SEATTLE -- Joe Saunders has no idea why he cant win on the road when he cant lose at home.
Nike Air Max Womens 90 Orange . The Seattle pitcher won his ninth straight decision at Safeco Field, throwing 6 1-3 effective innings Sunday as the Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1. Saunders is 3-0 with an 0.94 ERA in four home starts this year, but is 0-4 with a 12.54 ERA on the road. "Its killing me," Saunders said. "I know I have it in me, its just a matter of doing it on the road. Hopefully we can turn the page a little bit and get a good start on the road." In 13 career appearances at Safeco, Saunders is 9-0 with a 1.72 ERA. "I dont think thats going to keep up. Its kind a fluky trend here early on," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said. "Hes smart, he has a good feel, his stuffs been really good. Ive been impressed with his stuff, so I dont think thats going to continue." Saunders (3-4) allowed one run and five hits, striking out six and walking three. Kendrys Morales gave Saunders an early cushion with a three-run homer in the first inning, and the Mariners kept adding more. Tommy Milone (3-5) lost his fifth straight start, giving up five runs, six hits and three walks in five innings. This was the first time during the skid he failed to pitch into the seventh inning, and he has a 3.62 ERA over that span. Milone walked two in the first -- more than he had allowed in all but one of his seven previous starts this season. "I was maybe trying to be a little too fine in the first inning," Milone said. "Just tried to paint the black and thats probably what caused me to get behind." Defending AL West champion Oakland has lost six of seven. The As start a series Monday at division-leading Texas. "You go through ups and downs, but this is not very fun now," said Oaklands Brandon Moss, who struck out four times. Morales hit his fourth home run of the season in the first, a drive into the Oakland bullpen in left field that followed Michael Saunders leadoff single and Kyle Seagers one-out walk. "Kendrys came up with a huge hit and kind of got the ball rolling. Three runs in the first is kind of setting us up for a big game," Michael Saunders said. "We continued to keep adding runs throughout the game, and it was a great team game today." Josh Donaldson and Luke Montz hit consecutive doubles in the second, and the As had runners at the corners with no outs when Nate Freiman grounded to shortstop Brendan Ryan, who threw out Montz at the plate. Saunders retired the next two batters. "Not too many shortstops make that play," Wedge said. "His awareness out there is tremendous. It would be a tough double-play the way the ball was hit." Joe Saunders was as surprised as anyone when Ryan threw home. "He about took my head off," Saunders said. "It was a heads-up play, he made a great throw and great tag." Seattle stretched its lead on Jesus Monteros run-scoring single in the fourth and Seagers sacrifice fly in the fifth. Jason Bay added his fourth home run in the seventh inning, a drive to centre off Jerry Blevins. "Were playing good baseball right now," Michael Saunders said. "Were doing all the little things right, and its showing." NOTES: Oakland manager Bob Melvin said OF Coco Crisp, on the DL with a strained left hamstring, may run the bases Monday. If it goes well, a Wednesday return for Crisp is "not out of the question," Melvin said. ... Wedge batted Seager third and moved Morales and Michael Morse both down a spot in the lineup, to Nos. 4 and 5. Wedge said the moves were designed to take some pressure off Morales and Morse. "Ive seen them both chasing more than they should be chasing," Wedge said.
Nike Air Max Womens 90 Green . The Masters champion and winner of last weeks Australian PGA has a three-round total of 14-under 199 at Royal Melbourne. "Im in a really good position for tomorrow," Scott said.
Nike Air Max Womens 90 White .Y. -- Syracuse has turned up the defence at the right time all season, and when High Point threatened to pull off a monumental upset the second-ranked Orange did what they do best with their quick hands and savvy play.
http://www.nikeairmaxwomens90.com/ . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Jabrill Peppers will probably have to make big plays on defense, offense and special teams for No. 3 Michigan to upset No. 2 Ohio State and stem the tide in a lopsided series with its first win at the Horseshoe since 2000.Peppers just might be talented enough to do it.The do-it-all player, who is as fast with the football as he is fierce without it, has rekindled memories of the way the Wolverines used Charles Woodson during its 1997 national championship season. Woodson, an Ohioan, played in all three facets of the game that year and capped the regular season with a punt return for a touchdown in a 20-14 win for No. 1 Michigan against the fourth-ranked Buckeyes.Desmond Howard, who also hails from Ohio, didnt play on defense for the Wolverines, but the wide receiver did return punts, including one for a score against Ohio State in 1991 to help them rout their rival 31-3.If you want to be remembered here, you play well against Ohio State, Peppers said after practice Tuesday night.Peppers and his teammates will get a chance to earn a rare win for the Wolverines against the Buckeyes on Saturday. Michigan has lost four straight and 11 of 12 in the rivalry.The Heisman Trophy candidate might be playing Ohio State for the last time. He has been projected as a top pick in the NFL draft, assuming he skips his senior season. Peppers insisted thats not an accurate assumption.I dont know what Im doing yet, Peppers said. I still have to talk to my family about that.Peppers often talks about his brother, Don, who was shot and killed at the age of 14, taking away a father-figure type for a young boy whose father went to prison for several years of his youth. Peppers has spoken and written about how thankful he is to be playing big-time football at a world-class university because many people he grew up with werent as fortunate.As much of a thrill as it is for Peppers to return a punt for a TD, which he has done this season, make one of 655 tackles, including 16 for losses, or get the ball on offense, nothing compares to the satisfaction he gets from being someone people back home -- and in places like it -- can look up to.
Nike Air Max Womens 90 Black. I just do this for the kids who dont think it can be done, Peppers said. I came from East Orange (New Jersey) and Im at a prestigious university like this. Thats where I get my joy. I want to keep doing it and try to live up to what my brother first seen me do.When Peppers started to play football as a kid, his older brother told him he was destined for greatness. Anyone who has seen him play has seen what his brother envisioned years ago.Jim Harbaugh expected to put the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Peppers on the field for about 100 plays a game , playing him all three ways. Peppers said he doesnt know if he has played that much, but believes he has had fewer snaps in recent games. He prepares to do it all each week, going from meetings with special teams and offense before settling in on defense before each practice. At practices, he runs plays with both sides of the ball and on special teams.When Harbaugh arrived last year and put the team through 4-hour spring practices, Peppers pulled off a feat that teammates are still talking about. At the 3-hour mark of one practice that left almost everyone exhausted, Peppers returned a punt and then jogged back to field another one.When he was jogging back to go return another one, he did a cartwheel, back handspring, backflip 360 in full pads, Michigan tight end Jake Butt said. I was like, `Oh my god, I cant even believe he just did that. Its great having an athlete on your side. He can change the game on defense, special teams on offense.---More AP college football:
www.collegefootball.ap.org and
https://twitter.com/AP-Top25---Follow Larry Lage on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/larrylage ' ' '