Therrien and his staff

MILWAUKEE -- It took the Milwaukee Brewers more than four months to reach the break-even point, and they no intention of stopping there. cheap jerseys from china . Marco Estrada pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Rickie Weeks and Aramis Ramirez homered and the Brewers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Tuesday night. The Brewers won their eighth in a row at Miller Park and got back to the .500 mark for the first time since April 24. Milwaukee has surged back into the NL wild-card race by winning 17 of 22 overall, and beat the wild card-leading Braves for the second straight day. "Were playing great baseball and we know we have the team to go all the way," Estrada said. "A lot of people doubted us when we were down, but we didnt lose any confidence. We knew how well we could play." Estrada (3-6) was dominant from the start, allowing only two singles to Andrelton Simmons in the first five innings. Estrada allowed four hits in 6 2-3 innings and struck out six. It was a bounce back start for Estrada, who gave up four runs in five innings of last Thursdays 6-2 loss to Miami. "I felt very good out there tonight," he said. "I was really locked in and I had great defence behind me." One of those key defensive plays came in the seventh inning. After a one-out single by Dan Uggla, Lyle Overbay hit a drive into the gap and right fielder Norichka Aoki made a leaping catch to prevent an extra-base hit. After the grab, Estrada jumped up the air and pumped his fist. "I was so excited because that was such a great catch," he said. Aoki said he knew he could get to the ball as soon as it was hit. "I had to jump to get it because I am not as tall as everyone else," Aoki said through a translator. "We have a very good team and weve felt all along that we can win these games." Four Milwaukee pitchers combined on a five-hitter. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said he was thrilled to get back to .500, but wants to keep the run going. "It is nice to get there, but is more important in the way we are playing right now," he said. "Our pitching has been outstanding, were getting clutch hits from a lot of different people and we are playing very good defence." Tim Hudson (14-6) was almost as good as Estrada for the Braves early in the game. Other than Rickie Weeks 18th home run in the first, he allowed only an infield single to Jean Segura in his first five innings. Hudson gave up four runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. "I thought I pitched better than giving up all those runs late," he said. "Four runs seemed like a dozen the way their guys were throwing. It was just one of those games." Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said his team had several long outs, including Ugglas long drive in the seventh inning. "We swung the bats hard, but couldnt get it off the wall or in front of the wall to get some runs," he said. "Were not feeling too good right now with the way were swinging the bats." The Brewers broke away in the seventh by scoring three times. Segura drove in the first run with a grounder, pinch hitter Taylor Green had an RBI single and Aoki doubled home another run. Aramis Ramirez hit his 23rd home run in the eighth for the Brewers. NOTES: Brewers 1B Corey Hart was out of the starting lineup for the second straight game with plantar fascia on his left foot. He is listed as day-to-day and Roenicke is hopeful he will be able to play Wednesday against the Braves. ... Gonzalez said RHP Ben Sheets felt no pain Tuesday, one day after throwing a simulated game. Gonzalez said Sheets, who has been on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation since Aug. 26, could be activated either Wednesday or Friday. ... Brewers RHP Yvonia Gallardo (14-8) will face Braves LHP Paul Maholm (12-9) in the series finale. cheap jerseys . Francesco Lodi converted a penalty in the 23rd minute and Catanias Argentine goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carizzo made a series of difficult saves in the final minutes. Siena remained in 17th place, just two points clear of the relegation zone. cheap nfl jerseys .Y. -- T.J. Brennan scored the only goal of the shootout Tuesday as the Rochester Americans defeated the Abbotsford Heat 3-2 in the American Hockey League.MONTREAL -- With the NHL lockout coming to an end, signing P.K. Subban will be the first task for the Montreal Canadiens new management team. The 23-year-old defenceman, who earned US$875,000 in the final year of his entry-level contract last season and remains a restricted free agent, is thought to be seeking a long-term deal with the club. General manager Marc Bergevin calls getting pen to paper with Subban a priority. He is one of the teams most popular players with fans and one of the Habs leaders in average ice time. Winning back embittered fans will likely be a must for all teams, even in hockey-mad Montreal and players and management celebrated the return of NHL hockey on Twitter. "Lets play hockey," team president and owner Geoff Molson tweeted on Sunday. "Man this is gonna be good," wrote rugged winger Brandon Prust, who along with Colby Armstrong, was acquired after last season and has yet to skate for the Canadiens. However, two players who may be left in the cold are Mathieu Darche and Chris Campoli, who were among the core players working with the NHL Players Association during the negotiations. Both are now unrestricted free agents. The new collective bargaining agreement signed between owners and players does not allow for amnesty buyouts until 2013-14, so fans anticipating the removal of underperforming centre Scott Gomez and his $7.3-million salary cap hit will be disappointed. Some would like to have seen veteran defenceman Tomas Kaberles $4.25-million hit gone as well. Both will likely be back, as under the new CBA sending them to the minors is no longer an attractive option. The Canadiens have 23 players under contract for a total cap hit of $63.9 million, so there is room to sign Subban under this seasons pro-rated $70.2 million cap, although the cap drops to $64.3 million in 2013-14. Subban, Josh&nnbsp;Gorges and the reacquired Francis Bouillon stayed home for the lockout, but their defence mates went overseas. wholesale jerseys. Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin are to return from KHL clubs in Russia, Kaberle from the Czech Republic and Rafael Diaz and Yannick Weber from their teams in Switzerland. Forwards Lars Eller (Finland), David Desharnais (Switzerland) and Tomas Plekanec (Czech Republic) also played in Europe. Plekanec and Kaberle were teammates with the Kladno club. Weber told the Swiss media he would fly to Montreal on Tuesday. "Ive played 32 games, so Ive got my timing," he said. "It was a good experience coming here to play." Gorges will finally get started on his new six-year contract worth $3.9 million per season, while goalie Carey Price begins his new six-year, $39-million deal. Max Pacioretty, who played briefly in Europe, will play out the final year of his old contract before a six-year pact at $4.5 million per season begins in 2013-14. "Today is a good day," Gorges tweeted. Bergevin and coach Michel Therrien, who were hired after the 2011-12 season, will finally be able to get some work done. Neither was made available to the media on Sunday. Therrien, in his second stint behind the Montreal bench, will have a shortened training camp to install his system, decide line combinations and defence pairing, and determine who will be cut. Alex Galchenyuk, a star forward with the Ontario Hockey Leagues Sarnia Sting drafted third overall in June, is expected in camp after helping the U.S. to gold at the world junior hockey championship. