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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 SECTION S ON OR0 UPSET SPECIALS Carey Price and Canada will have to worry about what a long shot can do in a short tournament. S2 SPORTS RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin strikes out in the fourth inning, two innings before hitting a two-run homer off Tampa starter Drew Smyly. That was all the Jays’ offence could muster. Blue Jays miss another opportunity BRENDAN KENNEDY > RAYS 6 38,338, which put the Jays — who lead the hip, the offence continued to struggle, SPORTS REPORTER American League in attendance this sea- managing just a pair of runs thanks to a Blue Jays manager John Gibbons admitted before Tuesday’s > BLUE JAYS 2 son — over the 3-million mark in total two-run homer by Russell Martin, who game that he’s not so different from the rest of the jittery masses attendance for the first time since 1993. snapped an 0-for-17 slump with a no- this time of year. He watches the out-of-town scoreboard like “It’s actually pretty exciting,” Gibbons If Gibbons was watching the scoreboard doubter into the second deck to draw everybody else, rising and falling with the good and bad news. said, adding an important qualifier: “for he would have noticed Baltimore leading within one of the Rays’ lead. 2 “I’m looking all year long, but you really start locking in now the outside world.” Boston as the Jays made their final out, so Toronto managed just five hits in 5 ⁄3 because so much matters,” he said. “It’s basically staring right at As compelling as it is to watch how your it looked as if it would be a missed oppor- innings off Rays starter Drew Smyly, who you.” rivals are faring, “the key,” Gibbons said, tunity for his club to gain ground on the entered the game with a 5.05 ERA. Heading into Tuesday’s games, the American League East was “is that you’re winning your game.” first-place Red Sox. The Orioles won 6-3 Gibbons said Donaldson “jarred” his more bunched up than it has ever been in the wild-card era as The Jays couldn’t do that on Tuesday and joined Toronto two games back of right hip on Sunday when he stepped on four teams opened the day within five games of the division lead. night, with the offence once again coming Boston. first base after running out a ground ball. Not to mention the seven-team race for the two wild-card spots, up short in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay With Josh Donaldson on the bench for one of which is currently held by the Jays. Rays in front of an announced crowd of the second straight game nursing a sore JAYS continued on S4 TIME IS The Honda RUNNING OUT! 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S2⎮TORONTO STAR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 ON ON0 >> SPORTS Five moments: Gretzky to Lemieux tops the list of tournament highlights BILL BEACON Lemieux’s 11th goal and Gretzky’s 21st only made Canada’s team because before Brett Hull deflected Leetch’s THE CANADIAN PRESS point in nine tournament games. Steve Yzerman was injured. point shot past Curtis Joseph to tie it The Canada Cup and World Cup of 1981: SOVIET BLOWOUT The lanky centre ended up as tour- in the third. It appeared Hull’s stick Hockey have been held seven times nament MVP, scoring in overtime to was too high, but it was reviewed and between 1976 and 2004, with Cana- Fears that Soviet hockey was over- beat the Czech Republic in the semi- it counted. And Tony Amonte added da winning five times. Here are five taking, Canada imploded with an 8-1 finals. He then helped a young Cana- the winner 43 seconds later in what memorable moments from the tour- loss in the one-game Canada Cup dian squad top Finland 3-2 in a one- would be another 5-2 U.S. win. naments: final. game final. It was the last top-level 1976: ORR’S LAST HURRAH 1987: MARIO SCORES A squad led by the Vladimir Krutov- hockey for a while, as the NHL then Igor Larionov-Sergei Makarov line locked out its players for the 2004- Bobby Orr hobbled into the inaugural Canada won the best-of-three final thoroughly trashed a Canadian team 05 season. Canada Cup on bad knees and ended 2-1over the Soviet Union, with all led by Guy Lafleur, Gilbert Perreault 1996: HULL CONTROVERSY up playing brilliantly at both ends of three games ending in 6-5 scores. and a young Gretzky. the ice to earn tournament MVP The Soviets won the first game on Vladislav Tretiak turned back 12 The United States had been a sec- honours. Alexander Semak’s overtime goal Canadian shots in the first period ond-tier hockey power until it pro- Canada ended a six-year boycott of and they forced extra time in Game 2 and, after Larionov answered Clark duced a golden generation in the IIHF-sponsor events (Olympics and SCOTT MACDONALD/THE CANADIAN PRESS when Valeri Kamensky scored with Gilles’ goal in the second, the rout 1980s and early 1990s with stars like world championships) when the Wayne Gretzky, left, and Mario 1:04 left in the third period. Wayne was on. Canada managed only four Mike Modano, Pat LaFontaine and Canada Cup was formed to allow the Lemieux combined to beat the Gretzky fed Mario Lemieux for the third-period shots while the Soviets Brian Leetch. best pros to face “amateurs” from Soviets in the 1987 Canada Cup. OT winner. beat Mike Liut four times. They announced their arrival with a the East Bloc. The Soviets took a 3-0 lead eight The loss prompted Canada to start 5-3 win over Canada in round-robin However, it was not the mighty of the best-of-three final, but Dzurilla minutes into the deciding game, but thinking about fixing the way it play, then met Canada again in the Soviets that would give the Canadi- was a wall again in Game 2 until Bill it was tied 5-5 with 1:26 left in the played and managed the game. best-of-three final. Canada won the ans a scare, but Czechoslovakia, Barber tied the game with four min- third when Gretzky dropped a pass to 2004: LECAVALIER TRIUMPHS opener 4-3 in OT, but goalie Mike which stoned them 1-0 in round-robin utes left in the third and Darryl Sittler Lemieux on a rush and Le Magnifique Richter stood on his head in a 5-2 win play behind bearlike goalie Vladimir got him to bite on a fake and then scored one of the most memorable Vincent Lecavalier had just won a in Game 2 in Montreal.