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CLEVELAND -- Asdrubal Cabrera helped Jim Thome celebrate his 41st birthday in true sluggers style. nfl jerseys china . Two innings after Thome hit his 602nd career homer, Cabrera belted a three-run shot with two outs in the eighth inning to lift the Cleveland Indians to an 8-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. "It felt great. Great because we won the game," Cabrera said after connecting on a 1-1 pitch from Louis Coleman (1-4) to give the Indians their 21st last-at-bat win and 32nd comeback triumph overall. Second-place Cleveland remained 6 1/2 games behind Detroit in the AL Central, while the last-place Royals dropped to 21-28 in one-run games, 4-17 on the road. "Its a very important win," manager Manny Acta said. "We never gave up. Weve done it all year. It was a roller coaster of emotions, but fortunately we won and well keep trying to win and see where it takes us." Joe Smith (3-3) got the final out in the eighth for the win and Chris Perez pitched the ninth for his 29th save. Perez threw out a runner trying to go to third on a sacrifice bunt, then fanned two Royals to strand a runner at second. "That was a quality save and great play on the bunt," Acta said. "It takes guts to do that type of play." Perez said that he thought about the situation before Alcides Escobar -- bunting on his own -- tried to sacrifice. "Ive got to make that play," the right-hander said. "I had time that if the runner was going to get to third, I could still get an out at first." Escobar stole second and Perez struck out two tough lefties in Alex Gordon and Melky Cabrera -- who came to bat 3 for 3 with 4 RBIs this season against Clevelands closer. "I knew the history there," Perez said of Melky Cabrera. "I got him on a slider, the pitch he hit to beat me earlier this year. "We needed this win and we got it. What a fun game!" Thome said Clevelands Comeback Kids make him feel rejuvenated. His solo homer in the sixth in his second game back with the Indians tied it at 4. "Im old enough to be some of these guys dad," Thome said. "They make me feel young again." Gordon, who had three hits, belted a three-run homer in the seventh off reliever Tony Sipp to put the Royals ahead 7-4. Sipp replaced Fausto Carmona with runners on first and third in a lefty-against-lefty matchup, but yielded Gordons 18th homer. Asdrubal Cabreras RBI single pulled Cleveland to 7-5 in the seventh. In the eighth, pinch-hitter Lonnie Chisenhall singled with two outs and Kosuke Fukudome walked. Cabrera followed with his 21st homer into the right-field seats. Thome got a rousing standing ovation as he slowly rounded the bases with his 335th homer in a Cleveland uniform, a line shot to left-centre that extended his club record. The crowd kept cheering until Thome came out for a curtain call in a scene reminiscent of the sluggers glory days in Cleveland from 1991 until leaving as a free agent following the 2002 season. "Thats why we got him," Acta said. "Hes always one swing away from something special." It was Thomes first homer for Cleveland since Sept. 28, 2002, off the Royals Jeremy Affeldt. That was his 52nd homer that year, still the Indians single-season record. Thome needs seven homers to tie Sammy Sosa for seventh on the all-time list. Kansas City used three pitchers to get one out apiece in the seventh and strand two Indians on base. "It felt like we were trying to stick our fingers in the dike all day long before it caved in on us," Royals manager Ned Yost said of the back-and-forth game. "We couldnt get anybody to have a clean inning." Kansas City scored three runs with two outs in the third off Carmona to go ahead 3-1. Mike Moustakas had a two-run double after Eric Hosmer singled home the tying run. Jack Hannahan had three RBIs for Cleveland. His two-out single in the second off Royals starter Danny Duffy made it 1-0. He tied it at 3 with a two-out, two-run triple in the fourth. Melky Cabrera put Kansas City ahead 4-3 with an RBI double in the fifth, though Gordon was out trying to score from first. Duncans strong throw from the left-field corner to Hannahan and the third basemans accurate relay to Lou Marson gave the catcher a chance to make a play. Marson blocked the plate and made a sweeping tag as Gordon tried to go around him. Notes: Gordon was in a 2-for-15 slump with nine strikeouts until going 3 for 4 with a walk. Gordon is hitting .484 (15 for 31) off Carmona overall. ... Acta said OF Shin-Soo Choo will not be permitted to swing a bat for a few days. Choo left in the fifth after aggravating his sore left side. ... Indians RHP Josh Tomlin said he is confident he will pitch again this year. Tomlin went on the disabled list for the first time Friday with a sprained right elbow. ... OF Grady Sizemore, out since July 18 after abdominal surgery, took batting practice and fielded fungoes, but the Indians have no timetable for his return. ... Former Indians LHPs Greg Swindell and Scott Bailes greeted fans as part of the teams ambassador alumni program. ... Royals LHP Bruce Chen (9-5) will oppose RHP Justin Masterson (10-7) in the series finale Sunday. Chen has won a career-high four straight. Hes 11-4 against the AL Central the past two years and 4-0 against Cleveland since joining Kansas City in 2009. Beats By Dre Cyber Monday . The reigning three-time winner and third-seeded Nadal had his hands full with 6-foot-5 Daniel Brands, but the clay-court king from Spain fought back to beat his German counterpart 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-3 in 2 hours, 54 minutes on Court Chatrier at Stade Roland Garros. nfl jerseys china .Maylan picked up two assists as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the host Lethbridge Hurricanes 6-3 on Saturday in Western Hockey League action. http://www.nflauthenticcheapjerseys.com/ . The 31-year-old tennis star had been scheduled to play a first-round match Tuesday against Ana Ivanovic. wholesale jerseys . -- Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said closer Andrew Bailey will travel to Boston on Monday to have his right thumb examined. Michael Jordan USA Jersey . Mainz wasted a series of chances either side of halftime and it was Greuther Fuerth that took one of its very few opportunities when Klaus shot from inside the penalty area was deflected inside the far post. