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The Winnipeg Goldeyes desperately needed a victory and Chris Salamida delivered. The Goldeyes veteran left-handed starter pitched his league-leading fourth complete game, as the Fish put a halt to a three-game losing streak and beat the Wichita Wingnuts 5-1 in front of 5,911 on Sunday afternoon at Shaw Park. Salamidas line was sensational: nine complete innings, one run, five hits, eight strikeouts and three walks. "You play every game to win," said Salamida when asked if there was any extra pressure on him after the Goldeyes had lost the first three games of this four-game series to Wichita. "As a team, we just want to win every game, but now we have to take the momentum weve built with this win into the series against St. Paul." With the win, the Goldeyes improved to 48-32 and, after Sioux City beat St. Paul 9-7, the Fish now lead the second-place Saints (44-34) by three games. The Goldeyes and Saints will meet in a three-game series this week, beginning Tuesday night at Shaw Park. The Goldeyes opened the scoring in the first inning as Brock Bond led off with a walk, went to second on a single by Jake Blackwood and scored on a single by Tyler Kuhn. After Wichita tied it in the top of the third, the Goldeyes answered in the bottom of the inning, as Blackwood beat out an infield hit, Casey Haerther beat out an infield hit and Blackwood scored -- what turned out to be the winning run -- on a single by Reggie Abercrombie. In the sixth, with Abercrombie on second, the Goldeyes put the game away. Catcher Luis Alen hit a belt-high fastball from Wichita starter Tim Brown over the left-center field wall for his fifth home run of the season and with that one swing of the bat, the Goldeyes had a 4-1 lead. They added a fifth run in the seventh, as Bond beat out an infield hit, went to second on a single by Blackwood, went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Kuhn and scored on a sacrifice fly by Haerther. The rest of the work was done by Salamida and his defense. "I always try to minimize my pitches," Salamida said. "Im a pitch to contact guy who has a great defense behind him. They were outstanding behind me today. I dont think weve made an error in a long time. The defense was just great again for me today."Salamida (6-3, 3.21 ERA) got the victory, while Brown (8-4, 3.40 ERA) took the loss. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- Nick Bjugstad snapped out of his scoring slump and spoiled Drew MacIntyres first NHL start. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Hes the same player he always was, only now his efforts are being rewarded. The rookie manager has made a habit of heaping praise on others when things are going well, and accepting criticism when they arent. But in the case of Hurtado, its what the coach is NOT saying that may be the secret to a superb run of form. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! sight softened the blow of what ended up as a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.Knowing their teammate was fine after a scary headfirst fall in the opening minute of the game helped calm the Maple Leafs. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . -- Canada played to expectation up until halftime. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . After losing a shutout bid in the dying seconds of Sundays win over the Colorado Avalanche, Luongo would not be denied against the punchless Oilers and is now just one back of Patrick Roy for 14th on the all-time list.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Portland Trail Blazers will face their first challenge on this seven-game homestand versus the Toronto Raptors. After disposing of the lowly Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks in the first two games if this residency, the Blazers should have their boots strapped tight with the Raptors in town. Portland has won three in a row and eight of its last nine games, including Sundays 101-79 demolition of the Knicks at the Moda Center. Wesley Matthews scored 28 points, Nicolas Batum added 17 and Chris Kaman chipped in 13 off the bench for the Blazers, who made 46.9 percent from the field and dished out 25 assists. Thats our thing. Thats our game. Weve had a long streak of 20-plus assists, said Matthews. Thats the kind of team that we are. Damian Lillard had 11 points and six assists, while LaMarcus Aldridge missed the game with an illness. He is questionable Tuesday. The Trail Blazers are 14-2 at home and will also host Atlanta, the Lakers, Miami and Orlando..dddddddddddd Toronto is 2-1 on a six-game road trip and recorded a 116-102 triumph in Denver on Sunday thanks to Kyle Lowrys 30 points and 11 assists. Lou Williams chimed in with 31 points off the bench for the Raptors, winners in eight of their last nine games. Lous defense was pretty good, too, said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. Amir Johnson had 13 points for Toronto, which shot 48.9 percent from the floor and is 10-4 on the road. The Raptors will also visit Golden State and Phoenix on the trek. Toronto is 11-4 without star guard DeMar DeRozan (groin) and 13-0 when holding the opposition under 100 points. Lowry has picked up the pace without DeRozan and is averaging 25.1 points on the road. The Raptors have lost 10 of the last 11 games against the Blazers, and the two teams will meet again March 15 in Toronto. Portland has won six straight as the host against the Raptors. Portland is 14-1 against the Eastern Conference, while Toronto has a 9-2 record against teams from the West. ' ' '