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TORONTO -- A break for the holidays didnt slow down Ben Scrivens and the Toronto Marlies. Joe Colborne and Keith Aucoin scored first-period goals, Scrivens made 19 saves and the Marlies defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-2 in American Hockey League action Wednesday afternoon. "I liked the way we played," Marlies coach Dallas Eakins said. "I was nervous before the game coming off the (holiday) break. We hadnt practised in a few days and the guys probably ate some (unhealthy) food yesterday, like I did. "But we were physical early and that got us into the game, and the one thing that really showed up was our skill. I liked our goaltending, I liked our defensive awareness and I liked our power play." Scrivens lost his shutout bid late in the third period when Frederic St-Denis point shot was deflected at 18:12. Nathan Beaulieu scored from behind the net at 19:59 to round out the scoring. Mike Kostka had the other goal for the Marlies, who won their third consecutive game and for the ninth time in 11 contests. Matt Frattin added three assists before an AHL-record indoor crowd of 18,800 at Air Canada Centre, the home of the NHLs Toronto Maple Leafs. "I was just trying to make some plays, use my linemates and get pucks at the net," Frattin said. "They werent the prettiest goals, but we got lucky bounces and we got a 3-0 lead. "It felt like we didnt close out the game the way we wanted to, but we got the win and were geared up to start the second half of the season after the Christmas break." Toronto improved to 17-9-2 to take sole possession of first in the AHLs North Division. The Marlies also moved to within one point of the Charlotte Checkers for top spot in the Western Conference. "Playing in (Air Canada Centre) with a big crowd is a big opportunity for our players," Eakins said. "Ricoh Coliseum is our home rink, but if things go south (with the lockout) at the NHL level, maybe well play here again." Hamilton lost its fifth straight game to fall to 10-15-3. Bulldogs goalie Cedrick Desjardins stopped 30 shots in a losing effort. The Marlies led 2-0 after the first and 3-0 heading into the third. Colborne opened the scoring with his second goal of the season -- and first in 18 games. He went hard to the net and tucked Paul Rangers rebound past Desjardins at 4:48 of the first. Colborne, drafted 16th overall by the Boston Bruins in 2008, was traded to the Maple Leafs on Feb. 18, 2011, as part of the deal that sent Tomas Kaberle to Boston. Aucoin made it 2-0 when he scored three seconds after Hamiltons Jared Tinordi was sent off for tripping. Frattin won a faceoff in the offensive zone back to Kostka, who quickly passed the puck to Aucoin on the left point. His slapshot went past a screened Desjardins at 14:08. Toronto went up 3-0 during a two-man advantage late in the second. Nazem Kadri fed Kostka at the top of the right faceoff circle and the Marlies defenceman blasted a shot past Desjardins at 19:04. Hamiltons Zach Stortini was given a match penalty and a game misconduct for a check to the head of Kadri at 14:51 and Antonie Corbin was sent off for cross-checking at 18:06. Toronto went 2-for-7 on the power play while Hamilton was 0-for-3. The Marlies travel to Grand Rapids for two games against the Griffins on Friday and Saturday, while the Bulldogs host the St. Johns IceCaps on Friday. cheap nfl jerseys usa . Pedro Alvarez provided the power. The reeling Pittsburgh Pirates eagerly accepted both. Wholesale nfl jerseys paypal . -- Terrell Owens has completed his first practice back in the NFL as a member of the Seattle Seahawks, a workout that featured some impressive catches and getting slammed to the turf by a new teammate. http://www.wholesalenflcheapjerseysfromchina.biz/ . 