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(Sports Network) - A pair of players selected in the 2006 draft clash tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays try to keep the Kansas City Royals winless at home this season. J.J. Watt Youth Jersey . The Jays go with righty Kyle Drabek, while the Royals counter with Luke Hochevar. Drabek, who was taken 18th overall in 2006, came to Toronto in the December 2009 trade that sent Roy Halladay to Philadelphia and won four decisions in his initial 21 appearances - 17 starts - in 2010-11. The Victoria, Texas native has started strong with two straight wins in 2012, allowing nine hits and two earned runs in 12 2/3 innings against Boston and Baltimore - walking four batters and striking out 10 while holding foes to a .200 batting average. Drabek won his lone start against the Royals with 5 1/3 innings of nine-hit, five-run ball with zero strikeouts and three walks. On Thursday in Toronto, Desmond Jennings hit a go-ahead solo home run in the fifth, Evan Longoria added a two-run homer later in the inning and the Rays downed the Blue Jays, 9-4, in the finale of a three-game series. Adam Lind and J.P. Arencibia each hit an RBI double for Toronto, while Henderson Alvarez (0-1) gave up six runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings in the loss. The Blue Jays fell to 6-6 on the season. Former No. 1 overall pick Hochevar becomes the latest Kansas City pitcher to have a chance to end the teams home losing skid. The Royals, whove won three times in six road games thus far in 2012, are still winless on the home field through six opportunities, including Wednesday, when Prince Fielder went 2-for-4 with two RBI and drove in the eventual game-winning run in the seventh to help Detroit win, 4-3. The loss was the third in a three-game series and dropped Kansas City to 0-6 at home for the first time in franchise history. Alcides Escobar blasted a two-run homer for the Royals, but grounded into a game-ending double play against Jose Valverde. Hochevar, who pitched at the University of Tennessee, was selected first overall in 2006 and debuted a year later with the Royals, losing his only decision among four appearances with a 2.13 earned run average, He won six, seven and six games over 65 appearances in the subsequent three seasons, then broke through for 11 victories last season in a career-high 31 starts while logging a career-most 198 innings. The 6-foot-5, 218-pounder allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings en route to a 6-3 defeat of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in his initial outing of 2012, then was raked for seven runs on nine hits in four innings of an 8-3 loss to Cleveland six days later on April 13. He is 3-1 in five starts against Toronto with a 3.41 ERA. Kansas City was 4-3 versus the Jays a year ago. J.J. Watt Pink Jersey . There is no argument that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the best team after the first eight games of the 2011 season, with a 7-1 record. Arian Foster Official Jersey . Toronto saw its three-game winning streak come to an end on Friday night as it fell 7-2 to the Red Sox due to a four-run seventh inning by the visitors in the series opener. Bostons left fielder David Nava extended his hitting streak to five games by going 4-of-5 with three doubles and the same number of runs scored. http://www.fanstexansroom.com/antonio-smith-jersey . Canada dominated the tournament en route to gold during the last lockout in 2004-05. The question traditionally put to the Hockey Canadas head scout at this time of year is "Which players do you think youll get back from the NHL?" The lockout currently makes all but one eligible player immediately available to Canada. J.J. Watt Official Jersey . Terms of the deal, announced Tuesday, were not released. The 28-year-old Pope spent the previous three seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, catching a career-high 24 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown in 2011. Brian Cushing Womens Jersey . Usually theres the Grey Cup rematch every year thats always an exciting way to start the season. Its the game where the team that lost the Cup and has spent a painful offseason wondering what could have been and gets a chance for revenge against the team that theoretically spent all offseason celebrating.MADRID, Spain -- Getafe came from behind to beat Sevilla 5-1 in the Spanish league on Monday with Nicolas Fedor scoring twice in a second-half goal spree. Nicknamed "Miku," Fedor struck in the 63rd and 71st minutes as Getafe scored five goals in a game for the first time this season. Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo scored from a spectacular overhead kick to give the viisitors a 19th-minute lead, but Miguel Torres equalized in the 35th. Duane Brown Jersey. Mehdi Lacen put Getafe in front in the 49th minute, while the remaining goal out of the four after the break came from Pedro Rios header in the 69th. Getafe and Sevilla are among five clubs on 45 points, one fewer than sixth-place Osasuna in the final Europa League qualifying place. ' ' '
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