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SEATTLE - David Price was nearly untouchable, giving up just a run, and he still walked off the field in the eighth inning in line for the loss. Then came the ninth inning, and everything changed for the Tampa Bay Rays. David DeJesus homered and Matt Joyce hit a go-ahead RBI single as the Rays rallied in the ninth inning against Seattle closer Fernando Rodney to beat the Mariners 2-1 on Tuesday night. "We needed a win, period," Price said. "Whether it was a blowout or a game like that." Tampa Bay had been reeling, coming in having lost five of six. Price (4-3) was also trying to turn things around, having lost his last two decisions. Before the game he watched highlights from his 2012 Cy Young-winning season and he changed up his uniform for the game, going with high socks for the first time since he played for Triple-A Durham in 2009. "Figured I needed to switch it up a little bit, and I guess it worked," Price said. Price kept the Mariners off balance most of the night, allowing one run and six hits in his second complete game this season. Eight of his 12 strikeouts came on called third strikes. "David dominated it. Really, we dont win it without him pitching tonight," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "His focus was outstanding. The way he handled every moment — when there was a little trouble, he didnt lose his tempo or his rhythm. "He just stayed there and made pitches when he needed to." As good as Price was on the mound, Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma had been better, throwing eight scoreless innings. But Rodney didnt hold up his end of the pitchers duel. Rodney (1-2) had a 2-2 count on DeJesus when the designated hitter sent a fly ball down the right-field line, and all right fielder Stefen Romero could do was watch as the ball cleared the wall with a couple of rows to spare. "I looked at the outfielder, he got to the wall, and I was like, Oh gosh, Ive got a shot," DeJesus said. With two outs, James Loney golfed a single up the middle and was replaced by pinch-runner Sean Rodriguez. Desmond Jennings hard grounder to short hopped past Brad Miller, and then Joyces fly to right-centre dropped in front of a diving James Jones to score Rodriguez. "Its been a tough start for us, and hopefully this is something that will get us going," Joyce said. "This is definitely something we needed." The Mariners took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Jones led off with a double down the left-field line and later scored on Robinson Canos groundout to first. Iwakuma, making his third start after opening the season on the disabled list with a finger injury, gave up a double to DeJesus in the first, then retired 13 in a row before the Rays picked up a pair of singles in the fifth. Tampa Bays only other hit off Iwakuma was Joyces single to lead off the eighth, but Iwakuma finished off that inning — and his night — with a called strikeout of Wil Myers with the runner stranded on first. It was the second straight eight-inning shutout outing for Iwakuma, who has now thrown 24 straight scoreless innings at home dating to last season. He didnt get the chance to try for his first career complete game, though, as Rodney came on and ended up with his second blown save. "Kuma was out of gas," Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Ive got one of the best closers in the game. This guys going to save a lot of games for us, it just didnt go his way tonight." NOTES: Before the game, Maddon said he was encouraging his players to use old-school cologne for the game in an effort to shake the team out of its slump. "Aroma matters," he said. Maddon added that he hoped the smells would conjure up warm memories of the players fathers. "Im hoping for this really awful odour in the dugout with all these scents tonight. That would be outstanding." ... Maddon also used the more traditional method of mixing up the lineup. Myers (leadoff), DeJesus (No. 2) and 2B Ben Zobrist (No. 4) were in those spots for the first time this season. ... Rodney has allowed a baserunner in 10 of his 13 save opportunities. Tony Gonzalez Jersey . Hamelin overcame a weak start to win bronze in the 500-metre race behind winner Wu Dajing of China and American J.R. Celski on Saturday at the world short track speed skating championship. Cheap Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys . After Mondays comments by Coach Claude Noel that its work first and skill second, and that more “A” games are needed, the Jets responded with a 47-shot effort. If not for terrific goaltending by Braden Holtby the Jets would have had two points in regulation. http://www.cheapchiefsjerseysauthentic.com/ .A. Dickey, even though he was coming off a Cy Young Award in 2012. 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The Ducks recorded a 2-1 home win over the Oilers on Wednesday before notching Fridays 4-2 triumph in Edmonton. Another victory tonight would match Anaheims longest winning streak of the season. The Ducks won seven straight from Oct. 11-24. The Ducks, who also have won nine of their last 11 outings, lead the NHL with 45 points, putting them four points ahead of four other teams in the race for the Presidents Trophy. Anaheim also holds a seven-point edge over Vancouver for the top spot in the Pacific Division. Fridays victory kicked off a five-game road trip for the Ducks and improved the clubs away record to 10-3-2. Anaheim led 3-0 at one point in the home- and-home finale before holding on for the victory. Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Getzlaf scored in a 44-second span in the opening minute of the second period to hand the Ducks their 3-0 cushion, but Edmonton would battle back to make it a one-goal game. The Oilers received a goal late in the second from Tyler Pitlick before Jeff Petrys power-play tally made it a 3-2 contest at 12:40 of the third. Nate Thompson would eventually seal the win for the Ducks with his empty-net tally with 16.9 seconds remaining. Sami Vatanen also scored for the Ducks and Frederik Andersen picked up a 21- save victory.. We let them back into the game. We battled hard those last eight minutes and gutteed out a win, said Ducks forward Ryan Kesler.dddddddddddd The Ducks have lost six of their last eight games against the Jets, including a 4-3 overtime setback Sunday in Winnipeg. Anaheim has lost four of its last six road games in this series dating back to when the Jets were still known as the Atlanta Thrashers. Evander Kane is due back for the Jets tonight after the forward served a two- game suspension for boarding Anaheims Clayton Stoner in Sundays contest. Although the Jets lost their last time out they still enter tonights battle on an eight-game point streak. Winnipeg is 5-0-3 during the stretch and hasnt lost in regulation since a 4-2 home setback against St. Louis on Nov. 23. The Jets dropped a 4-3 shootout decision in Colorado Avalanche on Thursday despite holding a two-goal lead early in the third period. Winnipeg went ahead 3-1 on Mark Scheifeles goal 4:32 into the third, but Jarome Iginla and Ryan OReilly tallied late in the period to send the game to an extra session. After a scoreless overtime, Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene scored on Colorados first two chances in the shootout. Calvin Pickard then stopped both Winnipeg attempts to seal the win for the Avs. Colorados netminder also made two huge stops in overtime to send the game to the tie-breaker. Scheifele added two assists and Ondrej Pavelec made 23 saves for Winnipeg. I thought their goalie was really good, Jets head coach Paul Maurice said. 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