ATLANTA -- Chris Johnson watched the winning run slide across the plate, then
braced himself for the celebration.
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his first career walk-off hit and the Atlanta Braves won again at home, beating
the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jordan Schafer drove in Atlantas
first two runs. He scored the winner after reaching on an infield single and
stealing his second base of the night. Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked
before Johnson lined a 2-2 pitch to left off Joe Smith (5-2). "Any time somebody
gets walked intentionally in front of you, you want to come up big," Johnson
said. He fouled off several pitches before getting one he liked. "When I get
down to two strikes, I try to grind it out as best as possible, just stay on the
ball, put something hard in play," Johnson said. Mike Aviles homered and drove
in both Cleveland runs, but the Indians dropped four games back in the wild-card
race. Craig Kimbrel (3-2) earned the win with a perfect ninth. Justin Masterson
pitched five-hit ball over six innings, yet was moaning about a crucial mistake
in the second. After Brian McCann led off with a single, Andrelton Simmons lined
a two-out double into the left-field corner. Even though McCann was running on
contact, the slow-moving catcher had no chance of coming all the way around to
score on a ball that ricocheted off the wall, right to outfielder Michael
Brantley. Masterson was still in good shape, with light-hitting pitcher Paul
Maholm coming up. He was batting just .133 and had not walked all season. But
his Cleveland counterpart left four pitches outside the strike zone -- and paid
dearly for it. "Dont let Joe fool you over there," Masterson said. "Im the
reason we lost the game tonight." Schafer, who took over the leadoff spot when
Jason Heyward went out with a broken jaw, came up next and ripped a single that
brought home Atlantas first two runs. "Hes playing the game hard," Johnson said
of Schafer. "Hes stealing bags. Hes doing a tremendous job. It all starts at the
top." Aviles just cleared the left-field wall with his eighth homer of the
season in the fourth, snapping Clevelands 12 2-3 inning scoreless streak in
Atlanta. The Braves won the opener of the series 2-0. Aviles tied it up in the
eighth with a sacrifice fly, but Asdrubal Cabrera got caught in a rundown to end
the inning, costing the Indians a chance to go ahead. "We had opportunities. We
need to capitalize on them," Aviles said. "When our ace goes out and gives us
strong innings, weve got to find a way to get a W." Maholm gave up six hits and
one run in six innings, but the bullpen couldnt hold his 10th win of the season.
The Indians, seeking their first playoff berth since 2007, are off to a rough
start in one of the most important stretches of the season. After wrapping up
their three-game series with the Braves, they move on to play three games in
Detroit against the AL Central-leading Tigers before returning home to face
Baltimore, another playoff contender. "Were getting good pitching, and because
of that were staying in games and were giving ourselves a chance," manager Terry
Francona said. "But were not hitting a bunch. It becomes more glaring when you
dont get in runners in scoring position with two outs, which we havent done."
Notes: Maholm (9-10) missed a chance to join teammates Mike Minor, Kris Medlen
and Julio Teheran as 10-game winners. ... The Indians placed OF Ryan Raburn on
the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left Achilles, retroactive to
Aug. 19. He had missed 10 of the previous 11 games because of soreness. ...
Cleveland purchased the contract of OF Matt Carson from Triple-A Columbus. He
struck out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh with the potential tying run at
second base. ... McCann reached on a bunt single in the fifth, taking advantage
of Cleveland playing a shift with three players on the right side of the
infield. ... Atlanta OF B.J. Upton, mired in a season-long slump, was hit by a
pitch in the sixth -- and promptly picked off at first by Masterson. Upton
complained briefly and heard a smattering of boos from the home crowd as he
walked toward the dugout. ... Braves 2B Dan Uggla went 1-for-3 with a walk and
two strikeouts in his first game since eye surgery.
