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NEW YORK -- J.J. Hardy finally got in on the fun
Saturday, against a likely opponent. Nelson Cruz has been
hitting homers all season. Cruz hit his 23rd home run,
Hardy connected for his first of the year and the
Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-1 after
starter Bud Norris left with tightness in his right
groin. Adam Jones and Steve Pearce also went deep off
struggling soft-t**ser Vidal Nuno, helping the Orioles
rebound after blowing a two-run lead in the ninth inning
of a 5-3 loss Friday night. "Big win for us," Hardy said.
Cruz and Pearce each had a two-run shot. Hardy ended a
drought of 339 at-bats that dated to last September. "It
definitely felt nice," he said. "I felt like I forgot how
to do it." "I think it probably is a little bit of a
relief. I started to question myself if I ever was going
to hit one again," Hardy added. Mark Teixeira hit his
12th home run for the Yankees, who had won four straight
and eight of 10, but that was all they managed against
Norris and three relievers. During a pregame ceremony on
the field, former New York first baseman Tino Martinez
was honoured with a plaque to be placed in Monument Park.
Making his first start against the Yankees, Norris (7-5)
allowed three hits in five innings and matched a career
high by winning his fourth straight start. He warmed up
on the mound for the sixth but was pulled for Ryan Webb,
who pitched two scoreless innings. Tommy Hunter got the
final five outs. Norris said he felt something "kind of
funny" while throwing a fastball in the fifth. "It kind
of grabbed on me," he said. "Ive had groin stuff before,
especially my left one but not necessarily my right one.
Youve got to be real careful with those." "I could see it
getting a little worse and I wanted to be smart, but
really, hats off to the offence for scoring and to the
bullpen for picking me up," Norris added. "Pretty sore
right now." Orioles manager Buck Showalter said Norris
probably will pitch the night game of a split
doubleheader Friday against Tampa Bay, but the right-
hander said it was too soon to tell. "Weve got other
options, but Im hoping we caught it in time," Showalter
said. Pressed into the rotation because of injuries to CC
Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Michael Pineda, Nuno (1-4) is
having a hard time with the homer-friendly dimensions at
Yankee Stadium. He was rocked in his previous outing in
Oakland and is 0-4 since beating the Los Angeles Angels
on May 7. "This is what we have. And as I said, its not
like theres just starting pitchers lying around out
there," New York manager Joe Girardi said, explaining
that Nuno will stay in the rotation. "Right now, this is
what it is." The left-hander yielded five runs -- four
earned -- and six hits in 6 1-3 innings. He allowed three
home runs and has served up 13 in 39 1-3 innings this
season at home, where he is 0-3 with a 7.09 ERA. "My
fastball today, I just left it up too much," Nuno said.
"I trusted all my stuff today. No regrets and everything,
but they just got to my fastball." Jones hit a solo shot
with two outs in the first and drew a leadoff walk in the
fourth before Cruz connected. Cruz began the day one home
run behind Toronto slugger Edwin Encarnacion for the
major league lead. "Hes carried us along a lot of the
season," Hardy said. Pearces drive made it 5-1 in the
fifth, and Hardy went deep off Jose Ramirez in the eighth
for his 159th career homer and first since Sept. 5, 2013,
against Jose Quintana of the Chicago White Sox. "We like
hitting home runs," Jones said. Back in the dugout, Hardy
got the silent treatment. He threw sunflower seeds on
himself and was doused with water by Cruz. The two-time
All-Star shortstop has hit at least 22 home runs five
times, including a career-high 30 with Baltimore in 2011.
"Normally I just put my head down and run. This time I
kind of watched a little bit to make sure that it got
up," Hardy said. "As I was rounding third, I looked into
the dugout and no one had moved. So I kind of knew that
they were going to sit there." NOTES: Baltimore recalled
reliever Brad Brach from Triple-A Norfolk. ... Nuno has
allowed 15 homers in 67 1-3 innings overall. ... Pineda
(right shoulder muscle) will get another week off after
an MRI still showed "a trace of inflammation," Girardi
said. ... RHP Masahiro Tanaka (11-1, 1.99 ERA) starts
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Djokovic, reigning titlist Stan Wawrinka and Japanese
star Kei Nishikori highlighted Mondays fourth-round
winners at the Australian Open. The world No. 1 Djokovic
got past Luxembourg left-hander Gilles Muller 6-4, 7-5,
7-5 in Mondays nightcap at Laver Arena to reach his 23rd
consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. The seven-time Grand
Slam champion and reigning Wimbledon titlist is seeking
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captured three straight of his four Melbourne crowns from
2011-13. Up next for the great Djokovic, who has yet to
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seeded big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic, who is 0-4
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last years French Open. Wawrinkas quarterfinal opponent
on Wednesday will be the fifth-seeded U.S. Open runner-up
Nishikori, who handled ninth-seeded former French Open
finalist David Ferrer of Spain 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Day 8 of
the fortnight. Looking ahead to his clash with Wawrinka,
Nishikori said, Its going to be a really tough match
because I have seen him play on TV a couple of matches.
Even today he was playing really good. He can hit balls
forehand, backhand -- great backhand actually. He can hit
from anywhere at the back. Its going to be a tough match.
But obviously Im in the quarterfinals, so no easy matches
coming up. Hopefully I can play anotheer good
match.dddddddddddd For sure it gives me confidence that I
beat him in the U.S. Open. Its not like I cant beat him.
Its going to be a fun match for sure. Nishikori made
history as he became the first Asian man to contest a
Grand Slam final last year when he defeated three Top-10
players, including Wawrinka in five sets in the quarters,
to reach the U.S. Open final. The aforementioned Raonic
had to outlast 12th-seeded Spanish lefty Feliciano Lopez,
6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, to reach the round of
eight. Lopez saved seven match points before succumbing
to the big Canadian. Raonic became the first Canadian man
in the Open Era to reach the Aussie Open quarters and is
also the second Canadian man in history to reach three
major quarterfinals, following in the footsteps of Robert
Powell at Wimbledon in 1908, 10 and 12. Its great to be
doing what Im doing and that it is making a difference,
said Raonic. It is, I guess, part of some history, if you
look really deep. But at the end of the day, at the same
time, Im always pushing myself for what I want to
achieve. Im always sort of looking in the mirror and
saying, Thats who I have to compare myself to: to myself.
The quarterfinals will commence Tuesday, as third-seeded
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battle heavy Aussie crowd favorite Nick Kyrgios. Nadal
beat Berdych in the 2010 Wimbledon final and is 18-3
lifetime against the big Czech. The reigning French Open
king Nadal is a 14-time Grand Slam champ, including an
Aussie title in 2009. Hes also a two-time runner-up in
Melbourne, including last year when he was stunned by
Wawrinka in the final. Murray is a two-time major titlist
whos lost in three Aussie Open finals.
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