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2B Daily News– Wednesday, September 19, 2012 49ERS (Continued from page 1B) week from teammates. He blew it after his third-quarter score in Green Bay, though the touchdown was quite ath- letic as he went to his knees to make the recep- tion on a 4-yard pass from Alex Smith. Davis leapt to put the ball over the bar, it hit the crossbar and bounced back onto the field — and Davis came down, too. He said he injured his left foot during train- ing camp and felt it on the touchdown catch, thus giving him less power in his legs when he jumped in the celebra- tory move. When the 6-foot-3 And, oh did he hear about it afterward. Especially from Randy Moss and Michael GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) nine games at home before going on the road for the final six. Griffin was the only pitcher since at least 1918 to allow three runs or fewer and walk two batters or fewer in each of his first 11 career starts. That streak came to an end Tuesday. He allowed five runs and eight hits in 4 2- 3 innings, walking one and striking out three. the first on an RBI single by Brandon Moss, but Detroit answered immediately with Cabrera's sacrifice fly. Oakland took the lead in Crabtree, two former basketball players who still claim they've got game. And from others on the team plane home from Wisconsin when the highlight — if you can even call it that — was shown on television. Because of it, Davis found himself forced to address his athleticism again after Sunday's win over another NFC power that put the reigning NFC West champions at 2-0 heading into this week's game at Minnesota. leaving me gradually,'' he cracked afterward Sunday. ''I'm kidding. I can still dunk it.'' ''I think my vertical is The 28-year-old Davis has had plenty of big moments on the field so his missed dunk will soon be forgotten — out- side the locker room, anyway. He has been committed in recent Peralta gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead in the second with his 12th homer of the year, and Cabrera hit a solo shot of his own the following inning. Fielder's 27th homer of the year — a two-run shot in the fifth — made it 5-1, and the A's never made much progress against the Detroit relievers. Oakland came in three games behind first- place Texas in the AL West, but leading the wild-card race. This 10-game swing to Detroit, New York and Texas is their last trip of the regular season. Austin Jackson hit an RBI double in the sixth for Detroit, and Quintin Berry added a two-run double to make it 8-1. Berry left in the years to finding better ways to channel his excitement on the field. He caught touchdown passes of 73 and 28 yards in the Niners' 20-17 overtime loss in the NFC championship game to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants. But he received a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the first touchdown for jumping onto a camera box. Davis also made a leaping 14-yard touch- down catch under pres- sure with 9 seconds remaining as San Fran- cisco stunned Drew Brees and the favored New Orleans Saints 36- 32 in the NFC divisional playoffs. many more such moments for the 49ers, who have high expecta- tions of reaching the He is counting on top of the seventh with a right shoulder contusion after a diving attempt to catch Josh Reddick's double. X-rays were negative. Reddick scored on a sin- gle by Yoenis Cespedes. Oakland outfielder Coco Crisp started after having been out since Saturday. He'd missed time because of an allergic reaction in his left eye, and he left this game in the fourth because of com- plications to an existing eye infection. Detroit added four more runs in the eighth on Cabr- era's grand slam. Oakland reliever Jesse Chavez was then ejected for hitting Field- er with a pitch. Super Bowl after coming so close last year. While Moss and Crabtree played basket- ball, Davis said he switched from basketball to football in high school when he realized he wouldn't be a starter in hoops. The Lions even took notice before their unsuccessful visit to Candlestick Park. ''I heard about it,'' Detroit cornerback Chris Houston said. ''I might remind him about it — let him know that Calvin Johnson does it better. That's all good, though.'' San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh is all for his players being them- selves and showing off some creativity when the situation calls for it, as long as they stay healthy and abide by the rules to avoid penalties. ''There's a couple of MLB West Division Texas A's East Division New York Baltimore American League WL Pct GB 87 59 .596 — 84 63 .571 3.5 Los Angeles 80 67 .544 7.5 Seattle 70 78 .473 18 WL Pct GB 83 63 .568 — 83 64 .565 .5 Tampa Bay 78 70 .527 6 Boston Toronto Central Division Chicago Detroit 68 81 .456 16.5 66 79 .455 16.5 WL Pct GB 81 66 .551 — 78 69 .531 3 Kansas City 66 81 .449 15 Cleveland 61 87 .412 20.5 Minnesota 61 87 .412 20.5 —————————————————— Tuesday's results Minnesota 6, Cleveland 5, 12 innings Detroit 12, Oakland 2 Toronto at New York, ppd., rain Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 3, Kansas City 2 Texas at L.A. Angels, late Baltimore at Seattle, late Today's games (All times Eastern) Toronto (R.Romero 8-14) at N.Y.Yankees (Pettitte 3-3), 1:05 p.m., 1st game Minnesota (Hendriks 0-7) at Cleveland (McAllister 5-7), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Bre.Anderson 4-1) at Detroit (Ver- lander 14-8), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (H.Alvarez 9-12) at N.Y.Yankees (P.Hughes 15-12), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game Boston (Matsuzaka 1-5) at Tampa Bay (Archer 0-3), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 17-6) at Kansas City (Mendoza 7-9), 8:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 10-6) at L.A. Angels (C.Wil- son 12-9), 10:05 p.m. Baltimore (J.Saunders 2-2) at Seattle (F.Her- nandez 13-8), 10:10 p.m. Thursday's Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. Oakland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y.Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. different schools of thought on that one,'' Harbaugh said. ''I like, me personally, celebrat- ing all wins, all in their own personalities is the way I think about it.'' Notes: 49ers LB Aldon Smith was the pas- senger in a car accident last Friday night in Santa Clara County when the driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer. He sus- tained a cut beneath his right eyebrow. ''I'm all right,'' he said. ''I feel good. We walked away from it. I'm moving for- ward.'' ... WR and return man Ted Ginn Jr. said he believes his right ankle will be strong enough that he could play for the first time this year Sun- day at Minnesota. ''I hope so,'' he said. ''It's better.'' MLB West Division GIANTS National League WL Pct GB Los Angeles 76 71 .517 8 Arizona East Division San Diego 71 76 .483 13 Colorado Washington 89 57 .610 — Atlanta Central Division Philadelphia 74 74 .500 16 New York Miami Cincinnati 89 59 .601 — St. Louis 84 63 .571 — 72 74 .493 11.5 58 88 .397 25.5 WL Pct GB 85 64 .570 5.5 66 81 .449 23.5 66 83 .443 24.5 WL Pct GB 78 70 .527 11 Milwaukee 75 72 .510 13.5 Pittsburgh 74 73 .503 14.5 Chicago Houston 58 90 .392 31 48 100 .324 41 —————————————————— Tuesday's results Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 0 L.A. Dodgers at Washington, ppd., rain Miami 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings Philadelphia at New York, ppd., rain Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 4, Houston 1 San Diego at Arizona, late Colorado at San Francisco, late Today's games (All times Eastern) L.A. Dodgers (Beckett 1-2) at Washington (Lannan 3-0), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Estrada 3-6) at Pittsburgh (McPherson 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Medlen 8-1) at Miami (Jo.Johnson 8-12), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 15-6) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 3-5), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 8-9) at Chicago Cubs (Rusin 1-2), 8:05 p.m. Houston (Harrell 10-9) at St. Louis (Lynn 15- 7), 8:15 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 10-10) at Arizona (Cahill 11-11), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 4-4) at San Francisco (M.Cain 14-5), 10:15 p.m. Thursday's Games Houston at St. Louis, 1:45 p.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. NFL AFC West WL T Pct PF PA Chargers 2 0 0 1.000 60 24 Denver 1 1 0 .500 52 46 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 41 75 RAIDERS 02 0 .000 27 57 East WL T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 58 55 N. England 1 1 0 .500 52 33 Miami 1 1 0 .500 45 43 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 63 65 South WL T Pct PF PA Houston 2 0 0 1.000 57 17 Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 44 61 Tennessee 0 2 0 .000 23 72 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 30 53 North WL T Pct PF PA Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 67 37 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 47 71 Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 46 41 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 43 51 NFC West WL T Pct PF PA Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 40 34 49ERS 20 0 1.000 57 41 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 54 55 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 43 27 East Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 41 39 Dallas WL T Pct PF PA 1 1 0 .500 31 44 Washington 1 1 0 .500 68 63 N.Y. Giants 1 1 0 .500 58 58 South WL T Pct PF PA Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 67 45 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 50 51 Carolina 1 1 0 .500 45 43 N. Orleans 0 2 0 .000 59 75 North Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 45 40 Detroit WL T Pct PF PA 1 1 0 .500 46 50 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 46 46 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 51 44 —————————————————— Week 2 results Thursday's result Green Bay 23, Chicago 10 Sunday's results San Francisco 27, Detroit 19 Arizona 20, New England 18 Buffalo 35, Kansas City 17 Carolina 35, New Orleans 27 Cincinnati 34, Cleveland 27 Houston 27, Jacksonville 7 Indianapolis 23, Minnesota 20 Miami 35, Oakland 13 N.Y. Giants 41, Tampa Bay 34 Philadelphia 24, Baltimore 23 Pittsburgh 27, N.Y. Jets 10 San Diego 38, Tennessee 10 Seattle 27, Dallas 7 St. Louis 31, Washington 28 Monday's result Atlanta 27, Denver 21 Week 3 Schedule Thursday's game N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 5:20 p.m. Sunday's games San Francisco at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Oakland, 1:25 p.m. Buffalo at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Washington, 10 a.m. Detroit at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Kansas City at New Orleans, 10 a.m. N.Y. 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