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(Sports Network) - Right-hander Jeff Niemann puts a perfect 2010 record on the line tonight when the suddenly skidding Tampa Bay Rays visit Rogers Centre for game two of a three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Darrelle Revis Jersey Authentic . Brandon Morrow tossed seven-plus innings of one-run ball in helping Toronto beat the Rays, 3-2, in Mondays opener. Morrow (4-4) gave up just three hits in his first victory since May 16 against the Rangers. He also walked two batters and fanned one for the Blue Jays, who were coming off a three-game sweep of the Orioles and have won six of eight overall. Aaron Hill had three hits, drove in a run, and scored a run. Adam Lind hit a two-run homer for Toronto, which has hit a league-high 89 home runs this year. In fact, the Blue Jays hit 54 homers in the month of May. B.J. Upton scored a run and knocked in a run for the Rays, who were coming off a seven-game homestand in which they won just twice. Willy Aybar drove in the other run in defeat. Matt Garza (5-4) allowed three runs on 10 hits in a 6 1/3-inning start. He also struck out three and walked two in the loss. Tampa Bay leads the American League East by 2 1/2 games over the New York Yankees and 3 1/2 games over the third-place Blue Jays. Niemann, who emerged as a 13-game winner last season, has won all five decisions this season and picked up victories in his last two starts consecutively - May 22 at Houston and May 27 against the Chicago White Sox. He allowed three runs on seven hits over 15 innings in the two starts. The native Texan got a no-decision in the Rays 9-3 defeat of Toronto on April 24 in Florida, scattering five hits and allowing three runs in 6 2/3 innings. Hes 2-1 lifetime against the Blue Jays with a 4.67 earned run average in 27 innings. Toronto counters with lefty Brian Tallet, who returns from a stint on the 15- day disabled list to make his first start since April 17. The 32-year-old was 1-1 with a no-decision in three starts before going on the shelf with a left forearm injury. Hes been on a rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas and will take the roster spot of righty Josh Roenicke, who made nine relief appearances and posted a 4.97 ERA in 12 2/3 innings. Tallet, who reached the majors with the Cleveland Indians in 2002, has faced Tampa Bay 17 times since, including three starts, yielding a 2-1 record and 6.03 ERA in 31 1/3 innings. Tampa Bay took two of three meetings with Toronto from April 23-25 this season and has won 16 of the previous 22 contests in this series. Dustin Pedroia Jersey . Cecil is coming off a solid victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday, pushing his ledger to 4-1 on the year with a 4.27 earned run average. In the win, the southpaw tossed seven strong innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out seven batters. Garrett Hartley Jersey . Peterson is expected to be an early first-round selection after winning the Thorpe Award as the nations top defensive back and the Bednarik Award as the top defender in college football in his junior season. Saints Hebert Jersey . The Flyers will attempt to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. Puck drop at Wachovia Center is 7 p.m. ET on VERSUS in the U.S. and CBC and RDS in Canada. Rob Gronkowski Jersey . Brent Williams is better known as Buzz -- Coach Buzz if you play for Marquette -- and his post-game celebrations have become the stuff of legend. Atlanta Braves Jersey . Related readings: Transgender men go topless at Delaware beach Transgender wife gets 4 years for husbands death Student, 19, wins?Thai?transgender beauty pageant Indian city to build toilets for transgender people: Report It started on Monday when a Hong Kong court began reviewing a government move to restrict a transgender woman from marrying her male partner in the first such case in the citys legal system. TAMPA, Fla. - Ryan Miller kept Buffalo in the game and his teammates took advantage of it. Tyler Myers scored in the sixth round of the shootout after Drew Stafford tied it late in the third period and the Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Miller made 24 saves to remain undefeated (6-0-1) in regulation this season. He didnt allow a shootout goal. Myers beat Lightning goalie Mike Smith after making several stickhandling moves. I guess the coaches felt something, the 6-foot-8 rookie defenceman said. Im happy I backed them up on it. Stafford got the Sabres even at 2 with 16.1 seconds remaining in regulation with Miller on the bench for an extra skater. We were able to get the lucky bounce there at the end, Stafford said. Vincent Lecavalier stopped a personal 15-game goal-scoring drought and Steven Stamkos scored early in the third period for Tampa Bay, which is 0-3 in shootouts this season. Its really getting frustrating, the shootout, Tampa Bay coach Rick Tocchet said. This team is still learning how to win. Thats a tough loss for us. You learn from your mistakes and move on. Lecavalier just missed scoring in the fourth round of the shootout. I got a little fortunate, Miller said. I got enough of it to knock it into the crossbar. It had all the makings of going into the net. It was high enough on the crossbar to stay out. Mike Grier also scored for the Sabres. Lecavalier put the Lightning ahead 1-0 on a backhand rebound with six-tenthss of second left in the first. Marshawn Lynch Jersey. It was the Tampa Bay captains first goal since March 17 against Toronto. Tampa Bay went up 2-1 at 4:26 of the third when Stamkos stole the puck behind the Buffalo net and scored on a wraparound. He has seven goals over his last seven games. Once we got that lead, we kept pressing and didnt give them much, Stamkos said. They throw pucks to the net and they seem to find their way in. Its frustrating. Grier tied it at 1 on his 150th career goal from in-close with 44.9 seconds to go in the second. Tim Kennedy setup the goal by stealing the puck deep in the Tampa Bay zone from rookie defenceman Victor Hedman. Smith made a post-to-post save on Stafford in the first. Miller made a pair of nifty glove saves during the second, one on St. Louis breakaway and the other when Hedman redirected a shot. Stamkos has scored a goal in three straight games. He also has five goals and seven points during a five-game point streak. Martin St. Louis assisted on Lecavaliers goal and has started the season with a nine-game points streak. The right wing has 10 assists and 13 points. Its hard to win in this league, Tocchet said. Nothing comes easy. Weve got to keep pounding that into the guys. NOTES: Sabres D Toni Lydman (groin strain) didnt play. D Nathan Paetsch replaced Lydman and played for the first time this season. ... Tampa Bay D Paul Ranger was out of the lineup to address a personal matter. ... Lightning D Andrej Meszaros left with an undisclosed upper body injury. ' ' '
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