The Cincinnati Reds last win was in Extra Innings in Milwaukee. Today, their last win, was in Extras also. The Reds won in 10 innings today, 4-3. Here's what happened.....
The Marlins had a 1-0 lead for 8 straight innings, until the 8th when Wes Helms hit a 2 run double. Now 3-0 Marlins.
The Reds got off to a quick start in the 8th, when Jonny Gomes singled to score Brandon Phillips.
Then, Miguel Cairo singled to score Phillips. Then Paul Janish did something huge.
Janish singled to score Cairo, and the Reds have tied the game at 3.
The Reds went into extras, and thats when the Reds got the bases loaded with no outs, then Hernandez grounded out, then Paul Janish popped out to first. Just when you think its over, it wasn't.
Edgar Renteria came up as a pinch hitter, and singled to left and Gomes scored, giving the Reds a 4-3 win.
The Reds are now 14-13 and will face the Marlins tomorrow.
Josh Osich, missed all of last year for OSU. This year, has been, a MVP type season for him, and today, he proved, OSU Baseball, is the next big thing.
Josh Osich threw a No-Hitter for the Beavers, helping them pull out a 2-0 win and clinching the series today.
Osich went all 9 innings, gave up 0 hits, and walked 1, and also struck out 13.
Trevor Bauer, a possible and predicted overall #1 in this June's MLB Draft, pitched 9 innings and gave up just 4 hits.
The Beavers scored on a good at bat by Kavin Keyes to drilled it to left field for a double and scored 2 runs, and those were the only 2 runs scored.
Thats it. A no-hitter for Josh Osich, and the Beavers win their 32 game, now 32-8 and 12-2 in the Pac-10.
The Oakland Raiders 4th round pick is Chimdi Chekwa from Ohio State. Here are some stats.
This pick is in part for depth, but also a bit of insurance in case Nnadmi Asomugha decides to take his services elsewhere. The all-pro cornerback was declared a free agent after failing to meet some basic performance incentives because nobody threw his way all season long. According to Mocking the Draft:
Strengths: Is fine when he’s playing off man coverage and has an extra step to turn and run with receivers. Reads the ball pretty well in the to cut and break quickly. Is naturally long and knows how to use his length to his advantage. Likes to quickly jump in front of the receiver and bat the ball away. Has very good timed speed (4.38 seconds at the Combine), but doesn’t always play up to it. Has lined up on both sides of the field and in the nickel. Played gunner on special teams.
Weaknesses: Chekwa really struggled when Ohio State tried to use him in press coverage. He doesn’t have the body control or fluidity to turn and run with his receiver. Poor on his transitions. Was consistently beaten on the outside. Needs to get stronger or he’ll really get pushed around a lot in the NFL. Is a drag down tackler who will have trouble against power possession receivers. Lack of body control allows quick ball carriers to beat him in the open field.
Joe Barksdale, CAREER: Four-year letterwinner for the Tigers from 2007-10 ... Played in 53 games, starting 39 times ... Started final 39 games of his career, the longest streak on the team at the conclusion of the 2010 season ... Did not have a redshirt season as he played in 14 games during LSU's national championship season in 2007 ... Originally came to LSU as a defensive lineman but switched to the offensive side of the ball shortly after his arrival ... Invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game in January of 2011.
SENIOR SEASON 2010: Switched from right tackle to left tackle as a senior, starting all 13 games for the Tigers at that position ... Ran his streak of consecutive starts to a team-best 39 ... Earned second team All-SEC honors from both the league's coaches and the AP ... Played a total of 853 snaps from scrimmage with 49 knockdowns ... Played every snap in nine games - North Carolina, West Virginia, Tennessee, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Arkansas, and Texas A&M ... Only senior on the starting offensive line.
DeMarcus Van Dyke, CAREER: A two-sport athlete at Miami, playing both football and running track ... Played in 50 games from 2007-2010 ... Started 21 contests ... Tallied 80 tackles, including three for loss ... Recorded 10 pass break-ups...Had three interceptions during his career.
