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BALTIMORE -- Though still mathematically alive in the AL East chase, the Baltimore Orioles have formally turned their attention toward reaching the playoffs as a wild card.David Price won his eighth straight decision, Hanley Ramirez homered and the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the sinking Orioles with a 5-3 victory Thursday night.Baltimore fell seven games out in the division with nine to play and dipped a half-game behind Detroit for the second AL wild card. It was the first time since 2002 that the Orioles were swept at home by Boston in a four-game series.I think youve got be realistic about where we are at this point after losing four, closer Zach Britton said. Its kind of time to light a fire under our butt because those other teams playing for the wild card are right there.Britton pitched the ninth for the Orioles, but never had a save opportunity during the series.We should be playing better ball than what we showed, he said. Right now everythings not really clicking for us.Not even ace Chris Tillman, who gave up three runs, five hits and walked three in 1 2/3 innings, his shortest outing since June 2015.I was just mechanically bad tonight, he said. The more I tried to make an adjustment, the worse it kind of got for me.Boston has won eight straight to open a 5 1/2-game lead over idle Toronto in the AL East. With 13 victories in their last 16 games, the Red Sox have moved within one game of Texas for best record in the AL.Price (17-8) gave up three runs and six hits in seven innings, walking two and striking out five. The Red Sox have won each of his last nine starts since Aug. 7.That was a big win, the left-hander said. Weve played good baseball, and this is the time of the year when you want your team to get on a roll the way we have, and thats what weve done.Koji Uehara worked the eighth, and Craig Kimbrel got three straight outs for his 29th save in 31 chances.Baltimore trailed 3-0 before Trey Mancini, starting his second major league game, hit a tying three-run homer in the third inning. It was his second home run in six at-bats.At the moment, its just an unbelievable experience, the rookie said. But on the flip side, after a loss like that, you dont really think about the home run so much. It really doesnt matter.Boston used a walk, a wild pitch and Andrew Benintendis two-out RBI single off Vance Worley (2-2) to move back in front in the fifth.Ramirez hit his 29th homer in the seventh to make it 5-3 and send the Red Sox to their eighth straight win over an AL East foe, their longest such run since 1990.Boston got a first-inning RBI single from Ramirez and added two runs in the second, the last on a bases-loaded walk to David Ortiz that ended Tillmans outing.A here-we-go-again pall engulfed Orioles fans in the crowd of 26,788, but their spirits were rekindled when Mancini lined a 2-2 pitch into the seats in left field. The standing ovation continued until Price threw his next pitch.ORTIZ FAREWELLIn a ceremony before his final regular-season game in Baltimore, Ortiz was given the phone he smashed inside the visitors dugout during a tirade on July 27, 2013.Wearing a huge grin, Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones handed Ortiz the shattered phone, which was mounted on a wooden frame.Ortiz also received a $10,000 check, made out to a charity in his name. He took the check to the dugout but left the phone on the field.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: RHP Steven Wright (shoulder) threw from 60 feet on Thursday and was scheduled to throw from 120 feet on Friday. ... LHP Henry Owens threw five innings in the Instructional League to stay sharp and was set to rejoin the Red Sox on Friday.Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman will have his next start delayed after experiencing discomfort near his rib cage. Dylan Bundy will start Sunday against Arizona, and the Orioles hope Gausman can pitch Tuesday or Wednesday in Toronto. ... LHP Jayson Aquino was unavailable because of a viral infection.UP NEXTRed Sox: Winless in his last five starts, Drew Pomeranz (2-5, 4.91 ERA) faces the Rays in the start of a three-game series.Orioles: Yovani Gallardo (5-8, 5.77) starts Friday against Arizona, which hopes to play spoiler behind struggling right-hander Shelby Miller (2-12, 6.90).Adidas Nmd Xr1 Norge . Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. Adidas Neo Lite Racer Norge . In the response filed Wednesday to the complaint by 30-year-old Alexander Bradley, attorneys say the former University of Florida player is invoking his Fifth Amendment right that protects people from incriminating themselves. http://www.nmdnorgesalg.com/nmd-r1-sko-norge.html . 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Adidas Nmd Salg . -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates made their way to the locker room.New Jersey is not giving up on its fight to offer legal sports betting.A new bill, introduced last week in the New Jersey Assembly, aims to remove and repeal all prohibitions, permits, licenses and authorizations concerning wagers on professional, collegiate, or amateur sport contests or athletic events.Assembly Bill 4303 marks the beginning of New Jerseys latest effort to spark its ailing casino and horse racing industry with legal sports betting. Assemblymen Ralph Caputo and Jim Burzichelli co-sponsored the bill, which was placed in the committee on tourism, gaming and the arts. Caputo chairs the committee.This is not a final bill, Caputo said. Its a discussion piece at this point, but were trying to figure out how we can get this done. And its not going to be easy.The New Jersey Law Journal first reported the bills introduction.New Jersey has been pursuing legal sports betting for more than five years. In 2011, New Jersey residents approved a referendum to legalize sports betting. Gov. Chris Christie signed the legislation in January 2012, and New Jersey got as far as posting regulations on the gaming enforcement divisions website before the NCAA, NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball took legal action.The case between New Jersey and the sports leagues remains ongoing. New Jersey has asked the U.S. Supreme Court, for the second time, to hear the case.In the meantime, Capputo is planning to meet with experts on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA), the federal prohibition on state-sponsored sports betting, to discuss potential ways to comply.dddddddddddd During a more-than-four-year courtroom battle with the sports leagues, judges and lawyers have argued that New Jersey could comply with PASPA by repealing its prohibitions and restrictions on sports betting. The initial language in Caputos bill mimics those opinions.Caputo knows he has a long road ahead and complex legal and political issues to address, but says New Jersey isnt giving up.I dont claim to have all the answers, Caputo said. All Im saying is that Im going to be part of the solution, hopefully.Other states also are pursuing sports betting. Pennsylvania passed a resolution asking Congress to lift the federal prohibition, and New York Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow is planning to introduce sports betting legislation in 2017.At the federal level, a Congressional committee led by New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone is beginning to review gaming laws, including those dealing with sports betting. In addition, the American Gaming Association is forming a coalition and plans to begin a lobbying effort to legalize sports betting next year. ' ' '