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Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes left Sundays game against the Minnesota Twins because of a right shoulder injury. Weston Richburg Super Bowl Jersey .Gomes suffered the injury when he fell and landed awkwardly on his shoulder while running to first base. Gomes right arm was put in a sling, and he was carted off the field.He stepped awkwardly on first base as he tried to avoid the swipe tag of first baseman Kennys Vargas, who was pulled off the bag on the throw from Eduardo Nunez.Gomes told reporters after the Indians 6-1 victory that he believes he has a separated shoulder. The Indians announced that Gomes would have his injury evaluated further on Monday in Cleveland but that he is headed to the disabled list.On Saturday, the Indians held what second baseman Jason Kipnis described as a?sacrificial ceremony?in the clubhouse before their game against the Twins?in Minneapolis, with the hope of helping Gomes end his season-long slump; the catcher had just one hit since June 29 and no extra-base hits since June 25. The team took a page from the movie Major League, including a chicken offering to the baseball gods. ?I dont think it worked, catcher Chris Gimenez said of the ceremony.Gimenez replaced Gomes behind the plate Sunday and hit a two-run single in the victory.Before the injury, Gomes was 1-for-2 Sunday to raise his season average to .165.Gomes hit, a double, snapped an 0-for-27 hitless streak. The ball hit the foot of Minnesota starter Kyle Gibson and trickled into the outfield through a hole at shortstop, allowing Gomes to reach second base.I thought the sacrifice was supposed to be a good thing, Gomes told reporters Sunday. It got me a hit, though. We got a win. Thats plenty.?The Associated Press contributed to this report. Joe Staley Super Bowl Jersey .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. Jimmy Garoppolo Super Bowl Jersey . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. http://www.49ersofficialfanshop.com/jeff-wilson-jersey.html . 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. NEW YORK -- If the New York Mets wind up reaching the NL wild-card game, at least they wont have to face Julio Teheran.They might actually prefer going up against All-Star ace Madison Bumgarner or Carlos Martinez -- heck, even Juan Marichal or Bob Gibson.Teheran shut down the Mets once again, pitching seven sparkling innings as the last-place Atlanta Braves blunted New Yorks bid to extend its wild-card lead, holding on for a 5-4 win Tuesday night.Every time I face them, Ive got a plan, Teheran said.And whatever it is, it works.Hes good. Hes an All-Star. Its not just us, Mets cleanup man Curtis Granderson said.The Mets dropped into a three-way tie with San Francisco and St. Louis for the two NL wild cards. New York nicked the Braves bullpen for three runs in the eighth but couldnt complete the comeback.The Braves have the worst record in the NL, yet have a four-game winning streak. They beat the Mets for the second day in a row and have taken five straight at Citi Field.Teheran (6-10) gave up five hits and left with a 5-1 lead, retiring 15 of his last 16 batters. Dating to the final time he saw the Mets last season, hes 3-0 with a 0.73 ERA in five starts against them.The 25-year-old righty improved to 7-3 lifetime against the Mets. In June, Teheran threw a one-hit shutout at this ballpark, and the two-time All-Star is 2-0 in four starts against New York this year.As for Citi Field, before I didnt like it. Now, its one of my favorites, Teheran said.Teheran struck out a season-low one, but a couple of fastballs up and a couple more inside early in the game seemed to serve their purpose and keep the Mets off the plate.Strikeouts dont matter to me, he said.Jim Johnson pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 19 chances. He struck out Yoenis Cespedes with a runner on first to end it, fooling the slugger badly with a sharp curve.Granderson hit an RBI double during the Mets three-run rally in the eighth.Freddie Freeman walked and doubled, giving him a 40-game on-base streak and a 24-game hitting string. Mattt Kemp got his 100th RBI and Adonis Garcia hit a three-run homer in the seventh that made it 5-1. Jerry Rice Super Bowl Jersey. .The Braves have at least eight hits in 20 straight games, matching their longest run in a single season since moving to Atlanta in 1966.Robert Gsellman (2-2) lost in his fifth major league start. The rookie took a 1-0 lead into the sixth before a misplayed flyball cost him.After Atlanta loaded the bases with one out, Kemp lofted a catchable fly to right-center, but Granderson and Jay Bruce both backed off at the last moment and the ball fell for an RBI single. Josh Smoker relieved and walked Nick Markakis to force home the go-ahead run.The Mets took a 1-0 lead in the third when Jose Reyes led off with a triple and Asdrubal Cabrera doubled.ASCENDING ATLANTAThe Braves current winning streak began with two victories at home over NL East-leading Washington. With a 60-91 record, interim manager Brian Snitker likes his teams approach.Were playing like were fighting for the division, he said.ITS A STEALCabrera singled in the first inning and stole second with Tyler Flowers catching. Flowers has thrown out just one of 57 runners who have run on him this season.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz, out for more than a week after being hit on the left calf by a line drive, could throw a bullpen session in the next couple of days. Snitker would like to see him make a couple of limited starts before the season ends.Mets: LHP Steven Matz (shoulder tightness), sidelined since Aug. 14, possibly could start Friday night at home vs. the Phillies. ... INF Wilmer Flores (wrist) got another injection Monday. Manager Terry Collins hopes for a speedy return.UP NEXTBraves: RHP Ryan Weber (1-1, 5.46 ERA) is set to make his second start in the majors this year.Mets: RHP Bartolo Colon (14-7, 3.14) leads the team in wins. The 43-year-old is 5-1 with a 2.21 ERA in his last nine starts. ' ' '
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