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ANAHEIM, Calif. Air Max 90 American Flag uk . - When Mike Moustakas smacked a high fly into right field in the 11th inning, the Kansas City Royals No. 9 hitter had no idea whether it had enough juice to get out of the Big A.I knew I hit it pretty good, but that fence out there is pretty tall, the Los Angeles born-and-bred slugger said.Although this group of Royals only has two crazy games of playoff history, its becoming clear that good things happen to Kansas City in October.The Royals went a few more extra innings, withstood a few more scares and figured out another dramatic way to win a playoff game a€” thanks to the local boy.Moustakas homered leading off the 11th, and the Royals kept rolling in their first post-season in 29 years with a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in their AL Division Series opener Thursday night.Kansas City had managed just two baserunners since the fifth inning when Moustakas hit the first extra-inning homer in post-season history for the Royals, a high shot off Fernando Salas that barely reached the elevated right-field stands at Angel Stadium.Its probably the biggest one Ive ever hit so far, said Moustakas, who had dozens of friends and family members in the Royals tiny cheering section. It felt really amazing.Game 2 in the best-of-five series is Friday night at the Big A, with Angels 16-game winner Matt Shoemaker taking on fellow rookie Yordano Ventura.Alcides Escobar had an early RBI double for the Royals, and their bullpen repeatedly escaped trouble in Kansas Citys first game since that spectacular, 12-inning comeback victory over Oakland in the wild-card playoff Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.Chris Iannetta and David Freese homered early in the Angels first playoff game since 2009, but the majors most productive offence stranded eight runners in the five innings before Greg Hollands perfect 11th.This is the type of game that we play, Royals manager Ned Yost said. We dont score a bunch of runs ... so we have a lot of confidence in our pitching.Winning pitcher Danny Duffy worked the 10th for Kansas City, and Holland picked up the save after arriving at the ballpark around the fourth inning. He went to North Carolina on the Royals off day to attend his childs birth.Mike Trout was 0 for 4 with a walk in his playoff debut. The favourite for AL MVP grounded into a fielders choice in the 10th before Albert Pujols popped out to end his 0-for-4 Angels playoff debut.Josh Hamilton popped up to end the game, capping his 0-for-5 return to the lineup.We had some guys in scoring position, just couldnt get that one hit, especially late, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. Those guys hung in there and got the big outs and got the big hit late. So we hit two home runs to keep ourselves in the game, but outside of that, we didnt really pressure those guys very much.Jered Weaver, Joe Smith and Huston Street combined to retire Kansas Citys final 15 batters before extra innings a€” and thats when the Royals went to work. Kevin Jepsen let two runners on in the 10th, but retired Salvador Perez and Omar Infante to escape.Salas wasnt as lucky, giving up a homer to a third baseman who grew up in the San Fernando Valley before making his big league debut and hitting his first homer in Anaheim three years ago.A raucous crowd banged balloons and cheered on the Angels throughout their post-season return after a half-decade away, but the fans got tense while the teams managed just three hits apiece in the first nine innings. Los Angeles earned home-field advantage throughout the post-season with a big league-best 98-64 record.The Royals cant match Los Angeles lineup on paper, but theyve got some remarkable post-season mojo.Even before Moustakas homer, Nori Aoki made dramatically awkward catches on the right-field warning track to end the sixth and seventh, twice making up for poor routes to the Angels drives with a last-instant stab. Lorenzo Cain also made two exceptional plays in centre field in the first two innings, underlining Kansas Citys stellar defence.Lorenzo Cain is one of the best centre fielders in baseball, and Aoki made some unbelievable plays, Moustakas said. We were able to cut their rallies down a little bit on some of the huge catches there in right field and centre field, and hats off to those guys.Weaver yielded three hits over seven strong innings for the Angels while Jason Vargas, his good friend and Long Beach State teammate, pitched six innings of three-hit ball for Kansas City.