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A look at whats happening all around the majors Wednesday:---LUNCH-HOUR HARDBALLFour games are set to start at 1:35 p.m. EDT or earlier, including Nationals-Indians and Phillies-Marlins at 12:10, Padres-Blue Jays at 12:37 and Tigers-Red Sox at 1:35. The West Coast gets to play in the sun, too, with Rays-Dodgers starting at 3:10 p.m. EDT and Reds-Giants at 3:45.STRASBURG VS CARRASCONationals ace Stephen Strasburg (13-1, 2.83) seeks a bounce back against Cleveland and right-hander Carlos Carrasco (7-3, 2.31) after suffering his first loss in his last start. Strasburg allowed six runs in six innings in a 6-3 defeat to the Dodgers after winning his previous three outings in dominant fashion. Carrasco threw six scoreless innings and only allowed one hit in an 11-4 victory over Kansas City in his last start.LONG, STRANGE TRIPFollowing a circuitous jaunt to the Canadian border, new Toronto outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. is expected to get his first start for the Blue Jays against San Diego. Upton was traded by the Padres on Tuesday when they were already in Toronto, but joining his new team was much more complicated than walking across the field. Requiring a work visa to enter Canada as a member of the Blue Jays, he drove to 1 1/2 hours to Lewiston, New York, and back to Toronto before Tuesday nights game. Sat at border patrol for a little while, jumped in the car and came back, Upton said. It all went pretty smoothly. Upton grounded into a fielders choice as a pinch-hitter Tuesday. He was having a resurgent season with the Padres, batting .256 with 16 homers, 45 RBI, 46 runs and 20 steals. Hes hit three game-ending home runs.BIRDS OF PREYSt. Louis tries to extend its recent power surge against Logan Verrett (3-6) and the Mets at Citi Field. The Cardinals have homered in 17 consecutive games, their longest streak since a club-record run of 19 games in 2006. They lead the NL in long balls and have already surpassed last seasons total of 137. The last time they topped the league was 1998, the Elias Sports Bureau said, when Mark McGwire hit 70 of their 223. Part-time infielder Jedd Gyorko has been a steady power source lately, with seven home runs in nine games.NEED SOME SUPPORTYu Darvish looks for a little help when Texas plays Oakland. Darvish is winless in two starts since coming off the disabled list, but the Rangers have scored only two runs combined for him in those games. The right-hander from Japan struck out 11 in six innings against Kansas City last Friday. He is 1-8 in 10 career starts against the As. Rookie lefty Sean Manaea makes his fifth start for Oakland since coming off the DL, and in his last three, the As have scored only one run in his 20 innings. Wholesale Adidas Shoes . Siddikur, whose previous win on the circuit came in Brunei three years ago, finished his bogey-free round with a birdie on the 18th for a total of 17-under 199. Indias Shiv Chowrasia, who has finished runner-up in this tournament twice, was in second place after a 66. Discount Superstar Shoes . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. http://www.cheapsuperstar.us/ . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. Cheap Adidas Superstar China .com) - The Montreal Canadiens embark on their first road trip of the season as they head out west to battle the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Cheap Adidas Superstar . Murray beat Sam Querrey 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-3 to clinch Britains opening-round victory against the United States on Sunday at Petco Park. "Im proud of the way Im playing just now, because I had to do a lot of work to get back to where I want to be," Murray said after celebrating with his teammates on the red clay court in a temporary stadium in left field of the downtown home of baseballs San Diego Padres. NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden will miss Sundays game against the Tennessee Titans after straining a groin muscle in practice on Thursday.Its the second game this season for which Haden has been sidelined after being injured in practice. He missed the game against the Dolphins in Week 3 with a separate groin injury.Injuries have dogged Haden this season and last.A year ago a hhamstring shortened his preseason, and a broken finger and concussion cost him 11 games.dddddddddddd He has missed 13 of the Browns past 22 games, including Sunday.With Haden out, undrafted free agent Briean Boddy-Calhoun moves into the starting lineup opposite Jamar Taylor. ' ' '