got an opening win against Albania but I wasnt particularly impressed with them.

PHILADELPHIA -- By the time he stepped to the plate in the seventh inning, Cody Asche had seen enough of Mike Minor to know that the Atlanta Braves left-hander had his best stuff. That didnt stop the rookie third baseman from swinging away on the first pitch he saw, belting a two-run homer to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory Friday night. The go-ahead blast was all Cliff Lee needed to outduel Minor in a matchup of two of the leagues premier southpaws. "I definitely thought he didnt want to fall behind in that situation," Asche said. "I think on my first at-bats, he threw some good pitches first pitch. So I was looking for a strike, something up on the zone and something I could put some good wood on and drive." After surrendering a homer to Andrelton Simmons leading off the third inning, Lee (12-6) didnt allow a hit through eight innings. He finished with 10 strikeouts without a walk, giving up just two hits. In his first time facing the Phillies this season, Minor (13-6) allowed four hits and two earned runs in seven innings, striking out nine and walking one. "It was a pretty darn good pitching matchup," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Both were throwing strikes with all of their pitches. . Lee is one of the top pitchers in the majors. If hes on, its going to be a tough night." Asche, who was called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on July 31, hit his fourth homer of the season and is 7 for 11 with five RBIs in his last three games. He boosted his average to .287 despite starting out his major league career on a 1-for-17 streak. Asche made a sharp bare-handed play at third in the ninth to help Jonathan Papelbon record his 25th save of the season. "I wouldnt say my nerves have dissipated," Asche said of his recent hot streak. "I just think you learn to control them." Asche wasnt the only Phillie at his best in the field. Lee, who had allowed eight runs combined in his previous two starts against the Braves, was backed up by some impressive defensive plays all night. In the sixth inning, second baseman Chase Utley made a sprawling catch to rob Justin Upton of a base hit. And two innings before that, centre fielder Cesar Hernandez ran a long way to track down a shot in the gap from Evan Gattis. "I think it helps when Im throwing strikes and working fast," Lee said. "Im not trying to take credit because the guys were making great plays. But it all kind of goes hand in hand." Simmons homered to left field to lead off the third inning. It was the 14th homer of the season for Simmons and the league-leading 161st for the Braves. Simmons made a big defensive play at shortstop, going deep in the hole and firing a rocket to first to nab the speedy Jimmy Rollins to end the sixth. Rollins got the Phillies first hit of the game with a bloop single to lead off the fourth but was thrown out trying to extend it into a double. No Phillie got into scoring position until Asches homer in the seventh. "It looked like (Minor) made one mistake to Asche there, just like I made one mistake to Simmons in the third," Lee said. "It came down to one swing of the bat." NOTES: Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee told reporters before the game that Ethan Martin would move to the bullpen with Tyler Cloyd replacing him in the rotation. A former first-round draft pick who was traded to the Phils for Shane Victorino last year, Martin went 2-4 with a 6.90 ERA in seven starts since getting called up from Triple-A. ... At 2 hours and 14 minutes, Fridays game marked the shortest nine-inning game for the Phillies this season. ... The Braves dipped to 34-35 on the road this season. They are 51-20 at home. Atlanta had won eight of its last 10 and was 29-10 in their last 39 games before Fridays loss. ... Eight of Simmons last nine hits have gone for extra bases. ... Lee has given up 19 homers, the most on the Phillies staff. ... Atlantas Alex Wood (3-3) opposes Kyle Kendrick (10-12) on Saturday. Wholesale Jerseys China . An in-person hearing allows for Garbutt to be suspended for five games or longer as per the leagues Collective Bargaining Agreement. Garbutt delivered a high hit to Penner in the second period of Sundays game. Cheap Authentic NFL Jerseys .com) - The Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings are ready to put all the talk and hype surrounding their meeting at Dodger Stadium behind them. http://www.wholesalejerseysforcheapchina.com/ .com) - Manu Ginobili capped off a 26-point night with a go-ahead layup with 24 seconds left in overtime, with the basket giving the San Antonio Spurs a much-needed 95-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Jerseys NFL Wholesale . According to the Red Wings Twitter feed, Zetterberg plans to practice with the team on Thursday and is aiming for a second round comeback. Wholesale Jerseys Cheap . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value.Switzerland will almost certainly claim a place in the knockout phase of the tournament if they can beat Romania at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday. Getting another win would give them two victories at the same European Championship finals for the first time following their 1-0 defeat of Albania on Saturday.The Swiss will come up against a Romania team which came close to holding host nation France in the opening match of the tournament. Only Dimitri Payets stunning goal a minute from the end stopped them from taking a point and losing 2-1 instead but the home win was merited. Fabian Schar celebrates the goal which gave Switzerland victory over Albania in their first Euro 2016 match From that perspective, the Romanians will be seeking improvement having had less than 36 per cent of possession at the Stade de France.New Arsenal signing Granit Xhaka is likely to be a key player for Switzerland having made more passes and had the most passes of anyone in his team against Albania.Team newsThe Switzerland line-up is likely to remain relatively the same against Romania after beating Albania 1-0 in their first Group A match last Saturday.Meanwhile, attacking midfielder Gabriel Torje will be pushing for a place in the Romania side after his substitute appearance against France at the Stade de France.Opta statsThe record between Romania and Switzerland is perfectly balanced with five wins each and two draws.Romania have failed to score more than one goal in each of their last eight matches against Switzerland. The last time they netted more than one was in November 1968 (2-0).Switzerlands 4-1 win over Romania in the 1994 World Cup is the only previous instance of these teams facing off at the finals stage of a major competition.Gheorghe Grozavs goal for Romania proved to be the difference between thhese sides when they last met in a friendly three years ago.dddddddddddd Bogdan Stancu celebrates scoring his sides penalty against France in a game they went on to lose 2-1 Romania have only won one of their 14 games at the European Championships, the victory coming in June 2000 against England (3-2).Romania have kept only one clean sheet in their 14 games at the European Championships (0-0 v France in June 2008).In the opening game against France, Romania conceded as many goals as they did over the whole qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 (2).Xherdan Shaqiri has had a hand in nine goals in his last eight competitive appearances for Switzerland (4 goals, 5 assists).Mersons predictionSwitzerland may have got an opening win against Albania but I wasnt particularly impressed with them. On the other hand I thought Romania did quite well against France on the opening night of the tournament. They could have been a goal up after just four minutes and its a different game if Hugo Lloris doesnt make that save. Im going for another draw here as I think Switzerland will make sure they dont lose this game. Romania also need at least a draw and if they can get that, they can go into the final group game needing a win to qualify. PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1BettingSwitzerland are Sky Bets 11/8 favourites for the victory on Wednesday evening, with Romania up against odds of 23/10 while the draw is a 2/1 chance. Switzerland are currently 7/2 to win Group A and just 1/12 to qualify, with Romania are given a 5/6 chance of making the knockout stages.Haris Seferovic heads the first goalscorer betting at 5/1 while Xherdan Shaqiri is enhanced from 9/2 to 11/2 to score in a Swiss win in Sky Bets Price Boosts. 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