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OAKLAND, Calif. Rays Jerseys Outlet . -- Every time he found himself in trouble, Athletics pitcher A.J. Griffin tried to channel teammate Bartolo Colon. Having seen Oaklands lone All-Star selection keep his calm all season no matter the circumstances, Griffin simply followed suit. Even when he lost a chance at a complete game. Griffin and Grant Balfour combined on a seven-hitter for Griffins third straight victory and the As beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 Saturday night. Griffin (8-6) wasnt crisp but still went eight scoreless innings to remain unbeaten in his last five starts. The Oakland right-hander pitched with runners on base in each of the first six innings and twice had to work out of two-on, two-out jams. "I just tried to act like number 40 in situations like that," said Griffin, who walked one and struck out three. "Just not show they have me in a situation or they have the upper hand. Thats something Ive learned a lot just watching Bartolo pitch." That was in stark contrast to Griffins previous start against the Red Sox, when he was shelled for nine runs (seven earned) over four innings on April 22. Hes come a long way since then, particularly since his last loss on June 15. Over Griffins last five starts, he is 3-0 with a 3.00 ERA. "He) really made some in-game adjustments, then the command was all of a sudden there," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "He was even lobbying for the ninth, but I wasnt going to have him throw 120-plus pitches." Griffin got help from the As defence. Rookie second baseman Grant Green turned an unassisted double play in the second inning after Jarrod Saltalamacchia walked, then shortstop Jed Lowrie made an impressive recovery and throw to get Dustin Pedroia in the eighth after initially bobbling the ball. Balfour pitched the ninth for his 25th save this season and 43rd consecutive save dating to 2012. The As sputtering offence managed only one extra-base hit off Boston starter Jon Lester (8-6) and one reliever, but made them hold up behind Griffins stellar outing. Since opening the season 6-0, Lester has gone 2-6 with a 6.27 ERA over his last 11 starts. "Lester) just happened to pitch on the wrong day given how effective their guy was," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "We had a number of opportunities. Unfortunately we couldnt get anything going." Derek Norris homered and Yoenis Cespedes added an RBI single to help the division-leading As end a two-game losing streak and maintain their one-game lead over Texas in the West. Oakland reached 55 wins before the All-Star break for the first time since 1975. Shane Victorino singled twice for Boston, which had won four straight. Norris homered off Lester with two outs in the fifth. Cespedes, mired in a 6-for-37 slump, singled in Jed Lowrie in the sixth to make it 2-0. It was Cespedes first RBI this month. Lester beat the As on April 24 when he allowed three runs over 5 2-3 innings and looked sharp early. Bostons left-hander allowed only one runner to second until Norris homered, and faced just three over the minimum through five innings. Coco Crisps RBI single off reliever Junichi Tazawa in the seventh drove in Josh Reddick for the As final run. NOTES: Colon (12-3) will make his final start for Oakland in the series finale. Detroit manager Jim Leyland, who manages the AL, has said he wont use any pitcher who is used on Sunday. ... Reddick has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games. ... Newly acquired Red Sox LHP Matt Thornton arrived in Oakland before the game and was in uniform. ... Boston RHP Brandon Workman will make his first major league start on Sunday. ... The crowd of 36,067 marked the As ninth sellout of the season. ... 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Four more years.The Hockeyroos long wait to add to their three Olympic gold medals just got longer.Australias 4-2 belting at the hands of New Zealand in the quarterfinals of the womens hockey competition ended a campaign that never really got going.The result also means Australia will head to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics having not won a Games medal since their gold at Sydney in 2000.Captain Madonna Blyth, Australias most-capped female player with 342 appearances, announced shortly after the match this would be her final Olympics.The 30-year-old from Brisbane stopped short of declaring her retirement, but admitted even the Commonwealth Games in 2018 on the Gold Coast would be a stretch.I put everything I had over the last six months into the lead-up to Rio, always knowing that this would be it, Blyth said.Its a little bit of a disappointing way to go out, but thats just the way it goes sometimes, you cant always have the fairytale finishes when you want them.The world No.3 Hockeyroos were behind after seven minutes when Anita McLaren struck for the Black Sticks Women before Kelsey Smith deflected in from a penalty corner to give New Zealand a 2--0 lead at halftime. Authentic Kevin Kiermaier Jersey. Australia got one back through Kathryn Slattery in the third quarter which was quickly cancelled out by Gemma Flynn before Charlotte Harrison hit the back of the net for the world No.4 side just before the end of the term.Slattery scored a late goal to give her a double in hot conditions in Deodoro.Its very disappointing for our girls considering we played some really good hockey but when it comes down to these games, youve got to be at your best or you get punished, Blyth said.Coach Adam Commens, who announced before Rio he was stepping down from the role for family reasons, said the early goal was crucial.The scoreboard pressure changes the game. The Kiwis got their first chance ... it was a penalty corner, and they put it away, he said.The coach believes the future is bright for the Hockeyroos who had 12 debutantes in Brazil.I was hopeful theyd be able to do it in Rio but we were probably found a little bit short against a little bit more experienced New Zealand side, he said. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale NFL T-shirts From China Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping NFL Jerseys Cheap Cheap Jerseys Youth NFL Jerseys China Wholesale NFL Hoodies ' ' '