2010 (SENIOR): Played in 13 games, starting three ... Spent time at left cornerback and in the nickel package ... Had a season-high four solo stops at Clemson ... Had two tackles at Ohio State ... Tallied a single solo tackle against FAMU, Florida State, North Carolina and at Georgia Tech ... Posted 10 assisted stops on the season, including three at Duke ... Had one tackle for loss for two yards against North Carolina ... Forced and recovered a fumble at Clemson ... Picked off two passes on the season, including one at Pittsburgh that he returned for 74 yards ... Recorded five pass break-ups.
The Oregon State Beavers were looking to win game 1 vs. a Very good Friday starter for UCLA, Gerrit Cole, and the Beavers got to him, big time. The Beavers won, 7-5, here's what happened....
Sam Gaviglio was on the mound for OSU, getting the win, and now he is 8-1.
The Bruins scored first, on a Sac Fly, then the Beavers tied it in the 3rd win a 1 run double by Jared Norris to score Ryan Barnes.
The Bruins took a 5-1 lead in the 5th, but thats when the Beavers went hot.
Carter Bell had a 3 run triple, scoring Norris, Keyes and Danny Hayes. The Beavers still trailing, 5-4, Ryan Dunn singles to score Bell, and the Beavers tied it.
Then, Tyler Smith scored on a balk giving the Beavers a 7-5 lead and that was it.
Oregon State coach Mike Riley is looking to rebound from a 5-7 season, the Beavers' first losing record in five years. Here's how it's gone for him since the end of last season. We like to call it, You Think You've Had It Tough:
All-American defensive tackle Stephen Paea graduated. Three-time All-Pac-10 tailback Jacquizz Rodgers left after his junior season for this weekend's NFL draft. Quizz's brother, former all-conference wideout and kick returner James Rodgers -- who had two knee surgeries to repair the MCL and ACL he tore last season -- has yet to begin to run.
Wide receiver Jordan Bishop tore a ligament in his ankle playing basketball in January. Quarterback Ryan Katz missed all live work during spring practice as he recuperated from wrist surgery. H-back Joe Halahuni, who actually made it to spring ball, injured his left shoulder and may not be ready until mid-September.
Just to top it off, it's been a cold, wet, miserable April. Spring practice, which concludes Saturday, can't conclude fast enough.
Of course, when you're Riley, every down is third-and-long. Oregon State is a little guy in a conference that keeps getting bigger. Disadvantage is as commonplace as raingear around here.
Oregon State football is the guy who lives down the street from the guy who won the lottery. Oregon used to be a regular Joe, too. The two schools used to never stray too far from one another in the basement of the league.
The University of Oregon, just a half-hour or so from Corvallis, has become the heartthrob of college football. America can't wait to see what it wears every Saturday, much less how it plays. The Ducks have benefited from the largesse of former Ducks track athlete Phil Knight, who has lavished his swooshed millions on his alma mater.
Take last summer, when the Pac-10 season preview for the media concluded after a dinner in Los Angeles. Riley booked a commercial flight for the following morning.
"Why don't you just come back with me in the private plane?" Oregon coach Chip Kelly said.
As he told the story, Riley's lean, angular face broke into a grin.
"The people who unloaded the stuff at the Eugene airport did a double take when I got off the plane after Chip," Riley said. "It was kind of funny. I like him. He's a good guy."
Riley doesn't lay awake at night, wondering why Knight couldn't have run for the Beavers.
"Thirty miles' difference," Riley said. "And back in those days, we had pretty good track, too. In the [era] Phil was competing, we had Dick Fosbury."
Oregon got the gazillionaire. Oregon State got the inventor of the Fosbury Flop.
Riley calls himself "a silver-lining guy." The only proven playmaker who has made it with all body parts intact to the spring game is wide receive Markus Wheaton. Riley's take: "The backups have gotten a lot of good work. They're better players for it."
George Schroeder, a columnist for the Eugene Register-Guard, refers to Corvallis as Mayberry and Riley as Sheriff Taylor, which is just about perfect. Riley grew up in Corvallis, "a five-minute town."
"I know this place," Riley said. "I love it and I can recruit to it with a passion."
The Portland Trail Blazers were looking to force a Game 7 with the Dallas Mavericks last night. Instead, the Dallas Mavericks played like it was Game 7, but it was only Game 6.
