men who need a lot of preparation." The Pistons became the third major pro team in Detroit to make a coaching or managerial change in the past six months. Jim Leyland of the Tigers stepped down and was replaced by Brad Ausmus after last season, and the Lions fired Jim Schwartz in late December, eventually replacing him with Jim Caldwell. So Ausmus, who has yet to manage a game, is now the second-longest tenured manager or coach of the citys four major pro teams. Yahoo Sports first reported Cheeks firing. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' ' nfl jerseys cheap
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