Carlton skipper Marc Murphy is still three weeks away from an AFL return, with his ankle injury healing slower than expected.Murphy strained ligaments in his right ankle early in the Blues round-10 upset win over Geelong and it was initially hoped he would miss two to three weeks.But the club has confirmed Murphy will miss another three games, which would put him the frame to return in round 18 against Sydney at ANZ Stadium.Murphs still out with his ankle ... hes progressing ok - a little bit slow - but hes still another three weeks away before hes ready to go, football chief Andrew McKay told the clubs website.Carlton will also be without Dennis Armfield for another two weeks as he recovers from surgery to repair a ruptured testicle.The Blues take on Collingwood on Saturday night and will be looking for their first clean sweep of the Pies since the 2012 season.In-form defender Sam Docherty said his teammates had studied their round-seven win over Collingwood, but added that Nathan Buckleys side are a different proposition now.Magpies spearhead Travis Cloke didnt play in that game and Docherty admitted he was unsure if he would line up for the Pies at the MCG.You plan for both ... it is a bit of a mystery whether he plays or whether they go for a bit of a different mix, Docherty said.Weve just got to plan for all outcomes and as it gets closer well really nut down to whos playing and how we can defeat them. Swell Bottles Clearance . LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St. Starbucks Swell Bottles Liberty . The Hall of Fame defenceman told Landsberg that he believes fighting still has a place in todays game, but thinks staged fighting needs be outlawed. http://www.swellbottlesclearance.com/ . -- Whether Jeremy Hill deserves a prominent role in LSUs offence this early in the season is a matter for debate. Swell Drink Bottle Sale .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. Swell Black Bottle . "Theyve both been real good," said Babcock. "Havent changed our minds." A decision has seemingly been made - Sundays Group B-deciding tilt against Finland ahead - but it could not have been an easy one. Price opened the tournament with a sturdy 19-save performance against the Norwegians, yielding just one goal. BALTIMORE -- Jose Altuve homered and had five RBI, and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 15-8 on Friday night despite allowing four home runs in the first inning.Altuve became the first Astro to have 20 homers and 20 steals in a season since Carlos Beltran in 2004. George Springer went 4 for 5 with a homer and the Astros also got long balls from Evan Gattis and Teoscar Hernandez in ending a five-game losing streak.The Orioles became the first team in the modern era (since 1900) to open a game with four home runs before making an out. Adam Jones hit Collin McHughs first pitch into the seats in left field and Hyun Soo Kim singled before Manny Machado, Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo homered in succession.Pedro Alvarez added a fifth-inning drive for the Orioles, They have 11 home runs in the first two games of this series. Baltimore didnt have enough firepower in this one to overcome its poor pitching, which surrendered a season-high 15 runs and 18 hits.Chris Devenski (2-4) allowed one hit in four innings for the Astros after McHugh yielded seven runs and nine hits in three innings. Ubaldo Jimenez (5-10) was the loser.INDIANS 3, BLUE JAYS 2CLEVELAND -- Tyler Naquin hit a game-ending inside-the-park homer, sprinting around the bases to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning as Cleveland stunned Toronto.Toronto took a 2-1 lead into the ninth in a matchup of AL division leaders. Closer Roberto Osuna (2-2) retired the first batter, but Jose Ramirez tied it with a home run.Naquin followed with a drive that hit the top of the right-field wall, above the leap of Michael Saunders. The ball caromed away at an angle and center fielder Melvin Upton Jr. gave chase as Naquin rounded second base. Upton finally retrieved the ball, but fell down as third base coach Mike Sarbaugh waved Naquin home. Upton flung it toward the infield, and Naquin stumbled home and scored with a head-first dive way ahead of second baseman Devon Travis relay.Jeff Manship (2-1) pitched the ninth for the win. Osuna blew his third save in 30 chances.Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer struck out a career-high 13 in eight innings. Russell Martin hit a two-run homer in the first for Toronto.ATHLETICS 9, WHITE SOX 0CHICAGO -- Kendall Graveman faced one batter over the minimum while throwing a two-hitter, Khris Davis hit his 31st home run and Oakland beat Chicago to hand James Shields his 15th loss.Graveman (9-8) allowed leadoff singles to Jose Abreu in the third and Adam Eaton in the seventh. Both were immediately doubled off first on line drives. Justin Morneau reached on an error by first baseman Yonder Alonso in the eighth.Graveman struck out five and needed 97 pitches for his second complete game of the season.Stephen Vogt and Yonder Alonso also homered to help the As snap a five-game losing streak.Shields (5-15) matched a career high for losses in a season set with Tampa Bay in 2010. The three homers allowed gave him a major league high-tying 29 and the six earned runs in 4 2/3 innings gave him a major league-high 91.RANGERS 6, RAYS 2ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Adrian Beltre led off consecutive innings with home runs and Cole Hamels didnt give up a hit until the sixth in Texas victory over Tampa Bay.Beltres 20th and 21st home runs of the season gave him 434 for his career, moving him into a tie with Juan Gonzalez and Andruw Jones for 45th place, Beltre also had two singles.Hamels had retired 14 straight, striking out seven, when Corey Dickerson singled with two outs in the sixth for Tampa Bays first hit. Steven Souza Jr.s 12th home run got the Rays on the board in the eighth.Hamels (13-4) gave up one run and three hits and had 10 strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.REDS 9, DODGERS 2CINCINNATI -- Joey Votto hit a threee-run homer, relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen also hit a three-run shot, and Cincinnati beat Los Angelesnight to snap a nine-game losing streak against the Dodgers.ddddddddddddTim Adleman pitched into and out of trouble in his first start since May 19, added his first career hit and RBI and the Reds matched their season high with a fourth consecutive win and first against the Dodgers since Aug 13, 2015.Adleman (2-1), who was sidelined with a strained left oblique, allowed five hits with two walks and three strikeouts in five scoreless innings. He also hit Joc Pederson twice with pitches.Bud Norris (6-10) gave up six runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings.CARDINALS 4, PHILLIES 3, 11 INNINGSPHILADELPHIA -- Randal Grichuk homered early, then hit an RBI double in the 11th inning that sent St. Louis past Philadelphia for its fifth straight victory.Jedd Gyorko hit a tying, two-run homer with one out in the ninth. The Cardinals tied a major league record with multiple home runs in nine consecutive games.Jhonny Peralta led off the 11th with a double and, two batters later, Grichuk doubled to the wall in left-center off Frank Herrmann (0-1).Seung Hwan Oh (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth and 10th. Alex Reyes blanked the Phillies in the 11th for his first save, getting Odubel Herrera to ground out with runners on first and second to end the game.Herrera and Freddy Galvis homered for the Phillies.MARLINS 6, PIRATES 5PITTSBURGH -- Robert Andino hit a tiebreaking single in the top of the ninth inning, then Miami got Pittsburghs Andrew McCutchen to ground into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.JT Realmuto, who homered in going 3 for 3, drew a leadoff walk in the Miami ninth from Neftali Feliz (4-1). Realmuto moved up on a sacrifice bunt and scored when Andino lined his single into left field.Christian Yelich and Miguel Rojas also each had three hits and a homer to help the Marlins win for the third time in nine games.Fernando Rodney wound up with his 22nd save in 24 opportunities. He issued an intentional walk to load the bases for McCutchen, but the former NL MVP stayed stuck in a season-long slump when he bounced into a double play. Nick Wittgren (4-2) pitched a scoreless eighth.RED SOX 10, TIGERS 2DETROIT -- David Ortiz homered and Rick Porcello pitched seven innings in his return to Comerica Park in Bostons victory over Detroit.Porcello, who spent the first six seasons of his career with the Tigers and moved to Boston before the 2015 season, was pitching in Detroit for the first time since the trade.Porcello (17-3) gave up two runs -- one earned -- four hits and two walks while striking out eight. His only major mistake was J.D. Martinezs two-run homer in the second inning.Jackie Bradley Jr. also homered for Boston, and Hanley Ramirez drove in four runs.The Tigers have lost nine of 12.NATIONALS 7, BRAVES 6ATLANTA -- Clint Robinson hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth and Washington beat Atlanta after giving up a three-run lead.Robinsons single to left field off Jim Johnson (2-6) drove in pinch-runner Pedro Severino from second base. Severino replaced Wilson Ramos, who singled.The Nationals led 6-3 in the eighth before the Braves took advantage of throwing errors by shortstop Danny Espinosa and third baseman Anthony Rendon to score three runs. Freddie Freemans two-run double off Koda Glover (1-0) tied it.The NL East-leading Nationals improved to 10-1 against the last-place Braves this season. Washington has won 24 of 30 games in the rivalry since the start of the 2015 season.Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his 35th save. ' ' '