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| (Sports Network) - The Milwaukee Brewers hope to secure their first trip to the League Championship Series since 1982 this evening when they try to complete a three-game NLDS sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The Brewers showed their full arsenal to the Diamondbacks in Games 1 and 2, as they beat them behind a terrific pitching performance from Yovani Gallardo on Saturday, then went into full "beast mode" on Sunday, taking a 9-4 win. "Thats a type game where you feel like offensively youre going to keep scoring runs and hopefully because of it, it builds the confidence in the whole lineup, because they all came through today," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. The Brewers are now one win away from advancing to their first championship series since 1982, when they beat the Angels in the ALCS before falling to St. Louis in the World Series. Ryan Braun has six hits through the first two games, while Fielders mammoth home run on Saturday set the tone for the whole series. The MVP duo has combined to hit .563 with two home runs, three doubles, six RBI and six runs scored. "I was trying to enjoy the moment," Fielder said. "Just trying to enjoy it. You know, its still baseball. Just more magnified, I guess. Im just trying to enjoy fans, teammates, just really trying to have as much fun as possible and not make it a job. Not try to win so hard. Just try to enjoy it." Tonight, the Brewers turn to righty Shaun Marcum, who was one of the leagues top pitchers on the road this season, going 8-3 with a 2.21 ERA in his 16 starts away from Miller Park. "This is a guy that can stop a big-time offense," Roenicke said. "He certainly did it a lot of times in the American League East. Those lineups there, with Boston and New York, you dont get any better than that. I have a lot of confidence in what he does." Marcum was 13-7 overall on the year with a 3.54 ERA in 33 outings, as he surpassed 200 innings in a season for the first time in his career. "I know those numbers are better on the road," Roenicke said. "But I feel good with Shaun pitching anywhere. I cant [explain it]. Shaun, hes a command pitcher. And I dont know why your command would be different at one park versus another." Now the Diamondbacks return home, where they went 51-30 in the regular season. "We have hope," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said. "Were going to go to our environment now. Weve played better at home, just as well as the Brewers have. "We need to win the next three. Weve won three games or more [in a row] 12 times this season. We won nine games in a row. We won seven in a row twice, six in a row once. So were aware that we have the ability to play better and execute better and stop giving the Brewers additional opportunities to put us away. So we had a little chat about that [Monday]. We understand what were up against and we cherish the opportunity to be here." Arizona will rely on rookie right-hander Josh Collmenter, who was 10-10 with a 3.38 ERA. Collmenter beat the Brewers the last time he faced them, scattering three hits over eight scoreless innings, while striking out seven without walking a batter. "Im excited," Collmenter said. "Thats what you pitch all the games during the regular season for, to get to these games that matter, that count. Im looking forward to the opportunity. Well be back at home and the game time is close to a normal game, so its as close as it could be to a normal start." Arizona won four of its seven meetings with the Brewers in the regular season. Elias Lindholm Jersey . -- Siyani Chambers scored 17 points and Harvard became the first team to clinch a berth in this years NCAA tournament with a 70-58 win over arch-rival Yale on Friday night to capture the Ivy League title. Riley Nash Hurricanes Jersey . 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The ruling was a defeat for Armstrong but not a final one.Canadian pairs and dance duos are at the top of their game early in the season at Skate Canada International. World bronze medalists and Canadian pairs champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford posted the highest total score of the season and won their first-ever Grand Prix gold at the recent Skate Canada International in Kelowna, B.C. Once again they challenged themselves this season by upping the ante technically, with the addition of a throw quadruple salchow. Only one team tried the risky throw in competition last year with no success and Meagan and Eric are one of only two teams that are likely to include it this year. Their strategy is unapologetically athletic and they are hoping that if they keep raising the technical bar higher and completing their elements well enough, the risk will produce big rewards and make them world title contenders along with the artistic Russian teams. Early in the season added technical risks tended to be their undoing as their dividends werent seemingly apparent until later on at Nationals and Worlds. This year, however, they have started out on fire and already look to be improving on last years World bronze win. In regard to their long program, I think this years routine is the perfect vehicle for them to showcase their athleticism while drawing in and engaging the audience in their performance. Canadian ice dancers were impressive in Kelowna, winning gold and silver. World silver medalists Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje won gold by a comfortable margin and received instant standing ovations. While they delivered a convincing win, coupled with crowd pleasing performances on home ice, their real test will come in December at the Grand Prix Final where they will face off against the worlds best. It was an impressive first outing but what matters now is where they take the material from here. Past seasons have shown us that they are tenacious in their pursuit of improvement and refinement, so stay tuned. Silver medalists in the dance, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are off to a terrific start this season and made their eighth place finish at Worlds look like simply a stepping stone to bigger and better things this year. Their new material was well received aand well rewarded, including that of their free dance, which I see as the best work they have done to date.dddddddddddd Its inviting and easy to like while also showcases their innovative and superior skating quality. Results for Canadian skaters in the singles events were slightly subdued at Skate Canada due to the withdrawals of Kevin Reynolds, Elladge Balde and Kaetlyn Osmond due to injury. The big news for Canadians on the mens international stage is the emergence of 16-year-old Nam Nguyen on the Senior Grand Prix circuit. He shocked more seasoned competitors at Skate America, the season opener, with his bronze medal win. On his way to the bronze he defeated the current Olympic bronze medalist, Denis Ten and also finished ahead of U.S. Champion Jeremy Abbott with a flawless long program. What was most impressive was the fact that it was Nguyens senior Grand Prix debut and he managed to nail a quad salchow in the free skate. Coming into this season Nam was not a skater who the contenders would figure into the mix. Now hes got the top guys glancing sideways at him, knowing that with the newfound quad and the impressive technical scores he has put up in the free skate, he can surely be a fit to play spoiler at any upcoming event. Nguyen will compete at the Cup of China this weekend alongside his training mate, Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan. Japanese men have won the first two Grand Prix events and Yuzu has said hes hoping to ride the wave to gold at the Cup of China. As strong as the Japanese men are, its the Russian women who are dominating the ladies events this season. It is possible - in fact quite likely - that the Russian women could win all of the Grand Prixs and qualify four or five spots out of a total six spots at the final. Thats how deep their women are. With the National Champ on the sidelines, Canadian hopes in that event shift now to the national silver medalist Gabrielle Daleman who begins her quest this Grand Prix season in China. She is young, a capable jumper and a determined competitor who is looking to move from her 13th place finish at worlds. She will be up against a tough field so will need to be at the top of her game to be in contention. wholesale jerseys authentic wholesale jerseys store cheap jerseys Cheap Jerseys china wholesale jerseys ' ' ' |
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