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting rounded Greuther Fuerth goalkeeper Max Gruen in the first half but shot wide.MIAMI -- LeBron James and Dwyane Wade carried the Miami Heat offence in the second half. With Chris Bosh gone, they had no other choice. And if Bosh doesnt return soon, it may have to become a trend. James accepted his third MVP trophy from Commissioner David Stern before the game, then scored 26 of his game-high 32 points while playing every second of the second half -- adding a season-high 15 rebounds as well -- to help the Heat survive some rough stretches and pull out a 95-86 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday night. Wade scored 29 points for the Heat, but the concern level was ramped up considerably afterward because of Bosh, who did not play in the second half because of a lower abdominal strain. The Heat said Monday that Bosh was out indefinitely after an MRI exam confirmed the diagnosis. "Our brother is going to go (Monday) to see if he can get back out there and play with us," Wade said. "If not, then weve got to have someone step up very big. You cant fill Chris Boshs shoes." David West and Roy Hibbert each scored 17 points and combined for 23 rebounds for the Pacers, who got 10 points each from Darren Collison and George Hill. Indiana controlled long stretches of the first half and didnt trail by more than two points at any time until the fourth quarter, when it was outscored 25-16. Wade and James scored 42 points in the second half, while Indianas entire roster managed 38. "We started to get defensive stops," James said. "We started getting things rolling." Game 2 is Tuesday in Miami. James scored 16 points alone in the fourth, matching Indianas total. Nonetheless, the Pacers sounded confident for days leading up to the start of the series, and left Sunday night sounding the same way. "We have the capability to beat these guys," said Hibbert, who was guarding Bosh on the play when he got hurt. Bosh caught a pass from James near the foul line late in the first half, took one dribble to start a drive past Hibbert, got down the lane and dunked the ball hard with his left hand while the Indiana centre appeared to hit his right arm. Bosh fell forward as he landed, resting on his hands and knees for about 15 seconds before getting up slowly. He made his free throw, and as he headed back the other way he grimaced and grabbed at his midsection. He was defending Hibbert on the ensuing possession, simply letting him get off a shot as he fell forward to his hands and knees again. Bosh looked at the Miami bench, got up and headed to the locker room for evaluation. He did not return, and sitting courtside, his wife, Adrienne, covered her anguished expression with her hands as he hobbled off. "We hope for the best," James said. Added Hibbert: "I didnt even know what happened to him. I made a clean play.. cheap jerseys . I fouled him." The Pacers were called for 31 fouls on Sunday, and that was not one of the ones they argued. In the days before the series, Indiana coach Frank Vogel got the leagues attention -- and a $15,000 fine -- for accusing Miami of flopping in an effort to sway foul calls. Stern said in a televised interview Sunday that he would have fined Vogel more, though acknowledged it may be time to examine if flopping should be further addressed by the league. Either way, Vogels words didnt seem to have much effect on Sundays game. And even after Vogel said his team committed too many fouls to be successful in Game 1, the Pacers took issue afterward with the 31-22 discrepancy in fouls and 38-28 discrepancy in free-throws attempted. "You saw the stat sheet," Pacers forward Danny Granger said. "Thats all Im going to say about that." Also on that stat sheet: Granger shot 1 for 10 in the game, scoring only seven points. "I dont know if hes going to have a huge offensive series," Vogel said. "When you have to guard the MVP for 38 minutes, it takes a lot out of your offensive game." Indiana shot 50 per cent in the first half and 30 per cent in the second, missing its final nine shots. "We definitely let this one get away," Indianas Paul George said. "It seemed like we werent supposed to win this one. Everybody in this room knew we had this game." Everything was undecided until the final moments. Hill made a 3-pointer with 4:51 left, getting Indiana within 86-85. But the Pacers went cold from the field, James had a dunk in transition to make it 90-85 with 4:10 left, and his jumper with 31.8 seconds remaining wrapped up the Heat win. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told James he would get him a quick rest somewhere in the second half. Eventually, Spoelstra realized that wasnt going to happen. "I just looked at him straight in the eyes and said, You can flat-out not get tired, period," Spoelstra said. "And he made MVP plays on both ends of the court." Wade shot only 8 for 23 from the field, and the Heat missed all six of their attempts from 3-point range -- a first in team playoff history. But the Heat held a 45-38 rebounding edge, and allowed Indiana to make only 11 of 37 shots after halftime. Still, the Pacers werent shaken afterward. "Were not just here to play. Were here to win," Hibbert said. "We need to win Game 2 and come back strong." NOTES: Miami is allowing 83 points per game so far in the playoffs. ... The Heat extended their franchise record with a 59th straight home playoff sellout. ... Hibbert has at least 10 rebounds in five of his six playoff games so far this year. ... Darren Collison had six assists for Indiana, with three turnovers -- two more than he had, total, in five games against Orlando in the first round. ' ' '
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