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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Chipper Jones singled home Jordan Schafer in the 12th inning to boost the Atlanta Braves to a 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds at Turner Field. Brian McCann went 4-for-5 with a pair of solo homers. Freddie Freeman had three hits, including a solo home run, in Atlantas third victory in four games. Jonny Gomes had four hits and scored twice for the Reds. Drew Stubbs knocked in three runs, but grounded into a double play with two men on base in the top of the 12th. Its always good to come through on the last at-bat. Its frustrating because Ive been so close the last few games, Jones said. Im swinging the bat a lot better and coming within milli-inches of hitting a couple of balls out, not getting enough of them. Two guys at the top set the table there the last inning, put good at-bats together and one finally fell in, so its nice to see. In the bottom half, Carlos Fisher (0-2) walked Schaefer and Martin Prado before Jones grounded a single through the right side. The throw to the plate was late, as the Braves evened the three-game series with the finale set for Sunday night. Scott Linebrink (1-1) pitched the final two innings to get the victory. Both starters saw early exits thanks to some offensive firepower. Bronson Arroyo surrendered nine hits and five runs over three innings, while Derek Lowe departed after yielding seven hits and five runs over 3 1/3 frames. The last two outings Ive just gotten killed, Arroyo said. I pitched less than six innings in two outings and thrown about 130 pitches, its not a real good number. The ball club came back tonight and tried to pick me up, but we just couldnt quite get it done. Arroyo has allowed 19 hits and 14 runs over his last two appearances. Weve been struggling as a starting rotation for a little while now as a whole, he said. Im the guy now thats really gotten killed the last 10 days. I just have to go back to the drawing board, simplify things and try to find a way to put a zero on the board, however youve got to do it. Losers in nine of their last 11 games, the Reds rallied from an early five-run deficit, but 13 men left on base hampered their chance to follow up Fridays 5-1 win. Jeremy Horst, promoted from Triple-A Louisville Saturday, made his major league debut and fanned four batters over 2 2/3 innings after taking over for Arroyo. He added an RBI single in the fifth inning. Jay Bruce killed a bases-loaded rally by grounding into a double play to complete the top of the first, and Eric Hinske singled in Jones in the bottom half. The Braves tacked on RBI singles from Schafer and Prado in the second. McCann and Freeman homered to right field in the third inning to provide the 5-0 margin. The Reds bounced back with a five-spot in the fourth. They loaded the bases with one out before Stubbs cleared them with a double to right. Brandon Phillips then doubled to left and scored on Joey Vottos base hit to center. Horsts first major league plate appearance resulted in an RBI base hit to drive in Gomes in the fifth, but McCann led off the bottom half with a blast over the wall in right-center to tie it at 6-6. Prado flied out to center to strand a runner at third in the sixth. Edgar Renteria singled to start the top of the 12th and Chris Heisey was intentionally walked with one out, but Stubbs grounded into his first double play all season to squash the rally. GAME NOTES:This was McCanns seventh multi-homer game and second this year...Braves rookie reliever Craig Kimbrel celebrated his 23rd birthday Saturday and pitched the 10th inning...Bruce, who entered Saturday hitting .400 with three homers and 12 RBI this week, went 0-for-6. wholesale jerseys .com) - With a chance to grab second in the Atlantic Division the Toronto Maple Leafs will have extra motivation as coach Randy Carlyle makes his return to the Honda Center to face his former team, the Anaheim Ducks tonight. wholesale nfl jerseys . Her next challenge comes at the Australian Open, which starts Monday with Williams seeking her 18th Grand Slam title -- an accomplishment that would match Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. http://www.wholesalemlbcheapjerseys.com/. The Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears both sit at 6-5, while the Green Bay Packers have a record of 5-5-1, coming off a 26-26 tie with the Minnesota Vikings. cheap nfl jerseys . -- Jimmy Butler was at the airport in Houston on his way to Chicago when he got the text message from Derrick Rose. cheap jerseys . A lot of times its because percentages (shooting, save, on-ice shooting) are finding their way back to more normal levels, but sometimes