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NEW YORK -- Heath Bell spun around and pumped his fist after the final out, finishing off four hitless innings by the proud Padres bullpen. NFL Jerseys Deals . Redemption. "It was just nice to go out there and go 1-2-3," Bell said. "It was more just for the whole bullpen. Like, there we go, were back on track." Cameron Maybin homered and stole two bases before scoring the tiebreaking run on an error by substitute shortstop Ruben Tejada, rallying San Diego past the New York Mets 3-2 on Thursday for a split of their four-game series. Bell pitched a perfect ninth and the last-place Padres improved to 5-2 on a 10-game road trip that takes them to Cincinnati this weekend. "Were doing awesome," Bell said. "The bullpen, if we hadnt made mistakes on Monday and Tuesday we wouldnt have lost on this road trip yet. So were feeling pretty good about ourselves." Lucas Duda hit a two-run double for the Mets, who managed only three hits and went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. New York finished 3-6 on a disappointing homestand and has lost eight of 11 overall. With the Mets short on rested relievers, Jonathon Niese (11-9) matched his career high with 122 pitches. He outlasted Cory Luebke in a matchup of young left-handers from Ohio, but couldnt hold an early 2-0 lead. The score was tied in the eighth when Maybin hit a leadoff single and stole second on a pickoff throw to first. Dudas toss was a bit late to Tejada, subbing for injured Jose Reyes, and the Mets didnt get the call on a close play when Tejada tagged Maybins shoulder. "I was just telling myself, Ive got to make something happen," Maybin said. "I got a good enough jump and was blessed with good enough speed to get in there." Niese, who pitched a one-hitter against San Diego at Citi Field last year for his only major league shutout, put his hands on his head, knowing he had a tough chore ahead. After the game, Maybin said he was safe. Tejada thought he got him. "Thats the name of the game, man. Sometimes youve got to try to force the issue a little bit and I was able to do so and it worked out," Maybin said. One out later, Jesus Guzman was intentionally walked and the runners pulled off a double steal as Kyle Blanks struck out. Aaron Cunningham hit a grounder wide of third and Tejada charged in, trying to scoop it on his forehand. But the ball kicked off the heel of his glove, allowing Maybin to score. "You have to make that play," Tejada said. San Diego started the series with the best bullpen earned-run average in the majors. After coughing up late leads in each of the first two games, the relief corps closed this one out without much trouble. "We could have easily swept these guys if we were on our A game on Monday and Tuesday, but unfortunately we werent," Bell said. "We just felt really bad that we kind of let the guys down and we didnt want that to happen again today. We were like men on missions. We were determined to have clean innings and keep people out and have no drama out there." Chad Qualls (6-6) worked a perfect seventh, Luke Gregerson pitched the eighth and Bell converted his 32nd save in 35 chances. "Basically the first three games they always just kept fighting back, scratching and crawling, doing something. So it was nice to just keep em out of it," Qualls said. "To get back to the way weve all been throwing the ball is a good feeling." Maybin homered in the sixth and Cunningham lofted a double toward the right-field line to begin the seventh. A two-out single by No. 8 batter Luis Martinez tied it at 2. "This teams resilient," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Its a lot of young players now that I think are coming to the ballpark fresh and excited to start a new day." Luebke threw 109 pitches over five innings. He walked a career-high four and struck out eight, one shy of the career high he set in his previous outing at Pittsburgh. The 21-year-old Tejada, who turned in a spectacular play Wednesday night, made a throwing error to begin the third. Moments later, he started a difficult double play. "Im going to talk to him in a little while because hes the shortstop," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "Thats why we brought him here, because we want him to play shortstop every day until Jose comes back, and hes got to let this roll off his back. Were going to turn to some older guys to make sure his minds in the right place." New York hitting coach Dave Hudgens was ejected by plate umpire Vic Carapazza for barking about balls and strikes from the dugout after Nick Evans was called out on strikes with the bases loaded to end the fifth. NOTES: Padres 2B Orlando Hudson missed his second consecutive game with a strained right groin. Logan Forsythe started in his place. ... Black rested SS Jason Bartlett, who grounded out as a pinch-hitter to end the seventh. ... Wright singled in the fifth, establishing a Mets record with 2,048 career total bases. ... New York CF Angel Pagan sat out after leaving Wednesday nights loss because of a lower back spasm. Scott Hairston started in centre, and batted leadoff for the first time this season. ... The Mets have made 12 errors in their last nine games. ... The teams meet again next week for a three-game series in San Diego. cheap jerseys From China . Benitez was hoping a victory over Chelseas west London neighbour would kick start the process of winning over fans unhappy about his controversial hiring last week after the firing of Roberto Di Matteo. However this result and lacklustre performance will increase the frustration of supporters, with Chelsea creating few opportunities in a dour game. wholesale nfl jerseys . The traditional pre-Masters event was halted early due to inclement weather. Harrington, who tied for first in 2003 and won in 2004, became the first three-time champion of the