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: RHP Kelvin Herrera walked Freese on five pitches leading off the seventh and then left the game with right forearm tightness. Herrera, a key member of Kansas Citys vaunted bullpen, will be re-evaluated Friday.Angels: Hamilton played left field and batted seventh after missing 21 of the Angels final 22 regular-season games with upper-body injuries.UP NEXTShoemaker (16-4, 3.04 ERA), the 28-year-old rookie who gets credit from Scioscia for saving the Angels season, makes his playoff debut. He hasnt pitched since Sept. 15, when he strained an oblique muscle. Kansas City counters with Ventura (14-10, 3.20), who struggled in the sixth inning of the wild-card game, but possesses a 100 mph fastball. Air Max 90 QS uk . Henderson. SAITAMA, Japan -- Ben Henderson claimed the UFC lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 on Saturday night. Air Max 90 Flyknit Uk . Lee had four birdies on the back nine and another three on the front to take the lead from Lang. "Everything felt good today, the driver, the 6-iron, the putter .A crucial battle in the Eastern Conference playoff race is on tap Wednesday at Air Canada Centre, as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lighting in an Atlantic Division showdown. Catch the game on TSN starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Tampa Bay currently holds the last of the Atlantics three automatic bids to the playoffs, but the Maple Leafs are just one point behind. Toronto is also in postseason position at the moment, occupying the first of the Easts two wild card berths. James Reimer is expected to get the call in net again for the Leafs. This is the first time the same goalie will start both games in a back-to-back for the Leafs this season. Reimer hasnt started back-to-back games since Games 6 and 7 in the playoffs last spring. Goalie Jonathan Bernier returned to the ice Wednesday and went through some light work for the first time since suffering a groin injury last week in Los Angeles.  Toronto is 2-0 against the Lightning this season and has won three of four and seven of the past nine meetings in this series. Tampa Bay also has lost four in a row at Air Canada Centre. The Bolts dropped a 3-2 regulation decision in Toronto on Jan. 28 and were handed a 4-1 setback at home on Feb. 6. The clubs are set to meet once more in the regular season when the Leafs visit Tampa Bay Times Forum on April 8. The Lightning began their recent homestand with three straight losses before beating Florida, New Jersey and Vancouver to post a solid 3-1-2 mark during the stay in Central Florida. The brief surge has seen Tampa Bay log at least a point in five straight games and the Bolts would like to make it six-game point streak with another win on Wednesday. "Weve got points in five straight games at a time when we really need them," Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper remarked. "Hopefully this is good momentum for us going on the road." Tampa Bay is kicking off a three-game road trip on Wednesday and also will visit Ottawa and Pittsburgh during the swing. The Lighting are 17-16-2 as the visiting team this season. The Lightning were last in action on Monday when they notched a 4-3 regulation win over the Canucks. Ondrej Palat continued his five-game point strreak with a goal and an assist to help Tampa down Vancouver. Cheap Air Max 90 Mens Sale. Palat, a 22-year-old Czech winger, has four goals and five assists during the run and has been a pleasant surprise for the Bolts this season, posting 18 goals and 46 points through 68 games. Steven Stamkos also registered a goal and an assist in the Lightnings third straight victory. Valtteri Filppula and Tom Pyatt also scored while goaltender Ben Bishop made 25 stops in the win. Bishop expects to start tonight for Tampa, but the former Ottawa Senator is just 2-4-0 with a 3.05 goals against average and .884 save percentage in seven career games against Toronto. Toronto has struggled of late, losing two straight and three of its last four games. The Leafs hope to get back on track Wednesday when they play the first test of a two-game homestand. The residency also includes Saturdays important divisional tilt against the rival Canadiens. The Maple Leafs are 22-11-1 as the home team this season compared to a 14-15-7 mark on the road. Toronto wrapped a five-game road trip on Tuesday with a 3-2 regulation loss in Detroit. Gustav Nyquist scored a pair of goals to lead the Red Wings to the close victory at Joe Louis Arena. Jake Gardiner and James van Riemsdyk had one goal apiece for the Maple Leafs, while James Reimer allowed all three goals on 31 shots. "It was average. There was some good and bad throughout the five games," Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri said of the teams five-game road trip. Jonathan Bernier sat out his second straight game with a strained groin and the clubs No. 1 goaltender is considered day-to-day. Reimer could get the start on back-to-back nights and is 2-3-0 with a 2.94 GAA in five career games against Tampa Bay. Drew MacIntyre, who has been serving as the backup with Bernier sidelined, has not seen action in an NHL game since making two appearances with Buffalo during the 2011-12 season. After winning the final three tests of a six-game homestand, the Lightning hope to carry some momentum on the road for tonights important clash. So far in 2013-14, however, Tampa Bay has come up empty against the Maple Leafs. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale JerseysWholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' '

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