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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Carlos Santana found his power stroke again at an opportune time. Santana hit a three-run homer during a five-run seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Shin-Soo Choo and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-out singles off Kyle Farnsworth (0-2) before Jason Kipnis RBI single against Jake McGee tied it at 4. After Michael Brantley had a run-scoring single, Santana extended the lead to 8-4 with his first homer since May 15. "It means a lot to him because I know thats been weighing on him, especially the power drought that hes had," Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. "Its hard on those guys. He must be feeling a lot better." Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon was ejected by home plate umpire Dan Iassogna after Kipnis game-tying hit for arguing balls and strikes. He thought the umpire missed a two-strike pitch on Kipnis. "Dan Iassogna is a very good umpire ... he absolutely blew that call and thats a very big play in tonights game," Maddon said. Kipnis and Santana added run-scoring singles in ninth as the Indians went ahead 10-5. "Were so much better an offensive club when Santana is contributing," Acta said. Cleveland starter Justin Masterson left trailing 4-3 and with the bases loaded in the fifth, but was bailed out when Esmil Rogers (1-0) entered and got two quick outs. "That was a very big win for us, especially the way things started," Acta said. "Rogers did a fantastic job. Hes the one who pretty much saved the day. He gave us an opportunity to comeback." Rogers struck out three and walked one over 1 2-3 scoreless innings. Santana walked and Casey Kotchman was hit by a pitch, and both scored on Jack Hannahans two-out double in the fifth. Choo cut the deficit to 4-3 with an RBI single. "It really came down pretty much to one play, when we hit Kotch with that pitch and then all of a sudden hang a changeup to Hannahan and then Choos ground ball up the middle that we could have caught or at least knocked down," Maddon said. "All those moments should not have occurred just by making a better pitch against Kotch." The Rays took a 2-0 lead in the second on Elliot Johnsons RBI single and a sacrifice fly by B.J. Upton. Luke Scott hit an RBI single and Desmond Jennings had a run-scoring bunt hit that made it 4-0 during the third. Johnson had a seventh-inning RBI infield single. Jennings drove in a run during the ninth with a grounder. Scott had four hits, and is 12-for-29 in seven games against Cleveland since the weekend before the All-Star break. In his last 12 games against all other teams, the Tampa Bay designated hitter is hitless in 38 at-bats. Masterson went 4 1-3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits. Tampa Bays Jeremy Hellickson gave up three runs and five hits over six innings. "It was a crazy game," Masterson said. "The boys battled. A lot goes to the bullpen for going in there and keeping it right where it was. Two-run rallies. Just making it happen." Masterson walked a career-high seven. Notes: Rays 3B Evan Longoria, out since May 1 with a partially torn left hamstring, will accompany the team for a nine-game trip that starts Tuesday. "We havent even put a potential date on going out and doing the rehab (assignment), but hes feeling less strained on different movements, which is a good thing," Maddon said. ... Cleveland LHP Rafael Perez (strained left lat) pitched a scoreless inning for Triple-A Columbus. cheapjerseys.com . It was also their last game at Canad Inns Stadium. Both teams played backup quarterbacks, Montreal because they chose to sit Anthony Calvillo and Winnipeg because Buck Pierce was hurt for the third time this season. wholesale jerseys from china . 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Correia, who turned 32 last month, has won seven of nine decisions across 17 lifetime meetings with the Reds while posting a 4. jerseys from china . -- The home of Sporting Kansas City has a new name following a disagreement between the Major League Soccer team and the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong.Tonight, TSN marks the 40th anniversary of the most important game in Canadian international hockey history with a re-broadcast of Game 8 from the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the Soviet Union. Relive all the drama at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt on TSN and TSN Mobile TV. The NHL on TSNs James Duthie hosts tonights broadcast alongside 1972 Summit Series teammates Bobby Clarke and Peter Mahovlich. You can also join TSN.cas real-time blog, which features the TSN Quizmaster tweeting out bonus content about the 1972 Summit Series. WHERE WERE YOU WHEN? "Heres a shot ... Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell ... heres another shot ... right in front ... they score! Henderson has scored for Canada!" If youre Canadian, youve heard Foster Hewitts legendary call of The Goal scored by Paul Henderson to clinch the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union at least once in your life. It was a series the Canadians were supposed to win with ease. Never before had all of Canadas best players joined forces and they were going to crush the Soviets. Or so everyone thought. The Soviets shocked the Canadians 7-3 in the series opener and thee walk in the park was suddenly anything but.dddddddddddd. The myth of Canadian supremacy had been shattered. The team was in a dogfight with a highly-skilled, highly-motivated opponent. And as the games progressed it became clear the Summit Series had gone far beyond just hockey; it was a referendum on western freedom vs communism, our way of life against theirs. After 27 days and seven gruelling games the Canadians and Soviets entered the final game tied with three wins each with one tie. It all came down to Game 8 - September 28, 1972 in Moscow - winner take all. The Canadians were dealt a major blow in the first period as J-P Parise was ejected early in the first period following a suspect interference call and subsequent confrontation with a referee. After two periods the Canadians trailed 5-3 and things were looking grim. Refusing to pack their tents, Phil Esposito and Yvan Cournoyer scored to even the game for Canada. And then came Hendersons legendary goal. It was over, Canada had beaten the Soviet Union in the most important hockey series in history. It was a watershed moment for Canada, Russia and hockey in general. ' ' '
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