event. http://www.overalljersey.com/ . Hector Morales got the first goal in the 7th minute, with de Nigris adding his double in the second half. Chilean international Humberto Suazo set up all three goals. The second leg is scheduled for next Wednesday in Mexico City, with the final to be against either Mexican side Santos Laguna or Toronto, who drew 1-1 in their semifinal first leg. wholesale jerseys . Evans was released by the Edmonton Rush earlier this week. The 31-year old Peterborough, Ontario native has posted a pair of 40-goal seasons during this eight-year NLL career with stops in Rochester and Edmonton. NFL Jerseys China . In a statement this week, the Malaysian-based Badminton World Federation said as part of its testing program of international level players, "Kim and Lee were required to provide whereabouts information for the BWF to conduct out-of-competition testing.ANAHEIM, Calif. - Jered Weaver was a late addition to the AL all-star team last season because of a newly instituted rule that prevented pitchers who started the previous Sunday from being allowed to play in the game. But instead of filling in for CC Sabathia and Trevor Cahill, Weaver also was declared ineligible because of an embarrassing oversight by AL manager Joe Girardi -- who wasnt aware that Weaver had pitched against Cahill. That wont be an issue this time around, and Weaver wont be an afterthought, either. Not with a major league-best 1.92 earned-run average and a 9-4 record with one start left before the break. Saturday night, the Angels ace got a measure of payback against Clayton Kershaw six days after a tough-luck loss in their previous matchup, and Vernon Wells homered to lead Los Angeles to a 7-1 victory over the Dodgers on Saturday night. "Im focused regardless of whos out there," Weaver said. "Im not going up against the other pitcher. Im going up against the other team. But you know its going to be a battle when you go up against a guy like that because there might now be a lot of runs scored. Tonight the guys hit him around a little bit." If Weaver does get the starting assignment when the all-stars converge in Phoenix on July 12, he would become fifth Angels pitcher to do so in the franchises 51-year history. That list includes Ken McBride (1963), Dean Chance (1964), Nolan Ryan (1979) and Mark Langston (1993). "It would be a great thing, but Im not really worried about that right now," Weaver said. "Theres been a lot of talk about it, and Ive gotten hyped up about it before. If it happens, it happens. Weve got some things to concentrate on before any of that goes on, and thats winning ballgames." Weaver won his fourth straight decision over six starts, allowing a run and four hits through eight innings with eight strikeouts and two walks. Last seasons major league strikeout leader gave up his only run in the fifth on Trent Oeltjens sacrifice fly. Kershaw (8-4) was charged with a season-high seven runs -- six earned -- and nine hits in six innings with 10 strikeouts. It was the first time in the left-handers four-year career that he has reached double digits in strikeouts three consecutive starts, and he increased his season total to an NL-leading 138 -- seven more than Philadelphias Roy Halladay. Kershaw struck out the side on 15 pitches in the fifth, but that was after the Angels had staked Weaver to a 6-1 lead. cheap jerseys from china. The Dodgers ace was 6-0 with a 2.64 ERA in 11 starts since his previous loss on April 26 at Florida. "The guys came out and did a heck of a job tonight and got to one of the best pitchers in the game," Weaver said. "Anytime you get a six-run lead, it takes a lot of pressure off me." This was the third time Weaver and Kershaw have hooked up in their young careers. Last Sunday at Dodger Stadium, Kershaw allowed two runs on six hits and struck out 11 in a complete-game 3-2 victory, while Weaver gave up a run and seven hits over seven innings with four strikeouts in a no-decision. On May 22, 2009, the Angels won 3-1 with each pitcher allowing one run and getting a no-decision. "I think Kersh likes getting a matchup like Weaver -- or (Justin) Verlander if its Detroit, or (Tim) Lincecum if its San Francisco, if its any one of those guys in Philly. I think he likes that challenge," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. The Angels grabbed a 3-0 lead in the third after No. 9 hitter Jeff Mathis led off with a double. He scored from third when rookie shortstop Dee Gordon tried for the out at the plate on a fielders choice grounder by Erick Aybar and threw the ball over Dioner Navarros head. One out later, Wells drove a 2-0 pitch to left field for his 12th homer and seventh in 17 games. He also homered against Kershaw the last time the Dodgers ace faced the Angels. The Angels made it 6-0 in the fourth with Aybars two-out RBI single and a two-run single by Bobby Abreu. Right-fielder Torii Hunter did not play because of a bruised left hand, which occurred when he was hit by a pitch from Hiroki Kuroda in the second inning of Saturdays 5-0 loss. Notes: The Angels are averaging 38,775 in attendance through their first 40 home dates. The Dodgers are averaging 36,084 through 43 home dates. The Halos have never finished a season with a higher home attendance total than their Southern California rivals. ... A ceremonial first pitch was thrown by Garret Anderson, who helped the Angels win Game 7 of the 2002 World Series with a tie-breaking three-run double against San Francisco. The 17-year veteran remains the franchises career leader in games, hits, RBIs, runs scored, total bases, extra-base hits, and at-bats. He spent his final big league season with the Dodgers last year. ... Mike Scioscias 131st interleague victory as a manager tied Joe Torres record. Sundays series finale ends the Angels slate against NL clubs. ' ' '


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