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• PITTSBURGH -- The San Diego Padres have signed first baseman/outfielder Mark Kotsay to a one-year contract that keeps him with the team through 2013. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . Kotsay was eligible for free agency at the end of the season. The 36-year-old went into Sundays game against the Pittsburgh Pirates hitting .275 with one home run and nine RBIs in 55 games. Kotsay has made 15 starts in left field, five in right field and two at first base. San Diego general manager Josh Byrnes says Kotsay provides versatility, a very good late-game at-bat and "invaluable leadership." Kotsay is in his 16th season and has also played with the Florida Marlins, Oakland, Atlanta, Boston, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee. He is a .278 lifetime hitter with 125 homers. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Free Shipping . He took a line drive off his leg and had to be helped off the field. Wholesale NFL Jerseys From China . -- Bob Myers slides into a booth at a swanky restaurant on the second floor of the downtown Oakland Marriott, skims over the menu and smiles about his coming order. http://herownblog.com/wholesale-nfl-jerseys-china/ . After Ibrahimovic had given Sweden the lead in the 52nd minute, Shevchenko responded by heading in the equalizer just three minutes later and then added the winner in the 62nd. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Supply .E.I. -- Kemy Osse and Kenny Chery had never been on the floor for an ending quite like Saturdays thrilling mens basketball final at the Canada Summer Games. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . The school announced Tuesday that the former Cyclones star and longtime NBA player has agreed to an eight-year deal worth an average of $1. HOUSTON -- After allowing a combined 14 first-inning runs in their last four losses, the Houston Astros were determined to get out of the opening inning on Sunday without falling behind. Jordan Lyles let them do just that, keeping the Reds hitless until the third and going seven strong innings to lead the Astros to a 5-3 win over Cincinnati. Justin Maxwell had a two-run homer to help the Astros snap a season-worst eight-game skid. "Its not easy (when you) give another major league team a three or four spot in the first inning," Lyles said. "I had to really bear down from the get-go and not try to hold anything back or save anything. My main focus was to get through that first inning." Zack Cozart hit a two-run homer off Lyles in the third inning, but the Reds couldnt get anything else going against the 21 year old. He allowed five hits and struck out three in his longest start of the year. Its the first win of the season for Lyles (1-1) and his first since last Aug. 20. "What an effort from Jordan Lyles. That was absolutely outstanding," Houston manager Brad Mills said. "He came right out and shut that down and started making pitches right away." He has made five starts for Houston, but spent most of the season in Triple-A. Brett Myers pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 13th save. Mills said Lyles will remain with the team and become a regular part of the rotation. He hopes that will help him improve. "It can give a calming effect to him maybe, some consistency knowing hes going to get another start," Mills said. The Astros trailed by one in the fifth inning before an RBI single by Marwin Gonzalez and a sacrifice fly by Jordan Schafer made it 3-2. Maxwells homer to the Crawford Boxes in left field came in the seventh inning and chased Reds starter Bronson Arroyo (2-4). It was his major league-leading third pinch-hit homer this year and extended Houstons lead to 5-2. Arroyo yielded a season-high five earned runs on eight hits in 6 1-3 innings to remain winless since May 7. "They ran a bunch of guys out there that I didnt know a whole lot about," Arroyo said. "It was a battle where I made some good pitches and some bad pitches, but it just winded up being too many runs to overcome.dddddddddddd." Todd Frazier doubled to start the eighth inning and a single by Cozart left Frazier at third. Joey Vottos sacrifice fly with one out got Cincinnati to 5-3. Schafer had to sprint to make the catch on that play right at the wall in centre field. "That really could have started stirring things around if that ball would have fell in," Mills said. "That was just a great catch." An error on that play allowed Cozart to advance to third, but Brandon Phillips grounded out to end the threat. Chris Johnson walked with one out before a single by Brett Wallace left runners at the corners for Houston in the second inning. Johnson scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Castro to make it 1-0. The Reds didnt get a hit until Arroyos single with two outs in the third. Cozarts homer to left field came next to put Cincinnati up 2-1. Lyles got back on track after that, and the Reds didnt threaten again until the sixth inning. Drew Stubbs singled with one out before Phillips drew a two out walk. But Lyles retired Jay Bruce to end the inning. Wallace collected his second single in the fifth inning before a single by Castro sent him to third. Gonzalezs single to centre field scored Wallace to tie it at 2. A sacrifice bunt by Lyles advanced the runners to second and third and Houston took the 3-2 lead when Castro scored on the sacrifice fly by Schafer. Phillips put on a defensive show in the fourth inning with two nifty plays. The first came when he snagged a grounder by J.D. Martinez and twirled around to make the throw to first base. He then robbed Johnson of a hit when he stretched out for a diving catch to end the inning. NOTES: Houston placed 1B Carlos Lee on the 15-day disabled list because of a left hamstring strain and recalled Wallace from Triple-A Oklahoma City before Sundays game. Its just the second time in his career that the 35-year-old Lee has been on the disabled list. He was injured running to first base on Friday night. ... Both teams are off on Monday before Houston opens a series against St. Louis and Cincinnati hosts Pittsburgh on Tuesday. ' ' '

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