The Blazers Lost in Game 6 last night, 103-96. The Blazers had as much as a 31-19 lead in the 1st quarter. But shutdown the rest of the way giving the Mavericks a 52-43 lead at the half.
LaMarcus Aldridge's amazing season comes to a end. He carried the Trail Blazers team this season. Everybody's gonna remember him from that 2010-2011 season. The Season were he became a leader. Next year Aldridge, next year.
Gerald Wallace finished with 32 points last night. This pick up became a very good one. He will be with us next season too.
Wesley Matthews, the best 3-point shooter on the team will be with us next season also.
Brandon Roy finished with 9 also.
Well, how about some flash backs to remember this 2010-2011 season? Shall we?
Blazers get off to a bad start now 12-14, Blazers on a hot streak, now 20-17, blazers lose 3 straight, now 20-20. Blazers win 5 straight, now 25-20. Blazers give OT win to the Lakers after being up 10 with 1:00 left, Blazers shock the Nuggets, Brandon Roy tied the game with 3, win by 1 in OT. Blazers win 4 straight, including wins over the Magic, and the Heat! Blazers win their 40th game 110-101 over Philadelphia. Nicolas Batum tips in Game winner vs. the Spurs! Blazers cap season 48-34. Blazers shock Mavericks with 23 point comeback to win Game 4. Blazers season Now over with loss in Game 6.
The Blazers a memorable season. More news will be here on OMOC Sports. GO BLAZERS!
If the Trail Blazers demonstrated anything this season, it's that they're not about to let a little challenge throw them off.
Portland has become adept at surpassing expectations.
But the ultimate test of the team's resolve will come Thursday night, when the Trail Blazers face elimination trailing 3-2 in their first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks.
"When you get in these loser-out games, sometimes everybody tries to do it all, and then you get out of character," guard Brandon Roy said on Wednesday. "So the biggest thing tomorrow is that we stay in character and don't panic if they get up two points or we're up two. We need to play within our game plan like we've done all season, and we can beat this team."
Perhaps nothing demonstrates the Blazers' ability to deal with adversity more than their last win in the series. Down 67-44 in the third quarter, Roy led his team on a stunning comeback for an 84-82 Game 4 victory on Saturday.
Roy, a three-time All-Star who had been troubled by his knees all season and came on as a reserve, finished with 24 points -- 18 in the fourth quarter.
For Roy, there was satisfaction in the performance given what he had gone through.
In early December, it became apparent that something was amiss for Roy, the face of the franchise. It was later learned that the cartilage in both of his knees was so depleted that he was nearly playing bone-on-bone.
While the condition is something that will likely dog him for the rest of his career, Roy opted to have arthroscopic surgery on both knees in January. All told, he missed 35 regular-season games.
When Roy returned from surgery, LaMarcus Aldridge had taken over as the team's top playmaker, and second-year guard Wesley Matthews had taken his spot in the starting rotation. Roy's minutes were tightly controlled off the bench.
As they had with other key injuries -- most notably to centers Greg Oden and Marcus Camby -- the Blazers picked themselves up and moved on. They made the necessarily adjustments, and helped themselves by adding forward Gerald Wallace from Charlotte at the trade deadline, to wind up the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
The Cincinnati Reds were looking to win the series today vs. the Brewers. With some very powerful hitting, the Reds grinded out 15 hits to lead to a extra inning 7-6 win. Here's what happened.....
Sam LeCure was on the hill for the Reds, who didn't last long, going 4.1 innings.
The Reds scored 4 runs in the 1st, starting with a 3 run homer by 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto.
Then, Paul Janish hit a sac fly to score Jonny Gomes and the Reds had a big lead, 4-0.
Carlos Gomez singled to right to scored 2 runs in the 3rd, then in the 5th, Lucroy had a RBI Groundout, and then the Brew Crew tied it with a Prince Fielder RBI Groundout.
Joey Votto singled to right in the 6th to bring in Edgar Renteria, in the same inning, Brandon Phillips singled to score Drew Stubbs. Now 6-4 Reds.
But it was not over. Kotsay hit a 1 run single, the last, Rickie Weeks hit a Sac fly and the Brewers have tied it.
The Reds in the 10th did one thing. Just one, and it was a amazing one.
Drew Stubbs hit a solo Home Run in the 10th and the Reds won 7-6. The Reds don't play until Friday, when they go back home to face the surging Florida Marlins.
James Nygren and Ben Wetzler combined to strike out 13 as the third-ranked Oregon State baseball team defeated Portland, 6-1, Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference game at Joe Etzel Field.
The win pushed the Beavers to a 30-8 record, putting them at the 30-win plateau for the second consecutive season and 11th time in head coach Pat Casey's 17 seasons in Corvallis. OSU also extended its win streak over the Pilots to 11 games.
"Credit James and Ben; they threw very well today," Casey said. "James set the tone early and Ben carried it throughout the end of the game. Offensively, we did what we needed to do to get the win."
Neither team was able to do much through three innings, but the Beavers broke the scoreless stalemate with four runs on six singles in top half of the top half of the fourth. Danny Hayes, Kavin Keyes, Parker Berberet and Ryan Dunn all drove in runs with singles off Portland starter Owen Jones.
Those four runs were all Nygren needed as the right-hander worked 5 1/3 innings to improve to 7-1, tying Sam Gaviglio for the team lead in wins. The senior tied a career-high with eight strikeouts and scattered just three hits while walking none.
Wetzler came in and worked the final 3 2/3 innings, striking out five while allowing an unearned run for his first career save. He struck out five and allowed two hits.
Jones took the loss for Portland after allowing all four runs in the fourth. The right-hander dropped to 3-5 this season after walking two and striking out seven.
The Beavers added two runs in the eighth on a Jared Norris double and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Keyes to conclude the win.
Norris led the Beavers with two hits. He also walked twice.
Kramer Scott tallied two of Portland's five hits. Colin Feldtman, who pinch hit in the ninth, singled home the Pilots' lone run.
The third-ranked Beavers now set their sights on No. 24 UCLA this weekend as the clubs open a three-game series in Los Angeles Friday night starting at 6 p.m. PT.
The Portland Trail Blazers are in some trouble, some big trouble.
The Trail Blazers failed to win Game 5 last night, 93-82, with 18 points from Andre Miller.
The Blazers need to win Game 6 and 7 to win the series, and they have their hands full.
If Dallas Win another game, they win the series and will face either the Lakers or the Hornets in the next round.
But the series is not over yet. Portland will come back home and face Dallas in Game 6, if they can win that, maybe they have enough power to pull off a shocker in Game 7.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 12 points, Gerald Wallace had 16, and Nicolas Batum had 12.
Brandon Roy, who scored 18 points in the 4th quarter in Game 4 to pull off a huge upset only scored 5 points today.
Anyways, the Series is not over, but the Blazers are on Losing Alert.
Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer, Bronson Arroyo pitched effectively into the seventh and the Cincinnati Reds used a six-run third inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 on Monday night.
Already ahead 1-0, the Reds sent 11 batters to the plate in the third, holding Chris Narveson (1-1) to his shortest outing in 38 career starts.Cincinnati had eight hits in the inning one night after managing just four in a shutout loss to St. Louis.Bruce homered and Brandon Phillips, Jonny Gomes, Ryan Hanigan and even Arroyo (3-2) drove in a run each to give Cincinnati a 7-0 lead.Phillips added a two-run single in the ninth as Arroyo got all the support he needed to snap his two-game losing skid.Milwaukee's Ryan Braun continued his torrid stretch with a two-run homer in the ninth.Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker shook up the lineup, putting Phillips in the fourth spot for the first time this season and moving Bruce up to second. Everything worked for the Reds, who had been hitting .229 in a 3-8 stretch coming into the series against the Brewers.
Dirk Nowitzki was a free agent last summer, unshackled from the Dallas Mavericks for the first time in his career. It was his chance to escape a franchise with a long track record of winning big in the regular season and losing painfully in the postseason.
The former MVP signed up for four more years because he wanted to turn around that reputation.
