MILWAUKEE -- It was a tough night at the ballpark for Ryan Braun. Nike Roshe One Heren Schoenen . First, the Brewers slugger accidentally knocked shortstop Jean Segura out of the game after hitting him in the head with his bat while warming up on the top steps of the dugout in the first. Braun departed himself after the eighth with a slight chest muscle strain. The injuries wiped some of the lustre off Marco Estradas strong outing in a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday that gave Milwaukee its seventh win in eight games. Manager Ron Roenicke said Segura didnt have a concussion or fractures, but needed stitches to close a gash on his face. Segura might miss a few days, while Braun labeled himself as day to day. Foremost in Brauns mind was that Segura seemed to be OK after the scary moment. "Obviously, its never something thats done intentionally," Braun said. "You know whenever youre involved in a situation like that, I think it puts life in perspective and you realize how insignificant baseball is. Thank God from everything weve heard hes OK." Estrada (2-1) threw 7 2-3 strong innings with nine strikeouts. Jeff Bianchi went 2 for 4, entering the game as a pinch hitter in the first for Segura. The Brewers had to take a few moments to regroup after seeing Segura on the floor of the dugout in pain. He had to be helped to the clubhouse. Braun was facing the field on the top steps of the dugout, where he normally stations himself for his warmup routine. Segura, who was batting second ahead of third-place hitter Braun, was coming up the steps behind him, and a TV replay showed the All-Star shortstop getting it on the right side of the head. "It bugged me all game but its one of those things you hope you can prevent. I know Braunny felt bad," Roenicke said. "Bianchi came in and did a great job for him." Bianchi drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second off Travis Wood (1-3). Francisco Rodriguez tossed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 11th save. Wood had his toughest outing of the season, yielding five runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. "It was a grind and a battle tonight," he said. "I didnt have my A game. I was missing balls and falling behind hitters." Estrada retired the first 10 hitters he faced -- a few on flyballs deep into the outfield -- before Luis Valbuena turned on a 2-0 fastball for a solo homer to right. The righty then retired 10 in a row again, effectively mixing a changeup and curveball with fastball in the high 80s. He maintained control until Welington Castillo hit a two-run shot in the eighth to get the Cubs within two. Estrada departed having allowed four hits and no walks. "Its the best Ive felt so far since spring training," Estrada said. "The last couple games, I just havent felt like myself. But today I did." Chicago, which lost its fourth straight, is already 10 1/2 games back in the NL Central behind division-leading Milwaukee, which has the majors best record at 18-6. "The teams rolling right now and just kind of riding the waves, going with it, and playing outstanding ball," Wood said. But the win was overshadowed somewhat by the injury to Segura, adding to whats already been a tough start of the season. Segura, who was hitting .239, also missed the last two weeks of spring training with sore right shoulder. Braun has also had somewhat of a tricky start after returning to the lineup this season following a 65-game doping suspension. Braun is hitting .318, but hes also been dealing with a lingering right hand injury that carried over from last year. NOTES: Chicago placed struggling reliever Jose Veras on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique. RHP Brian Schlitter was recalled from Triple-A Iowa, and arrived in time for the game. Veras had a 15.88 ERA and blew both of his save opportunities. ... The Cubs have lost seven of eight to Milwaukee dating to last season. ... Rodriguez picked up his 315th save, three behind Rick Aguilera for 17th place on the career list. ... Chicago will try to avoid a sweep by sending Jason Hammel (3-1) to mound Sunday against Wily Peralta (3-0). Nike Roshe Run Blauw Dames . -- Jason Dickinson and Pius Suter had two goals each as the Guelph Storm routed the North Bay Battalion 10-1 on Wednesday to take a 3-1 lead in the Ontario Hockey League final. Goedkope Nike Roshe Run Dames . Englands most potent attacking team quickly recovered after Phillippe Coutinho put Liverpool ahead in the 24th minute. Vincent Kompany headed City level seven minutes later and Negredos high shot was fumbled into the net by Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet on the stroke of halftime.HAMILTON, Ont. -- Avon Cobourne cant imagine a Grey Cup being played without him. But thats the reality the Hamilton Tiger-Cats running back was coming to grips with after falling short of the CFLs championship game for