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TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin hasnt played since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 2, but the two-time Pro Bowler is hopeful he may see some playing time Sunday against the Chicago Bears.It felt real good, Martin said of returning to practice this week. It felt real good. I did some individual work. My legs were pretty good. My hamstrings were pretty good. I didnt really feel anything. Im pretty optimistic for this coming game. Hopefully I can get in, but its up to the medical doctors.I hope Im ready by that time, but well still [be] seeing if Im able to go at full speed, and thats why Im taking so many precautions and Im seeing where we go from there, but Im hoping I can.Coach Dirk Koetter is hopeful, too, but it wont be his decision.That wont be a coachs call, Koetter said. When a guys been out, thats a medical call and a player call.Martin was limited in practice Wednesday and did some agility work, including jumping over cones. He also worked on his cuts, changing direction and catching passes from running backs coach Tim Spencer. He did as much as he could away from the team to try to keep up his conditioning.On Thursday, he participated in receiving drills with the quarterbacks. He leapt and caught a pass in an outstretched position and caught two short passes across his body. He showed good lateral quickness with the ball in his hands and the ability to change direction, as well as start and stop. His cuts were sudden and decisive.Shape-wise, Ive been running with the trainers here on my own time, so I think Im in pretty good shape, said Martin, who rushed for 1,402 yards last season, second most in the NFL, along with six touchdowns. He tacked on 271 receiving yards and a touchdown catch.Im getting there. Im getting to that point. Its been kind of frustrating, but Im just going to take all the proper steps to get back on the field, Martin said. I do feel good. I feel really good.The Bucs have had four running backs go down with injuries this season and are now 3-5, something that has been hard for Martin to watch from the sideline. He even attempted to come back before the Week 5 game against the Carolina Panthers but reinjured his hamstring before the game, resulting in even more time away.Its been real frustrating, Martin said. The season, its not how I wanted it really to start. The injury was unexpected, but thats what comes with the game. To see all the other guys go down was hard as well. But next guy up. We have a lot of confidence in the running backs who are playing this week.Center Joe Hawley is thrilled Martin is on his way back.You kind of forget how important he is to the team, Hawley said. I told him the other day, I was watching the Bears game from last year, and the way he runs and hits the holes -- its a different level than most running backs. Hes a game-changer. 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It was Kerbers third final of the year after losing to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in Monterrey in April and to Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic in Tokyo two weeks ago. The 10th-ranked German improved her record in finals to 3-5.BALTIMORE -- The sweat was dripping off Freddy Garcias size 54 jersey from the first inning through the eighth. Yes, the 87 degree temperature made it a bit uncomfortable for the 250-pounder. On the positive side, the conditions served to make split-finger fastball virtually unhittable. Garcia pitched eight innings of three-hit ball to get the best of Dan Haren in a duel of veteran right-handers, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 Thursday night. Nick Markakis hit an RBI double in the third inning and Manny Machado doubled in a run in the eighth for the Orioles, who took three of four from the Nationals in a home-and-home series that began Monday in Washington. Making his sixth start for Baltimore, Garcia (2-2) struck out six, walked none and permitted only two runners past first base. The 36-year-old retired 17 of the first 19 batters he faced, including 14 straight after Adam LaRoche and Ian Desmond each singled to open the second inning, and concluded his performance with seven consecutive outs. "When its hot like that," Garcia said, "the splitters pretty good." The Nationals went down in order in six of eight innings against Garcia, who changed his jersey two or three times during the course of the game, according to Orioles manager Buck Showalter. "I think with the humidity, his fingers probably had a little sweat going on there," Desmond said. "That (split) was pretty unbelievable tonight, and he threw it a lot. He must have thrown 60 per cent split fingers, which is very out of the ordinary." Signed as a free agent by Baltimore in late March, Garcia toiled in the minors until being summoned by the Orioles on May 4. He has proven to be a very welcome addition to a team striving to reach the playoffs for a second straight season. "He had his A game today," Machado said. "He brought out what he could do for this ballclub to help us win. He pitched a (heck) of a game, had all his pitches right." Jim Johnson worked a perfect ninth for his 17th save, the second in two nights. Haren (4-6) allowed two runs and eight hits over 7 1-3 innings but absorbed his third straight loss. The 32-year-old struck out five and walked none. "t;I threw the ball well, but obviously Im not happy with the end result," he said.dddddddddddd The pitching duel came after the neighbouring teams combined for 35 runs, 65 hits and 14 homers in the previous three games. "Both pitchers threw really, really well tonight," Baltimores Nate McLouth said. "I dont think there was a walk in the game. That shows you, if you throw strikes, what can happen. They both pitched amazing." The Orioles went up 1-0 in the third inning when Ryan Flaherty singled, took second on a single by Machado and scored on a two-out double by Markakis. Haren then struck out Adam Jones with runners at second and third. "I was walking the tightrope in that one inning and made a good pitch to Adam Jones to get out of it," Haren said. Washington, meanwhile, got only one runner past first base in the first six innings. In the second, after the singles by LaRoche and Desmond, both runners advanced on a groundout by Tyler Moore. Chad Tracy followed with a short fly ball to left and Kurt Suzuki popped out. That began Garcias run of 14 successive outs. It ended when Roger Bernadina singled with two outs in the sixth, but Ryan Zimmerman followed with a harmless grounder to second base. In the eighth, McLouth hit a bloop to short right field and hustled into second for a double. Machado then chased Haren with a sharp grounder inside the third base line, his league-leading 25th double. NOTES: Baltimores Chris Davis went 0 for 3, ending a run of eight games in which he got a hit and scored a run. He was 18 for 30 with six homers during that span. ... Washington opens a three-game series against NL East-leading Atlanta on the road Friday. Stephen Strasburg gets the start for the Nationals. ... Baltimore begins a three-game set against the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday night. Miguel Gonzalez (2-2) will pitch for the Orioles, and the Tigers will start Max Scherzer (7-0). ... Nationals OF Jayson Werth (hamstring strain) began his rehab assignment Wednesday by playing three innings for Class A Potomac. He was expected to go five innings on Thursday. ... Orioles C Taylor Teagarden (dislocated thumb) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Friday. ' ' '