Just a week into the playoffs, the Mavs are in jeopardy of adding to it.
Dallas went to Portland with the chance to pull off a sweep, but returned home licking its wounds following one of the most humiliating losses of the NBA's shot-clock era. The Mavericks spit up a 23-point lead with 13 minutes left to lose Game 4 and knot the series at 2-2.
Game 5 is in Dallas on Monday night. A return trip to Portland is already set for Game 6 on Thursday night.
"Frustration is definitely at a high level," Nowitzki said. "There is a huge difference from being up 3-1 and 2-2. This is definitely up there with the most frustrating losses.
Up 2-0 for the first time since that infamous series, the Mavericks were halfway to only their second series win since then. They had the chance to sweep the Trail Blazers, or to return home with a chance to knock 'em out. By losing both games, this title-starved collection of veterans in their 30s guaranteed themselves at least two more games in a series that keeps getting more physical, plus another round-trip flight to the Pacific Northwest.
And, of course, the immediate concern is getting over what Jason Kidd called "one of the toughest losses I've ever been involved in."
"But we can still win the series, and that's where our focus has to be," Kidd said. "We have to stay together and get home and come out Monday with the same focus and intensity as we did today. Then we just have to finish."
The Mavs flew home after Game 4 on Saturday. They didn't practice Sunday.
The biggest thing going for them is that Game 5 is in Dallas, and so would a Game 7. The home team has won all four games this series -- just like the home team won all four games during the regular-season series.
"Game 5 is the pivotal game," Blazers forward Gerald Wallace said. "The advantage is tilted their way because they're at home. But we've got the momentum on the court."
Portland's momentum includes a rejuvenated Brandon Roy.
Roy left Dallas wondering about his career and his role on the Blazers. He hardly played in Game 2 and didn't score. He was so low in the rotation that he said he was nearly in tears on the bench. He picked things up in Game 3, then was the star of Game 4, scoring 18 points in the series-shifting fourth quarter, including the winning basket in the final minute.
"He helped us in Game 3, and people doubted if he could do it again," Portland center Marcus Camby said. "He proved a lot of people wrong. He's got a lot of game left."
Maybe there's a lesson there for Dallas.
Roy said he regained his confidence and his shooting touch with the support of friends and family. He won the fans back with a few more jumpers. If the Mavericks can get the same kind of backing, maybe they can turn things back in their favor.
After all, they did dominate the first three quarters of Game 4. It's just the last one they need to clean up.
"We just have to stay positive," Nowitzki said. "Two out of three we're at home, where our crowd has really carried us, especially in the fourth quarter in the two wins that we got. This is going to sting; this is going to hurt, but we worked hard all through the regular season to get those two at home."
The Reds on Sunday placed third baseman Scott Rolen on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left shoulder.
Infielder Chris Valaika was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to replace Rolen on the 25-man roster.
In 2005 while with the Cardinals, Rolen missed most of the season with a torn left labrum in the same shoulder, which took two surgeries to repair.
Adding to the Reds' issues were that Rolen's backup, Juan Francisco, went on the 15-day DL Monday because of strained calf. Enter Valaika, who can play three infield positions but has the least amount of experience at third base. Valaika, who played 11 games this season at second base for Louisville, played two games at third base, and also played some there for the Reds at Spring Training.
Valaika was batting .306 with one homer and six RBIs for Louisville.
The Portland Trail Blazers threw 4 quarters yesterday were terrible, but finally, the Blazers went wild in the 4th to get a amazing 23 point comeback win. Here's what happened.....
The Trail Blazers were down as much as 23 today in a terrible 3rd quarter, being out scored 30-14.
Brandon Roy finished with 25 points, scoring 18 of those points in the 4th quarter.
In the 1st, a very interesting event happened. Tyson Chandler made LaMarcus Aldridge mad, which made Aldridge push him.
The Blazers got off to a big start to start the 4th, out scoring the Mavericks in the quarter, 35-15.
Lets go late into the 4th, the Trail Blazers trailing 75-64 after a LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy hit a 17 footer making it a 9 point game.
Later, after some Dirk Nowitzki free throw, Andre Miller hit a 13 footer, then Brandon Roy also hit a 13 footer to get it to just 7 points.
