MILWAUKEE -- The slumping Indiana Pacers will rest all five starters Wednesday night against Milwaukee, even as they chase the N

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MILWAUKEE -- The slumping Indiana Pacers will rest all five starters Wednesday night against Milwaukee, even as they chase the No. Nike Roshe Two Flyknit . 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Coach Frank Vogel told reporters at the Pacers shootaround that none of his top five had worked out and they would all sit out the game. He said its a chance for Paul George, David West, Roy Hibbert, George Hill and Lance Stephenson to get some minor injuries healed, and for his reserves to play extended minutes. "Were going out to try to win this basketball game," Vogel said. "We still have our sights on the No. 1 seed, but the most important thing for our team is fixing our team and this is the plan to try to do that." Indiana is stumbling to the finish after leading the East most of the season. The Pacers have lost five of their last six games and Vogel said he thought they looked tired after a 107-88 home loss to Atlanta on Sunday, when Indiana was held to a franchise-low 23 points in the first half. Still, the Pacers were just a half-game behind Miami, which played at Memphis on Wednesday. The Pacers visit the Heat on Friday. Vogel said the starters would return to practice Thursday and play at Miami, though some bench guys could rest that night. "The thought process behind all five guys is if you sit one or two guys per game, then nobody ever finds a rhythm," Vogel said. Indiana has prioritized the top seed all season, so it would have home-court advantage against Miami if the teams meet again in the Eastern Conference finals. But with his team struggling offensively, Vogel decided on the rest plan against the NBA-worst Bucks, who have lost five in a row. "Were not playing well as a basketball team right now," he said. "Our starters arent playing well, our bench is not playing well. We want to try to get the starters on track by getting their legs back under them and getting them healed up and we want to get the bench back on track by giving them extended minutes in tonights game." Nike Roshe Run Black And White . The Red Wings hadnt played the night before. The Boston Bruins had. A month from now, or two months from now, it doesnt matter. But right now it does matter, when you start and you play back to back, its wear and tear on you for sure, Babcock said. Nike Roshe Run Womens Sale .C. Lions signed cornerback Dante Marsh to a contract extension on Friay and released receiver Paris Jackson. http://www.nikerosheflyknit.com/nike-roshe-two-australia.html . - The Chicago Bears have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent centre Brian de la Puente.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Manager Ned Yosts faith in Bruce Chen paid off for the Kansas City Royals. Chen worked five innings and Salvador Perez doubled home two runs and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Wednesday night. The Royals, who have not made the playoffs since 1985, are 2 1/2 games back in the wild-card standings, while the Indians are a half-game behind. "I felt really good about Bruce being on the hill for us," Yost said. "I just felt his veteran experience was going to be crucial in a big game like this. My mindset was to get him through the lineup twice and if we had any lead at all, to do some manoeuvring. "A game of this magnitude you dont play around. Weve got 10 games left. You dont play (around) with 10 games left especially when they are this big. You get it out of the way and then you worry about tomorrow tomorrow." Yost did some bullpen manoeuvring to keep the lead. "Every single game is a must win," Chen said. "Were behind. Were trying to catch up. The bullpen did an outstanding job. We have the best bullpen in the American League." Chen was pulled in the sixth after giving up a single to Michael Bourn and walking Nick Swisher to lead off the inning. "He does what he does," Indians manager Terry Francona said of Chen. "Hes up, down, in, out. Nothing the same speed. He takes the sting out of your bat. He really knows how to pitch." Francisley Bueno replaced Chen and recorded two outs with three pitches. After Jeff Kipnis advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt, Bueno kept the runners put when Carlos Santana grounded out to third baseman Mike Moustakas. Louis Coleman came in and retired Ryan Raburn on a fly to right to strand the runners. Royals relievers Tim Collins, Will Smith and Greg Holland preserved the lead, allowing just one hit, to keep the teams playoff chances alive. The Royals broke the game open with three runs off four Indians pitchers in the eighth. Alcides Escobar had a two-run single on a full-count off Carlos Carrasco, while Jarrod Dyson walked with the bases loaded. Nike Roshe Two Leather. . "The last at-bat, thats one of my best at-bats of the year," Escobar said. "I was just trying to put ball in play, ground ball, fly ball, anywhere. I was really concentrating. I was trying to put the ball in play and got the base hit." Rookie Danny Salazar (1-3), who had allowed just one run in 13 2-3 innings in his first three September starts, took the loss, giving up four runs and six hits in six innings. The Royals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first with Perezs two-out double, scoring Eric Hosmer and Billy Butler. Perez went to third on the throw home and scored on a Salazar wild pitch. The Indians scored a pair of runs in the third. Yan Gomes came home after centre fielder Dyson had trouble picking up Michael Brantleys double. Brantley wound up scoring on Bourns sacrifice fly. The Royals used a double steal in the fifth for their fourth run. Escobar avoided the tag of catcher Gomes to steal home, while Alex Gordon, who was initially caught in a rundown, stole second. Escobar became the first Royal to steal home since Jeff Francoeur on Aug. 11, 2012, at Baltimore. "I was kind of looking to take him back to third base and peaked (at the other runner) and when I did that he kind of dropped and went under my tag," Gomes said. Notes: The Royals recalled LHP Chris Dwyer, who allowed one single and struck out eight in seven scoreless innings for Omaha in the Triple-A 2-1 championship victory over Durham on Tuesday, and IF Irving Falu, who hit .256 in 135 games with the Storm Chasers. Falu was with Kansas City for one day, Aug. 11, but was optioned back to Omaha the next day without playing. ... Indians RHP Justin Masterson, a 14-game winner who is out with an oblique strain, threw 120 feet in long toss and made 20 to 25 pitches off flat ground. ... The Indians won the season series from the Royals for the ninth time in 10 years. 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