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A big second period earned the Edmonton Oil Kings their sixth straight victory. Gerard Pique Youth Jersey . Edmonton scored six goals in the second en route to an 8-3 victory over the Saskatoon Blades in Western Hockey League action Sunday. Michael St. Croix scored twice in the blowout period for Edmonton, while Curtis Lazar, Rhett Rachinski, Mitchell Moroz and Mark Pysyk also scored in the second. Tyler Maxell and T.J. Foster added a goal apiece for the Oil Kings (18-8-3), who converted on five power-play opportunities. Lukas Sutter, Matej Stransky and Michael Burns each scored singles for the Blades (19-11-1). Elsewhere in the WHL, it was: Medicine Hat 2, Calgary 1; Regina 2, Brandon 0; Lethbridge 1, Spokane 0; Prince Albert 3 Moose Jaw 1; and Swift Current 2, Kootenay 1. At Edmonton, Maxwell and Sutter traded goals and both teams ended the first period tied at one. Lazar and St. Croix scored to open the second before Stransky cut the Oil Kings lead to 3-2. But Edmonton went on to score four straight goals in the second, with Fosters short-handed goal in the third putting an exclamation point on the Oil Kings offence. Edmontons Laurent Brossoit made 25 saves for the win, while at the other end Andrey Makarov allowed seven goals on 29 shots before being replaced in the third by Adam Todd, who made six saves. --- Tigers 2 Hitmen 1 At Calgary, Curtis Valk scored both goals for Medicine Hat (17-11-4) against the Hitmen (15-12-2). --- Pats 2 Wheat Kings 0 At Brandon, Man., Matt Hewitt made 33 saves to earn his first career WHL shutout as Regina (15-12-2) blanked the Wheat Kings (18-11-2). --- Hurricanes 1 Chiefs 0 At Lethbridge, Alta., Liam Liston made 38 saves as the Hurricanes (10-20-1) shut out the Spokane Chiefs (13-9-4). --- Raiders 3 Warriors 1 At Prince Albert, Sask., the Raiders (8-21-2) scored three unanswered goals to beat Moose Jaw (18-9-3). --- Broncos 2 Ice 1 At Swift Current, Sask., Adam Lowry scored in the third period to lift the Broncos (12-16-3) past Kootenay (19-8-3). Ivan Rakitic Womens Jersey .C. -- Colorado goaltender Dillon Ward made 41 saves and John Grant Jr. Luis Suarez Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings, but there are changes among those teams in pursuit.DETROIT -- Torii Hunter and the Detroit Tigers are baseballs only undefeated team. The only team that can still make goofy statements like this. "Hopefully we go 162-0," the always-upbeat Hunter said. "It would be awesome." Hunter homered and drove in five runs, and the Tigers withstood a five-run ninth inning by Baltimore to beat the Orioles 7-6 on Saturday. Joe Nathan got the final two outs for his first save with Detroit, retiring Chris Davis on a flyout with two on to end it. Hunter hit a three-run double in the third, then added a two-run drive in the fifth for his second homer of the year. The Tigers have 17 runs and 30 hits in their past two games. "I like this ballclub," Hunter said. "You talk about a very athletic team, doesnt strike out much at all, and will make good contact. Weve got some guys that have professional at-bats." Rick Porcello (1-0) allowed a run and three hits in 6 2-3 innings in his first start of the season, but the Tigers (4-0) had to hold on when the Orioles nearly pulled off a remarkable comeback. Detroit led 7-1 entering the ninth, but Phil Coke and Al Alburquerque couldnt close out the Orioles. Nathan came on with two on, one out and the score 7-3. Steve Lombardozzi singled to deep right to load the bases, and pinch-hitter Steve Clevengers double made it 7-5. David Lough brought home another run with a grounder to shortstop Alex Gonzalez, who threw wide of first for an error. With men on first and second, Nathan struck out Nelson Cruz and got Davis to hit a lazy fly to left. "The momentums obviously swinging their way," said Nathan, who signed with the Tigers in the off-season as a free agent. "Sometimes the hardest thing to do in those situations is stop the bleeding." Bud Norris (0-1) allowed five runs and nine hits in five innings, and the Orioles lost their fourth straight. Detroits Brad Ausmus became the first manager in more thaan a decade to begin his career with four straight wins, according to STATS. Jordi Alba Youth Jersey. Clint Hurdle of Colorado and Jerry Royster of Milwaukee both did it in 2002. Ausmus took over for Jim Leyland after last season. The 25-year-old Porcello already has five full seasons under his belt. If he blossoms into a true standout, Detroits already-excellent rotation will look even tougher. Porcello struck out only three with two walks, but he didnt allow a hit after the second inning. Only one of the final 17 batters he faced reached base. Davis opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single for Baltimore, but he was thrown out trying to take second. The Tigers took the lead in the third when Hunters line drive to the corner in left field cleared the bases. His homer in the fifth made it 5-1. In the sixth, Don Kelly hit an RBI triple and scored on Rajai Davis sacrifice fly. Adam Jones hit an RBI triple off Coke in the ninth for the Orioles, and he scored on Nick Markakis groundout to make it 7-3. "I knew we were going to make a run, but it was a little too late," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "Weve got the first part of games down, and were doing well at the ends of games, but weve got to figure out how to hold our own in the middle. The starters have to get us deeper into games." The Tigers have hit six homers in their first four games, an encouraging sign after they traded cleanup hitter Prince Fielder in the off-season. Kelly had three hits Saturday, while Hunter, Davis, Ian Kinsler and Austin Jackson added two apiece. The bottom three hitters for Detroit -- Gonzalez, Kelly and Davis -- combined to go 6 for 10 with two RBIs and five runs scored. NOTES: The temperature at game time was 41 degrees. ... Orioles SS J.J. 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