But, Jason Terry drained a 3-pointer, no timeout, down by 10, Wesley Matthews drives to the basket and lays it in. Brandon Roy ended up getting a driving lay-up. LaMarcus Aldridge would however hit a another jumper, making it just a 4 point game!
Roy hit a jumper, then Shawn Marion hit a J, but Brandon Roy a.k.a. the Natural, was not done.
Brandon Roy drove the court, drilling a 3 pointer and catching Marion in the air and drawing the foul. Roy tied it with a sensational 4-point play.
With just 39 seconds left, Roy drove on Marion, hitting a bank shot off the glass, and it gives the Trail Blazers a 84-82 lead and that does it.
Jason Terry missed a Game winning 3 pointer, and the Blazers tied the Best of 7 series at 2 and will head back to Dallas for game 5 on Monday.
LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 18 Points, Gerald Wallace had 10, Miller had 14, and Wesley Matthews had 11.
Roy said after the game, "I've been in some pretty good zones before, But nothing like tonight.
The Cincinnati Reds were looking to even the series with the Cardinals. They did, winning 5-3. Here's what happened.....
Cincinnati's Miguel Cairo has played for nine clubs in his 15-year career so the veteran knows what to look for when he's down in the count.
Cairo hit a two-out, two-run, go-ahead single in the eighth inning to lift the Reds to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.Former Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin gave up a single to left field by Cairo, who fell behind 0-2 in the count."I was just trying to stay back and see what was coming," said Cairo, who turns 37 on May 5. "He left it out over the plate and I was just lucky enough to get a hit."Cincinnati gave Cairo a two-year deal but Reds manager Dusty Baker acknowledged some doubts about the veteran during spring training."He looked old in spring training. I mean, there's a difference between being old and looking old," Baker said. "We made a decision really thanks to Scott Rolen. He suggested he'd be a big help to us. When you're on the fence, it helps to have somebody who knows somebody. You trust their word."The slumping Reds had lost seven of nine before snapping St. Louis' three-game winning streak.
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While the energy in the first-round playoff series against Dallas looks to have tilted Portland's way, the Trail Blazers still need to address some issues if they hope to even the series.
The Blazers need to improve aspects of their defense, despite the 97-92 victory in Game 3. And they're still lacking production from the bench, even though Brandon Roy's 16 points were somewhat a breakthrough.
"We can be better," coach Nate McMillan said Friday. "And we're going to need to be better."
Wesley Matthews led the Blazers with 25 points in Portland's victory Thursday night, which drew the Blazers within 2-1 into best-of-7 series.
The result was true to the regular-season series, when each team won twice on their home court. The Blazers will host the Mavericks in Game 4 on Saturday afternoon.
Besides Matthews, LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points in the victory. Dependable veteran guard Andre Miller had 16 -- as did Roy, who had scored just one field goal in the previous two playoff games.
Roy had groused in frustration after going scoreless in Game 2. His comments touched off controversy in Portland, where fans seemed divided in their support.
The three-time All-Star had arthroscopic surgery on both his knees in January and has struggled with his role off the bench.
But spurred by the presence of his family, and supportive text messages -- even one from Charles Barkley -- Roy played with abandon in Game 3.
Now the trick for him is to do it again.
"Last night I went out there and just played and had fun," Roy said. "And that's what I'm going to have to do on Saturday."
Overall, the Mavericks' bench outscored the Blazer's bench by 109-56 through the first three games.
The Blazers had trouble stopping Jason Terry, who came off the bench and had 29 points and seven assists. The game before that it was Peja Stojakovic who gave the Blazers fits, and the game before that, there was Jason Kidd. Those three have had the bulk of scoring to complement Dirk Nowitzki.
"We'd like to get a few more guys involved and able to score a few more points. But if you're not going to have a balanced game, you need to have a couple of guys who go for big numbers," Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. "There's no set formula for us. We don't say Dirk's gotta be the first guy and Jet (Terry) is going to be the second and (Shawn) Marion's the third work that way for us."
