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BALTIMORE -- Now that the Boston Red Sox have lost their grip on first place in the AL East after an enjoyable two-month run, they have two things to worry about: chasing Tampa Bay and fending off the pesky Baltimore Orioles. Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Adam Jones homered twice and the Orioles defeated the Boston 6-0 Friday night to end a three-game skid. The loss dropped the Red Sox a half-game behind the Rays, who beat the Yankees 10-6. Boston, which has dropped six of nine, had been alone atop the division since May 27. "Its not the end of the ... world," right fielder Shane Victorino said. "We have a lot of talented guys in here," losing pitcher John Lackey said. "A lot of good track records. Well keep fighting." The best way for Boston to begin that battle is to find a way to beat the Orioles. The Red Sox are 2-6 against Baltimore, the only team in the division against whom they have a losing record. With the win, the third-place Orioles closed within three games of Boston. Tillman (13-3) tied a career high with eight strikeouts in becoming the Orioles first 13-game winner since Erik Bedard in 2007. "For the team, its special," Tillman said. "I think its a team achievement, Its not me. It wouldnt have happened if we werent swinging the bats the way we are; it wouldnt have happened if we werent playing defence the way we are. It goes to show where this team is now opposed to in the past. I think all the pieces are starting to come into place." In his past three starts against Boston, the right-hander is 3-0 with a 0.68 ERA. "Hes going out there and doing it," Jones said. "Thats what we ask of him. Hes got the talent. Hes got the stuff." Jones hit a two-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fifth to help Baltimore bounce back from three successive losses in Kansas City. It was the third multihomer game of his career. Manny Machado and J.J. Hardy also homered for the Orioles, who tied a season high with four long balls and increased their major-league leading total to 141. "Thats our style of play," Jones said. "Tonight, it worked." Three of the homers came against Lackey (7-8), who yielded a season-high tying five runs in 6 1-3 innings. The right-hander came in with a 12-4 lifetime record against the Orioles and had allowed two runs or fewer in six of seven starts since June 15. Jacoby Ellsbury had half of Bostons four hits. The Red Sox got only one runner past second base in their eighth shutout loss of the year. Tillman began the game with a wild streak, giving up a single and a pair of two-out walks to load the bases in the first inning before striking out Daniel Nava on three pitches. In the bottom half, Nick Markakis singled and Jones hit an opposite-field drive to right that barely cleared the 25-foot scoreboard. Nate McLouth led off the third with a triple off the glove of Ellsbury in centre, and Machado followed with a single for a 3-0 lead. Baltimore missed a chance to add another run when Hardy was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a single by Brian Roberts. Victorino got his seventh assist on the play, high among Boston outfielders. But Jones hit another opposite-field homer in the fifth, giving him 22 for the season. Machado chased Lackey with a drive to left field in the seventh. Baltimores first home game since the All-Star break drew a crowd of 39,063. NOTES: Baltimore has homered in 11 straight games against Boston. ... Ryan Dempster takes the mound for the Red Sox on Saturday night, looking to improve his career 1.73 ERA against the Orioles. Scott Feldman will pitch for Baltimore. ... Dressing in the home clubhouse at Camden Yards for the first time, RHP Francisco Rodriguez said of the trade that sent him from Milwaukee last week: "I was surprised ... but I got excited because I knew I had a chance to be in the post-season." ... Nava has reached base in a career-high 21 straight games. ... Baltimores Chris Davis singled in the first inning to snap a 0-for-10 skid, and Ellsbury ended a 0-for-12 drought with a fifth-inning double. Yeezy Powerphase Cz . Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League. Pánské Basketbalové Boty Adidas . Defencemen Drew Doughty, Shea Weber and forward Ryan Getzlaf also scored for the Canadians, who started their gold-medal defence 2-0. 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Kyle Abbott looks set to step into Dale Steyns shoes in the second Test in Hobart, ahead of Morne Morkel and new call-up Dwaine Pretorius. With Morkel yet to be declared fully match fit following two months on the sidelines with a back injury and, Pretorius only due to jet in once he receives confirmation of a visa, without saying it in so many words, coach Russell Domingo indicated Abbott could complete the three-man pace pack.Weve got two options at the moment. Kyle Abbott and Morne Morkel, Domingo said. Morne is coming off a back injury. Well assess him two days before the Test and make the call on whether he is 100% fit. Kyle Abbott is a consistent solid performer and has been every time he has come in.We need to weigh up what type of bowler we want to use under the conditions in Hobart, because I think they are different to what they are here. Its a fascinating series because all three venues have totally different conditions. Ive never been to Hobart, Ive heard its cold and the wickets are a little New Zealand-like, a little slower.At the WACA pace and bounce provided what Kagiso Rabada called a bowlers paradise, but, as Domingo said, cold, wet weather in Tasmania is unlikely to assist in the preparation of anything similar in the second Test. That may mean the pacemen have to play more defensive roles which could mean bowling longer spells. Morkel was initially left out because of concerns he would not be up for that and even though he is making progress, Abbott is regarded as more of a workhorse.South Africa are unlikely to change from their usual combination of three seamers and a spinner, Keshav Maharaj. After a debut Test in which Maharaj had to do more than he may have bargained for in a three-man attack and did it well, and performed impressively with the bat, Tabraiz Shamsi will wait for his turn.Keshav Maharajs performance has been nothing short of phenomenal considering it was his first Test, Domingo said. He allowed seamers to have breaks when they needed to and I see him playing a massive role for this side going forwardStill, without Morkel, South Africas attack can be seen to lack a certain superstar status; after all Morkel and Steyn were long regarded as the golden pair.dddddddddddd Philander proved he deserves the respect he earned when he first came in, with the way he stepped after up after Steyn went down, and Kagiso Rabada is quickly establishing himself as the leader of the attack, a label he prefers to distance himself from. But names like Abbott, Maharaj and Pretorius mean South Africas bench is stacked with so-called unknowns and their ability to step up to the biggest stage is what has pleased Domingo.Weve won some games of late without some of the best players in the world. We dont have AB de Villiers and weve put in some wonderful performances. At the end of the day, they are all wonderful players, Domingo said. Weve got some really good young players coming into the system and some really good young players back home. We are trying to focus on the group we have at the moment and trying to get the best out of them at the moment.Domingo, like du Plessis had done pre-series, played down suggestions that de Villiers would make a surprise return for Adelaide after the captain told a radio station he hoped to fast-track his recovery from elbow surgery. He has been caddying for a mate at a golf tournament, Domingo said. I dont think he is going to be fit for Adelaide.. I am not a doctor but I cant see AB being being there.That means the batting line-up will continue to demand more from Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock, who have made up for inexperience with impressive temperament. De Kock has already been compared with Adam Gilchrist and if Stephen Cooks misfiring goes on for much longer, he may be moved to the top temporarily.South Africa also have Rilee Rossouw in hand should they want to experiment, and Pretorius batting ability to add depth lower-down if they are unsure about the length of the tail. Pretorius has scored four half-centuries in five innings in the domestic first-class competition which put him ahead of candidates like Duanne Olivier, Marchant de Lange and Hardus Viljoen to head Down Under. ' ' '