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• HOUSTON -- Kansas Citys Luke Hochevar endured some good-natured ribbing from his teammates after pitching one of his best games of the season. They found it funny that he was so happy about getting his first major league hit. Hochevar pitched into the eighth inning, two relievers completed the shutout, and Billy Butler hit a solo home run to lead the Royals to a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. One player yelled at reporters from the shower area in the clubhouse to make sure to ask him about his second-inning single. Jeff Francoeur and Butler continued to joke about it when asked about his pitching. "Who cares about his outing, he got his first hit," they both said one after another while chuckling. Hochevar entered the game with nine strikeouts in 13 at-bats since 2008. "Its been a long time coming," he said. "It hasnt been pretty at all." Hochevar earned his first victory since May 12. He had four losses and two no-decisions since his previous win. Kansas City manager Ned Yost raved about his work on the mound. "That was a tremendous ball game by Luke Hochevar," Yost said. "Hes getting back to who he is. His three core pitches, four-seam fastball, curveball, changeup are very effective together in combination." Hochevar (4-7) pitched no-hit ball into the fifth inning and allowed five hits and struck out six in a season-high 7 2-3 innings. "I wish we could have got him through it," Yost said of the eighth inning. "But I cant live with myself if he gives up the lead in the eighth inning with our pen." Hochevar said hes made some adjustments since the beginning of the season that are starting to come together for him. "I think it helps more changing speeds, and Im not so one-dimensional," he said. "Changing speeds more has helped a lot." Aaron Crow and closer Jonathan Broxton combined to allow no hits in the last 1 1-3 innings to complete Kansas Citys seventh shutout this season. Broxton earned his 17th save. Houston starter Wandy Rodriguez (6-5) yielded six hits and two runs in seven innings. Butler put Kansas City up 1-0 with his two-out homer to the Crawford Boxes in left field in the first inning. Yuniesky Betancourt singled to start the third, and scored on Alcides Escobars two-out single that rolled between Jed Lowrie and Jose Altuve and into the outfield to make it 2-0. Rodriguez settled down after the first three innings and allowed just one hit in the next four innings. He was helped by his defence in the sixth when Justin Maxwell made a leaping catch at the wall in left field to rob Escobar of a hit. "We need to find that rhythm right away," Houston manager Brad Mills said of Rodriguez. "He couldnt get in that rhythm (early on). When he got it, you saw how good he was." Rodriguez was replaced by Brandon Lyon, who allowed two hits in 1 1-3 innings. Lowrie walked with two outs in the eighth inning before a single by Carlos Lee chased Hochevar. Lowrie reached third on the hit, which bounced off the wall in left field, and Lee advanced to second on an error by Alex Gordon. Crow replaced Hochevar and struck out Justin Maxwell to end the inning. Hochevar didnt allow a hit until Chris Johnsons one-out single in the fifth inning, which broke an 0-for-13 skid by the third baseman. Hochevar walked Lee and plunked Brian Bogusevic in the second before walking Rodriguez in the third. "The breaking ball that Hochevar had, it was pretty good," Mills said. "We had trouble making adjustments, as you obviously saw." Jason Castro singled after Johnsons single before Rodriguez was out when Mike Moustakas dived to catch his pop bunt. Hochevar retired Jordan Schafer to end Houstons threat. Lowrie drew a walk with one out in the sixth, and Lee doubled down the right field line, but Hochevar escaped trouble again when he struck out Maxwell and Bogusevic. NOTES: Houston starter Bud Norris, on the DL with a sprained knee, will throw a light side session on Wednesday. If that goes well he will start for Triple-A Oklahoma on Saturday. ... Royals starter Felipe Paulino, on the DL with a right groin strain, will start a rehabilitation assignment with Double-A Northwest Arkansas on Wednesday. ... Kansas City left-hander Bruce Chen, who turned 35 on Tuesday, will start Wednesdays finale against Jordan Lyles. <a href="http://www.wholesalenikeelitemall.com/">nike nfl jerseys wholesale</a>. San Diego left fielder Mike Baxter had a two-run home run off of former Padres ace Jake Peavy, who was roughed up in the loss for three runs and six hits in four innings of work. 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The players union claimed Goodell is prohibited from punishing players for any conduct before the CBA was signed last August. The union also sought to have player appeals heard by Art Shell and Ted Cottrell, who are jointly appointed by the league and union to review discipline handed out for on-field conduct.TOKYO -- FIFA will introduce goal-line technology for the first time at the Club World Cup in an effort to accurately judge when balls cross the goal line. The magnetic-field-based system of GoalRef will be used at Yokohama Stadium while Toyota Stadium will be equipped with the camera-based Hawk-Eye system. The seven-team tournament begins on Thursday when New Zealands Auckland City faces Japans Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Yokohama Stadium. "Tomorrow will be the first time that goal-line technology will be officially used in a game," FIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke said Wednesday. "The tests are done; and the installation tests were successful." Hawk-Eye is a British camera-based system already used in tennis and cricket. GoalRef is a Danish-German project using magnetic sensors to track a special ball. Before each match, officials will test the system is working in both goals. The referee will continue to have full autonomy in making any final decision during the match, using goal-line technology as an additional aid. The data fromm the Club World Cup will be used to help FIFA decide, by the end of March, which technology it will use for the six venues at the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil.ddddddddddddThe Confederations Cup system will then be used at the 2014 World Cup. "The referee has the final decision," Valcke added. "The technology wont change the speed, value or spirit of the game. There is no reason to be against this technology." FIFA decided to introduce both systems after they won "unanimous" support from the International Football Association Board panel. FIFA president Sepp Blatter was a member of the IFAB panel. Blatter was initially opposed to the idea of using goal-line technology but changed his stance two years ago when he saw England denied a clear goal by midfielder Frank Lampard against Germany at the 2010 World Cup. Two days later, Blatter said FIFA must reopen the debate, though insisted it must involve only goal-line decisions. Video replay remains off limits for judgment calls, such as penalties or offside. ' ' '

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