just the second time in six years. "Im lost right now, Ill be honest with you," Cobourne said Tuesday as the Ticats cleaned out their lockers at Ivor Wynne Stadium. "Im not used to this ... Its crazy because I feel like the Grey Cups not going to happen if Im not in it, to be honest. But the show goes on and its hard to deal with, to be honest with you." After joining the Montreal Alouettes in 2006, the 32-year-old won two Grey Cup rings and one game MVP while also losing two championships. The only time he hadnt played in the Grey Cup during his CFL tenure was 2007 -- until now, his first season with the Ticats. The Ticats knocked off the Als in dramatic overtime fashion with a 52-44 win in the Eastern semifinals, but lacked that offensive punch when needed in Sundays 19-3 loss to Winnipeg in the East Final. Cobourne carried the ball 202 times for 961 yards and eight touchdowns in the regular season and was ranked third in the league with 1,420 combined yards. He was the most visibly displeased of all the Hamilton players who lined up to speak to the media on Tuesday. He made it clear he wouldnt be watching the Grey Cup game. The Ticats signed Cobourne last off-season hoping he would bring a winning attitude to a team that hadnt won a playoff game in 10 years. So when he was asked what changes needed to be made next year, he gave a straight answer: "A lot of changes have to be made. We need our players to focus more. We need our coaches to focus more. A lot of things need to be done. We need to grow a little more than we are right now." Asked specifically if the teams move to a talented but youthful roster may have hindered progress -- most notably the trade of veteran receivers Arland Bruce to B.C. and Maurice Mann to Toronto -- he said the entire team, on both sides of the ball, shares the loss against Winnipeg. But pure talent, he added, cant replace experience. "Youve got to go through it to get through it," said Cobourne, who has two years left on his contract. "It hurts to say it, but thats what you have to do sometimes. You have to go through things to know how it happens. Unfortunately, they couldnt learn by listening. "It happens sometimes and it puts us where we are right now -- me talking to (the media) before the Grey Cup, and it has nothing to do with the Grey Cup." Head coach Marccel Bellefeuille fielded questions about his future after the team failed to put together a winning season under him for the third straight year. Nike Roshe Run Bloemen. He said its business as usual unless he hears otherwise. Bellefeuille thinks the semifinal win shows the team has made progress despite an 8-10 regular-season record. "I think there is a great nucleus right now and a good young nucleus that can grow and play together for the next number of years," he said. "Theres always going to be some changes. Thats just attrition in the CFL. Thats part of the process. But I dont think its anything that has to be dictated, so continuity will probably be more of the flavour." However, CFL all-star defensive end Justin Hickman and reliable kicker Justin Medlock both become free agents this year. Hickman, in particular, is interested in testing the NFL waters. Should he not **** a roster south of the border, he told reporters his first choice would be to return to Hamilton. How the Ticats will deal with their quarterback situation has also been left up in the air, with both Kevin Glenn and Quinton Porter under contract through 2012. Once again, Hamilton used a platoon system where Glenn played the role of the veteran starter and backup Porter was inserted as necessary. Porter was the pivot during short yardage situations, and as a result was tied for the league lead in rushing TDs with nine -- pretty much all of them on one-yard runs. Both players agreed the set-up was not ideal, but quickly added they were willing to do what was best for the team. "Its never an ideal situation because as a quarterback you want to be the guy that plays," said Glenn, who completed 307 of 488 pass attempts (62.9 per cent) for 3,963 yards, 19 TDs and 17 interceptions this season. He said hes never seen a platoon system work successfully in professional football. "When you go into a season from the beginning doing that, I dont think its necessarily ideal because quarterbacks have to be in a rhythm," said Glenn. But after three years on this team, the 11-year CFL veteran said Hamilton is going in the right direction after reaching the East Final. "Every year you want to get better and I think we did something collectively as a team that we werent able to do the past two years and thats an accomplishment in itself," he said. "I feel like it was an accomplishment, but I dont feel we, as a team, reached our ultimate goal and that was to win a Grey Cup. "And individually everybody has to answer that question themselves." Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '