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MIAMI -- With a lot of muscle and a little body English, Garrett Jones finally beat the Chicago Cubs shift by clearing it. [url=

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MIAMI -- With a lot of muscle and a little body English, Garrett Jones finally beat the Chicago Cubs shift by clearing it. Wholesale NFL Jerseys Authentic . Jones hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Tuesday night, and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat Chicago 6-5. Jones had been 0 for 9 in the series against the Cubs, who deployed three infielders to the right of second base against the left-handed hitter. "The shift has taken away some hits," Jones said. "It has frustrated me a little bit mentally, chasing some balls out of the strike zone trying to make something happen. That last at-bat, I just squared it up and wasnt worried about the shift, and was able to get it out." Jones one-out drive hit the top of the wall and bounced into the bullpen for his ninth home run, but his first since May 23. "I was getting up on my tiptoes, wishing it would go over, and it did," he said. Adeiny Hechavarria started the seventh with a bunt single for his fourth hit. Rafael Furcal had a two-out, two-run single in the fourth for his first RBIs since 2012. Hard-luck Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija allowed three runs, two earned, in six innings but again was denied a victory. The Cubs are 4-11 when he starts even though his ERA is 2.78. "Thats the way it goes," Samardzija said. "I go out and pitch and keep doing my job and making improvements. I battled, and I liked the way I finished. I made some good adjustments and finished strong." Luis Valbuenas RBI double in the seventh gave Chicago a 4-3 lead and left Samardzija in line for only his third win. But Miami rallied against Brian Schlitter (2-2). Cubs manager Rick Renteria left the right-hander in the game to face Jones, rather than going with lefty Wesley Wright. "I was 99 per cent convinced Wright was coming in," Jones said. Renteria said he opted for Schlitter against Jones rather than bringing in Wright to face pinch-hitter Jeff Baker. "It was pick my poison," Renteria said. "Schlitt just left the pitch up. Thats obviously not what he wanted to do." Junior Lake hit his ninth homer, and third in five games against the Marlins this year, but the Cubs went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position. The Marlins were 2 for 13. Miami, which leads the majors in home victories, improved to 24-14 at Marlins Park. Marlins rookie Anthony DeSclafani, recalled from the minors Monday, gave up four runs in 6 1-3 innings. Sam Dyson (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings for his first career win, then was optioned after the game -- as expected -- to Triple-A New Orleans. "We gave him the scorecard," manager Mike Redmond said. "He was pretty fired up about that." Steve Cishek gave up a run in the ninth on Justin Ruggianos sacrifice fly before striking out Anthony Rizzo with the bases empty to earn his 16th save in 17 chances. Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton, who came into the game leading the NL in home runs and RBIs, went 0 for 4 and stranded five runners. Miami scored an unearned run in the first when the Cubs tried to turn a 3-6-1 double play, and shortstop Starlin Castros errant throw allowed Furcal to come home from third. Furcal returned last week after being sidelined since the end of the 2012 season because of injuries. In the second inning, Lake hit a two-run homer to put the Cubs ahead. Darwin Barney and Eli Whiteside pulled off a double steal -- the first stolen base for each -- and Samardzija followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0. NOTES: Furcal returned to the lineup after sitting out a game to rest a swollen left knee. ... The ballparks retractable roof was closed when a thunderstorm with 50 mph winds passed by in the seventh inning. ... Marlins C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (concussion) caught eight innings in a minor league rehab game Monday and might rejoin the team this weekend. ... Castro hit his 20th double. ... RHP Bryan Morris has yet to allow a run in 9 1-3 innings since being traded to the Marlins. ... Miami RHP Chris Hatcher has recorded 12 of his past 13 outs by strikeout. ... Marlins RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 3.71 ERA), who was on paternity leave for the birth of his first child, faces Cubs RHP Jake Arrieta (2-1, 2.09) on Wednesday. Wholesale Jerseys China . -- Arizona coach Bruce Arians says there "were obviously very, very many problems" with the officiating in the Cardinals 24-21 loss at Philadelphia. China NFL Jerseys . His team rose to the occasion Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Sweden in the bronze-medal game. "The sting from yesterday is not something we hid from or pretend didnt happen," Dineen said. http://www.authenticnfljerseys.net/ . -- Zach Johnson is like most players at the World Challenge, not sure whether hes still playing in 2013 or if hes in the middle of the new wraparound season that officially started in October.Wales tour of New Zealand suffered a heavy blow as they went down 40-7 to the Chiefs at FMG Stadium Waikato on Tuesday. Wales were outscored by the Chiefs six tries to one, and are now left to pick up the pieces ahead of their second Test against the All Blacks this Saturday.Warren Gatlands men pushed the All Blacks for close to 80 minutes last weekend, but were rarely in the encounter against the 2012 and 2013 Super Rugby champions on Tuesday. Tries from scrum-half Brad Weber, No 8 Tom Sanders and second rower Dominic Bird gave the hosts a 21-0 lead at the break, with full-back James Lowe, winger Toni Pulu and replacement back Sam McNicol all crossing in the last 10 minutes. Warren Gatland says a lot of fringe players did not perform in Wales 40-7 defeat to Chiefs, promising changes to the line-up against New Zealand Kristian Dacey scored Wales only try in a loss that marks Wales heaviest defeat since 2010, when they lost 42-9 to the All Blacks.It was a second-string Wales team, who had rested their Test stars, but equally the Chiefs were missing players away on international duty with the All Blacks.The victory was led by former New Zealand fly-half Stephen Donald. The 32-year-old, who famously cut short a fishing trip on the Waikato river to help the All Blacks to their 2011 World Cup triumph, was replaced to a standing ovation after 68 minutes. Chiefs captain Stephen Donald says his sides win over Wales was not pretty but hes very proud of the teams performance Making his first start of 2016, Donald kicked four out of four conversions, set up Webers opening try and had one of his own chalked off when it was adjudged that he had not grounded the ball.Donald was firing from the outset. In the eighth minute the fly-half weaved his way through the Welsh defence after a lineout steal and offloaded to half-back partner Brad Weber, who ran 25 metrees unopposed to the posts. Cheap Authentic Jerseys. Donald added the conversion and Wales had received an early reminder that even with 20 players ruled out through international commitments and injury the home side were going to be highly competitive. Ieuan Evans gives his verdict on Wales humbling defeat to the Chiefs Wales recovered their poise and should have scored as they dominated the rest of the opening quarter. Scrum-half Gareth Davies got to within five metres, wing Eli Walker was hauled down inches short and then No 8 James King was scragged on the line and conceded a penalty.Having ridden their luck, the Chiefs came back onto the offensive and they ended the half with a flourish as Sanders drove over for a try at the posts before Bird crossed wide out. Donald converted both and Wales were all at sea. Gareth Davies makes a break Things got better in the second half as the tourists kept the ball tighter and the introduction of Taulupe Faletau and Bradley Davies added extra impetus.Eventually they were able to make their pressure tell as they drove replacement hooker Dacey over for a try after 56 minutes which Rhys Priestland converted. Luke Charteris says Wales heavy defeat to Chiefs was a tough lesson to take and that Warren Gatlands men let themselves down That was the high point for Wales, who then conceded three more tries before the end. Donald added a fourth conversion before leaving the field to a standing ovation and James Lowe knocked over the final conversion to make it a 33-point gap - Wales biggest provincial defeat in New Zealand.The second test against the All Blacks takes place in Wellington on Saturday with the third in Dunedin a week later. ' ' '

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