players get opportunities that just werent easy to see before the season started. CALGARY -- Evgeni Nabokov finally made his debut for the New York Islanders, eager to put the ugliness of last season behind him. In his first game in an Islander uniform, Nabokov stopped 15 of 16 shots in two periods of pre-season action as New York lost 2-0 to Calgary on Tuesday. "I liked him, I liked him a lot," said Islanders assistant coach Dean Chynoweth. "Our plan going in was to give him two periods and let Mikko (Koskinen) go in for the third. We probably could have left (Nabokov) in, hes champing at the bit to get going." Nabokov, 36, refused to play for New York last season after the Islanders claimed him on Jan. 22 off NHL re-entry waivers, thwarting the Detroit Red Wings attempt to sign him. The Islanders suspended Nabokov for the remainder of the 2010-11 season for refusing to report to the team. "With the situation that went on last year, the guy couldnt have come in with a better attitude so thats been really good," said Chynoweth. "Hes been really good all camp." Nabokov was a 44-game winner with the San Jose Sharks in 2009-10 before struggling most of last season in the KHL. He is competing for a roster spot with incumbent starter Rick DiPietro and rookie Al Montoya, who reeled off an impressive 9-5-5 finish last season after being recalled from the minors in mid-February. Nabokov says he hopes to be the Islanders starter when they open the season on Oct. 8 at home to Florida. "My goal is to be in the net, to get the call and go in and do my job. But sometimes its out of your control," Nabokov said. "In a perfect world, I would want to play more exhibition games but its such a short pre-season and they were six goalies here. Its not my call, Im just going out there and doing my best." At the other end of the ice 27-year-old Swede Henrik Karlsson was perfect, stopping all 13 shots he faced. With Calgary icing the more veteran line-up, the young kids on the Islanders found it difficult to generate much offence. When they did, Karlsson was there to shut the door. "Not much to do today, but you have to stay focused and play for 60 minutes," Karlsson said. The six-foot-five goaltender re-signed with Calgary during the summer after going 4-5-5 last year as Miikka Kiprusoffs backup in his first taste of the NHL. "It would have been fun to get a couple more shots, but the team played good," Karllsson said.dddddddddddd"Some games are like that and you have to manage to play good in those kind of games." The game-winning goal came at 4:10 of the second period on a nice short-handed goal by Curtis Glencross, who took a pretty pass from Matt Stajan as he streaked through the slot and tucked a backhand behind Nabokov. "Its starting to feel better every game and thats the goal in pre-season," said Glencross, who is coming off a career-high 24-goal season that earned the potential unrestricted free agent a new US$10.2-million, four-year contract. The Flames trio of Glencross, Olli Jokinen, and David Moss was the only line for either team comprised of regular NHL linemates, and their familiarity showed as they created several decent scoring chances. "Theyve put Ollie and I and Mosser together here early to get things going again like last year when we played together," Glencross said. Calgary added a second goal at 4:21 of the third period when Lee Stempniak finished a two-on-one with Alex Tanguay, taking a perfect set-up from the veteran playmaker and firing his second pre-season goal behind Koskinen. "It was a great pass. I had a lot of time to put it in. I love getting passes like that," said Stempniak, who was acquired from the Phoenix at the end of August in exchange for Daymond Langkow. "It feels good to score goals, especially in the pre-season to try and build something and get on a roll heading into the regular season." Calgary improved to 2-3-0 with one pre-season game remaining, Thursday night versus the Coyotes. New York, which was playing just its third game, fell to 1-2-0 with two games remaining in a shorter than normal five-game pre-season slate. Notes: The Islanders sat numerous regulars including forwards John Tavares, Michael Grabner, Matt Moulson, and Kyle Okposo... Former Flames defenceman Steve Staios played in his third straight game for the New York. The 38-year-old is in the Islanders camp on a tryout basis... Calgary RW Jarome Iginla (back) is still not back skating. RW Rene Bourque is also nursing a nagging injury and isnt likely to return to action until the season opener. Veteran C Brendan Morrison (off-season knee surgery) is skating but has not been cleared for contact. His availability for the start of the regular season is not yet known. ' ' '