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"Its one of those things where its mind over matter. Youve just got to fight and keep that desire going." Alvarez played a big role in ending the marathon with his 23rd homer of the season. The drive broke a 3-3 tie as the Pirates won the longest game in the majors this season. It took 6 hours, 7 minutes to finish, trying the longest contest by time, matching a game between Baltimore and Boston on May 6. Both teams scored a run in the 17th, and each club used eight pitchers. Alvarez slammed the go-ahead homer off Barret Browning (1-3). Andrew McCutchen added a two-run single later in the inning. Wandy Rodriguez (8-12), who was set to start for the Pirates on Monday night at San Diego, got the win with two scoreless innings of relief. It was his first win as a reliever in 232 major league appearances. "That was a backyard tug-of-war," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "We kept playing defence, we kept pitching. At the end of the day, we finally got some separation in the 19th inning. About 9,000 fans from the original crowd of 43,412 stayed until the end. Each team had played a marathon in recent years. St. Louis went 20 innings against the Mets on April 17, 2010, and Pittsburgh played 19 innings at Atlanta on July 26, 2011. The Pirates improved to 4-0 in extra innings this season. They moved two games ahead of St. Louis in the race for the last wild card spot in the NL. The Cardinals have lost three of four overall. "It was a battle all around on both sides," McCutchen said. "They came to play and we were just able to get the win. It feels good." Alvarez picked on a slider from Browning and drove it 408 feet. "It felt good out of my hand," Browning said. "It just stayed up. It dont think Ive ever been this disappointed. I just didnt do my job." Both teams ran out of position players after the 18th inning. Garrett Jones gave Pittsburgh a short-lived 3-2 lead with a bases-loaded infield single in the 17th. He drove in pitcher James McDonald, who singled as a pinch-hitter, the first of his career. "It was just luck," McDonald said. "You know how hard pinch hitting is? So it was pretty much luck." But St. Louis came right back to tie it on a sacrifice fly by Tony Cruz that brought in pinch-runner Ryan Jackson. Yadier Molina and Skip Schumaker bbegan the 17th inning with singles.dddddddddddd St. Louis left-hander Jaime Garcia, sidelined for 64 days with a strain in his pitching shoulder, struck out a career-high 10 and did not allow an earned run in an eight-inning, 107-pitch stint. He gave up five hits, two unearned runs and did not walk a batter. Pittsburgh had a pair of hits in the 16th but Molina threw out Jose Tabata trying to steal and reliever Joe Kelly induced McCutchen to ground out to end the inning. Reliever Edward Mujica got Neil Walker to ground into a double play to end the 11th. Kelly allowed four hits and one run in 5 2-3 innings of his first relief appearance. Carlos Beltran put St. Louis in front with a two-run double in the fourth, and also stole three bases, tying a career high. Beltran leads the NL with 85 RBIs. "Twenty innings or nine innings, a loss is a loss," Beltran said. "We had the opportunities. It just didnt happen." Pittsburgh starter Jeff Karstens gave up two runs and two hits over seven innings. He struck four and walked one. The Pirates scored twice in the sixth to tie it on a pair of infield singles and Garcias throwing error. Clint Barmes reached on an infield hit and Garcia mishandled a bunt attempt by Karstens. Josh Harrison drove in Barmes with a sacrifice fly and McCutchen followed with an infield single. Chris Resop led the Pirates bullpen effort with three scoreless innings. Kevin Correia and Jared Hughes added two scoreless innings each. Hurdle said he has yet to select a starting pitcher to replace Rodriguez on Monday. "Ill come up with something tomorrow," he said. NOTES: St. Louis 1B Allen Craig extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the fourth inning. .. Jon Jay snapped an 0-for-14 skid with a two-out single in the 13th. .... Garcias 10 strikeouts are the most by a St. Louis left-hander since Mark Mulder had 12 on May 9, 2005, against Los Angeles. ... The Cardinals sent RHP Trevor Rosenthal to Triple-A Memphis prior to the game to make room for Garcia. .... St. Louis plays host to Houston in a three-game set beginning Tuesday. Adam Wainwright (11-10, 3.87) will face Lucas Harrell (10-8, 3.81) in the series opener. Wainwright drew a walk as a pinch hitter Sunday. ... Pittsburgh closes out a six-game road trip with three at San Diego starting Monday. ... Pirates 2B Neil Walker did not start for the fourth successive game with a dislocated pinky on his right hand. He later pinch hit. ... Molina grounded out to second to finish a 14-pitch at-bat in the fourth. ' ' '
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