The Mavericks opened this year's playoffs with an 89-81 victory. Kidd had 24 points, including a playoff career-best six 3-pointers. Nowitzki had 28 points -- 18 in the fourth quarter alone -- and 10 rebounds.
In a 101-89 Game 2 victory, Stojakovic tied his career playoff best with five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, while Kidd pitched in 18. Nowitzki, showing more resolve than in the opener, finished with 33.
"It usually comes down to X-factors and who makes shots," said Nowitzki, who had 25 points and nine rebounds in Game 3. "In the playoffs you have to attack from everywhere, and you have to make shots and make enough plays from all over the place. Whoever is in has to be in that attack mode to really help the team win."
Nowtizki said the Mavericks also need to correct minor things that stood out in Game 3 -- Dallas had 13 turnovers and made just 13 of 23 free-throw attempts. But he liked how his team was able to hang with the Blazers in front of the their hometown crowd.
"We feel like we took their best blow and we're still right there," he said. "We have another opportunity on Saturday, and obviously we don't want to go home with a tied series."
Portland has won 11 of its last 10 at the Rose Garden. Overall against Dallas, the Blazers have a 47-18 advantage at home in the regular season, and they're 7-1 in playoff games.
The Oregon State Beavers pulled off a Miracle tonight, you wouldn't belive it. They won 7-6 with a walk-off. Here's what happened...
The Washington State Cougars took a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the 1st until Danny Hayes had a RBI Groundout to score Michael Miller. Now just 1-0 WSU.
The Beavers made their way back in the 3rd, making it 4-2 with a Ryan Barnes RBI Single to score Tyler Smith. Now, the Beavers have sliced the 4-0 lead to just 4-2.
The Beavers scored 2 runs to tie it at 4 in the 6th when Dylan Jones reached on a infield single and Danny Hayes would score, now it was just a 1 run game!
Then, Ryan Dunn, had a Sac fly to score Kavin Keyes, and the #3 OSU Beavers are looking for another win in Corvallis.
The Cougars weren't done. They scored 2 runs in the 7th, and the Cougars led 6-4. But here come those Beavers.
Ryan Dunn had a Sac fly, scoring Parker Berberet, here come the Beavers.
Tyler Smith, who had been struggling lately, came to the plate with 0 outs and a man on 2nd, and he would single, scoring Brian Stamps, and the Beavers have came back to tie it again.
After a double by Bartlett for WSU, the Beavers got out of it and will now have to win in a walk-off, and they did, winning 7-6 on a RBI Single by Danny Hayes to score Jared Norris.
The Beavers win their 11th straight, are now 10-1 in Pac-10 play and are 29-7 Overall.
A rivalry that was really tested last year, when the Cincinnati Reds and the St.Louis Cardinals got in a huge brawl.
It was a big part of the season when the Reds got swept in the Queen City, which gave the Cardinals a half a game lead in the NL Central.
But the Reds started to play Reds baseball and got back into first, clinch the NL Central last year.
Anyways, lets get on to the 3 game series in St. Louis.
GAME 1: Edison Volquez had a terrible outing vs. Pittsburgh, having early woes, and the Reds couldn't come back from a 4-0 hole. Volquez's record make look good, 2-0, but he has a 6.75 ERA. Now if you are a MLB Pitcher with that ERA, you are terrible. Kyle McClellan had been pitching very well lately, he is 2-0, with a 1.89 ERA. He is one of those guys that will beat you on any day. Now, to renew a rivalry, Look at these Shirts Cardinal Fans made making fun of Mike Leake's department store theft, but the truth is, don't make fun of a pitcher that is better than you ace, and we all know their ace, Chris Carpenter.
GAME 2: Reds will send young pitcher Travis Wood to the mound, vs. Cardinals ace, who has had a bad start to the season, Chris Carpenter, he 0-2 with a 4.13 ERA, all 4 starts he has had have been losses for his team. Wood is 1-2 with a 5.73 ERA. MY PREDICTION: Reds can't get my Carpenter ever, Carpenter is 9-0 vs. the Reds in his career.
GAME 3: This game will be on famous Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN. Sam LeCure will pitch for the Reds, but the Cardinals have not yet scheduled a pitcher for this game.
By HD.
