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CLEVELAND – Terry Francona is well aware of what these final two games mean for the Indians. Blackhawks Jerseys 2021 .And, it hurts.I know what were playing for now is not to go to the playoffs, Francona said Saturday. Its disappointing.Clevelands hopes of reaching the post-season for the second straight season ended Friday night. Although the Indians beat Tampa Bay, they were eliminated about an hour later when Oakland beat Texas.Heading into the weekend, the Indians had a very slim chance of making the playoffs. Not only did they have to sweep three games from the Rays, they needed Oakland to lose all of its remaining games to tie the Athletics for the ALs second wild card.The Indians secured a wild card last season by going 21-6 in September and winning their final 10 games. The last two games this season wont carry the same meaning.While right-hander Corey Kluber is a leading candidate for the AL Cy Young Award and left fielder Michael Brantley went into Saturday one hit shy of 200 and three RBIs away from the 100 mark, the Indians dealt with their share of adversity.Cleveland spent the first half recovering from an 11-17 April. Several key players struggled with injuries and lacklustre performance. The Indians also committed a major league-leading 114 errors.Enough stuff went wrong this year where winning was a challenge, probably more often than we wanted, Francona said. Because of our guys commitment to grinding, we hung in there (but) thats not our goal.The Indians are 12-12 this month and lost six of seven to AL Central-leading Detroit, which ended any realistic chance of winning the division.Cleveland entered the week 3 1/2 games out of a wild card, but it split four games with Kansas City and couldnt gain any ground.It was almost good enough, Francona said. It wasnt, but Id rather have the disappointment of getting eliminated two days before the end of the season than a month. As I said, thats certainly not our goal but I do believe some things that didnt go as well as we wanted to this year will next year. Chicago Blackhawks Pro Shop . Selected by the Titans in the 2007 NFL Draft, Johnson rejoined the club last season after a five-year stint with Indianapolis. Wholesale Blackhawks Jerseys .ca. In addition to the game being aired in its entirety on CTV Two Vancouver Island and TSN.ca, TSN2 will also have coverage of Whitecaps FC immediately following NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Toyota Owners 400.SYDNEY, Australia — Adam Scott shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a four-shot lead over Rory McIlroy heading into the final round of the Australian Open and move closer to a rare Australian triple crown. Scott is trying to match Robert Allenbys 2005 accomplishment of winning the Open, Australian Masters and Australian PGA in quick succession. Scott followed his course record 62 on the first day with a second round 70 and Saturdays round which comprised six birdies and four bogeys, moving to 16-under 200 for the tournament. McIlroy started the day two shots behind Scott but lost ground with a bogey and double-bogey against five birdies, finishing with a round of 70. Australians Richard Green, Matthew Jones and Max McCardle shared third place at 8-under, eight shots off the pace. Calgarys Ryan Yip (74) was tied for 27th at 2-under par. Scotts round on Saturday means he is now 51 under par for his three tournaments in Australia this summer. „To win my national championship tomorrow and then also win the three events down here is an unbelievable spot to be in,“ Scott said. „If youd told me that a month ago, I wouldnt have believed you. „Beffore this month started, I hadnt won two tournaments in a row ever,“ the US Masters champion told reporters. Chicago Blackhawks Gear. . „So to have this opportunity is a bit unreal.“ Scott said he would sleep easier after holing a six-foot biride putt on the last Saturday, then watching McIlroy miss a birdie putt from closer range, producing a two-stroke swing that gave the local a pronounced advantage. „One round away and a lot can happen,“ he said. „(Theres) a phenomenon behind me as well so Im sure hes going to throw plenty at me tomorrow. „Im going to have to do a couple of things better than I did today. But as long as the eye stays in with the putter, I should be able to hang on. To finish it off tomorrow would be an incredible way to end the year.“ McIlroy said his missed birdie chance on 18 had been costly. „It was big,“ he said. „It would have been nice to birdie that to make the gap from four to three.“ Jason Day, with whom Scott won the World Cup of golf for Australia last week, fired the days equal-best round of 66 to briefly take the clubhouse lead but eventually that was scaled back to a tie for 10th. ‚ ‚ ‚