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a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had
sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight
rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over
the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night.BOSTON -- Clay Buchholz feels like hes
ready for the postsesason. He just wont have a perfect record when he gets
there. Buchholz lost for the first time this season, and the AL East champion
Boston Red Sox rested a couple of regulars while falling to Mark Buehrle and the
Toronto Blue Jays, 4-2, on Saturday night. Having missed more than three months
with a strained neck, Buchholz feels like his strength is where it was before
the injury. He just needs to fine tune a few things. "I feel good. Movement on
all the pitches is there," he said. "Its just the command and location and where
to start it, which is sometimes hard to get better. The velocity is there and
the body feels good." Buchholz (11-1) gave up two earned runs on six hits and
two walks in six innings. He had pitched 11 scoreless innings in his previous
two starts since coming off the disabled list. A day after the Red Sox clinched
the division title, they lost for just the sixth time in 21 games. Manager John
Farrell didnt start second baseman Dustin Pedroia and first baseman Mike Napoli,
and used starter Ryan Dempster for an inning of relief. Buchholz was the first
Boston pitcher to start a season 11-0 in his initial 14 starts since
Roger Clemens went 13-0 in 1986. "I thought Clay was pretty sharp and pretty
crisp for the time he was out on the mound tonight," Farrell said. "He was
fighting to get back out for the seventh, but seeing the progression hes on, I
think was a comfortable number of pitches for tonight." Buchholz broke into a
slight grin when he was asked about how hard it is to go undefeated for an
entire season. "It probably could have easily have happened sooner than now," he
said. "The guys that play behind me all year have found ways to come back in
situations where I came out of the game behind in the game." Bostons lead over
Oakland dropped to 1 1/2 games for the ALs best record and home-field throughout
the post-season. Dempster made his first relief appearance since 2007, working a
scoreless eighth. Boston third baseman Will Middlebrooks shifted to first for
the first time in his career. Jonny Gomes and David Ross each drove in a run for
the Red Sox. Adam Linds RBI double highlighted a three-run fourth that carried
the Blue Jays. Bueehrle (12-9) held Boston to one run for the third time in five
starts that hes faced them this year.
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striking out five without walking a batter. He reached 200 innings for the 13th
straight season. "Wish it was in a better situation," Buehrle said of reaching
the mark again. Manager John Gibbons was impressed by the left-handers season.
"Steady Eddy," Gibbons said. "Doing what he has been doing his whole career. You
get 25 Buehrles and you are probably gonna have a good year." Casey Janssen
pitched the ninth for his 33rd save in 35 chances. Torontos Munenori Kawasaki
was ejected by first base umpire Eric Cooper in the eighth after slamming his
helmet when he was called out on a close play. The Blue Jays scored all three
runs with two outs in the fourth after Brett Lawrie beat out a routine grounder
to short for an infield hit. Lind followed with an RBI double, Rajai Davis added
a run-scoring single and Moises Sierra scored from third on Buchholzs errant
pickoff throw to first. Gomes RBI single cut it to 3-1 in the sixth. Ross
run-scoring grounder sliced it to 3-2 in the seventh after Xander Bogaerts
reached second on Lawries fielding error at third base. J.P. Arencibia snapped
an 0-for-27 stretch with an RBI single off the Green Monster in the Toronto
ninth. NOTES: Pedroia had started 151 of the teams initial 152 games. He
pinch-hit in the seventh and struck out. "The hardest thing is hes not going to
know what to do," Farrell said, joking before the game. "He may end up back on
the field because we want to get him the heck out of the dugout." ...
Middlebrooks knew things would be a different in his debut at first. "Ive never
played first in my life," he said, standing on the field after batting practice.
"The hardest thing for me is going to be how to try and hold the runners on,
which way to stand with my footwork." ... Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury, sidelined
for his 14th straight game with a broken small bone in his right foot, ran and
hit in the cage. The club is planning for his return before the end of the
regular season. ... Felix Doubront (10-6, 4.15 ERA) goes for Boston against
R.A. Dickey (13-12, 4.21 ERA) in the series -- and Bostons home-- finale Sunday.
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