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ATLANTA — Chris Johnson watched the winning run slide across the plate, then braced himself for the celebration. Stitched Saints Jerseys . This time, he was in the middle of it. Johnson singled with two outs in the ninth inning for his first career walk-off hit and the Atlanta Braves won again at home, beating the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jordan Schafer drove in Atlantas first two runs. He scored the winner after reaching on an infield single and stealing his second base of the night. Freddie Freeman was intentionally walked before Johnson lined a 2-2 pitch to left off Joe Smith (5-2). „Any time somebody gets walked intentionally in front of you, you want to come up big,“ Johnson said. He fouled off several pitches before getting one he liked. „When I get down to two strikes, I try to grind it out as best as possible, just stay on the ball, put something hard in play,“ Johnson said. Mike Aviles homered and drove in both Cleveland runs, but the Indians dropped four games back in the wild-card race. Craig Kimbrel (3-2) earned the win with a perfect ninth. Justin Masterson pitched five-hit ball over six innings, yet was moaning about a crucial mistake in the second. After Brian McCann led off with a single, Andrelton Simmons lined a two-out double into the left-field corner. Even though McCann was running on contact, the slow-moving catcher had no chance of coming all the way around to score on a ball that ricocheted off the wall, right to outfielder Michael Brantley. Masterson was still in good shape, with light-hitting pitcher Paul Maholm coming up. He was batting just .133 and had not walked all season. But his Cleveland counterpart left four pitches outside the strike zone — and paid dearly for it. „Dont let Joe fool you over there,“ Masterson said. „Im the reason we lost the game tonight.“ Schafer, who took over the leadoff spot when Jason Heyward went out with a broken jaw, came up next and ripped a single that brought home Atlantas first two runs. „Hes playing the game hard,“ Johnson said of Schafer. „Hes stealing bags. Hes doing a tremendous job. It all starts at the top.“ Aviles just cleared the left-field wall with his eighth homer of the season in the fourth, snapping Clevelands 12 2-3 inning scoreless streak in Atlanta. The Braves won the opener of the series 2-0. Aviles tied it up in the eighth with a sacrifice fly, but Asdrubal Cabrera got caught in a rundown to end the inning, costing the Indians a chance to go ahead. „We had opportunities. We need to capitalize on them,“ Aviles said. „When our ace goes out and gives us strong innings, weve got to find a way to get a W.“ Maholm gave up six hits and one run in six innings, but the bullpen couldnt hold his 10th win of the season. The Indians, seeking their first playoff berth since 2007, are off to a rough start in one of the most important stretches of the season. After wrapping up their three-game series with the Braves, they move on to play three games in Detroit against the AL Central-leading Tigers before returning home to face Baltimore, another playoff contender. „Were getting good pitching, and because of that were staying in games and were giving ourselves a chance,“ manager Terry Francona said. „But were not hitting a bunch. It becomes more glaring when you dont get in runners in scoring position with two outs, which we havent done.“ Notes: Maholm (9-10) missed a chance to join teammates Mike Minor, Kris Medlen and Julio Teheran as 10-game winners. … The Indians placed OF Ryan Raburn on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left Achilles, retroactive to Aug. 19. He had missed 10 of the previous 11 games because of soreness. … Cleveland purchased the contract of OF Matt Carson from Triple-A Columbus. He struck out as a pinch-hitter in the seventh with the potential tying run at second base. … McCann reached on a bunt single in the fifth, taking advantage of Cleveland playing a shift with three players on the right side of the infield. … Atlanta OF B.J. Upton, mired in a season-long slump, was hit by a pitch in the sixth — and promptly picked off at first by Masterson. Upton complained briefly and heard a smattering of boos from the home crowd as he walked toward the dugout. … Braves 2B Dan Uggla went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in his first game since eye surgery. Cheap Saints Jerseys .ca/CurlingSkins – with the Top 16 curlers earning a ticket to Banff, Alta. to compete in the TRAVELERS ALL-STAR CURLING SKINS GAME Presented by Pintys, running Jan. Wholesale Saints Jerseys . The Oilers have been shut out in three straight home games and are in last place in the Western Conference with a 4-14-2 record. „Things have obviously not gone as well as I would have thought probable.MALMO, Sweden — Oskar Sundqvist scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to give Sweden a 2-1 win over Russia in semifinal play Saturday at the world junior hockey championship. The host side will play Finland in the gold-medal game Sunday at Malmo Arena. Finland advanced with a 5-1 win over Canada in the other semifinal. „Its a dream final for us — Finland and Sweden,“ Finnish forward Henri Ikonen said. „Its a great rivalry. Young players like ourselves cant imagine a better situation than that. Hopefully, I can sleep well tonight.“ Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg also scored for Sweden. „It was a tough game, but today we were the better team,“ Swedish coach Christian Djoos said. Damir Zhafyarov had the lone goal for the Russians, who will play Canada for bronze on Sunday. Saints Jerseys China. . „We were disappointed not to win, but thats life,“ Zhafyarov said. „These things happen in hockey, but well be ready to fight for the bronze medal tomorrow.“ Oscar Dansk made 26 saves for the Swedes, who were outshot 27-21. „He was unbelievable,“ backup goalie Andreas Johnson said about Dansk, who plays for the Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League. „He made some pretty sick saves. 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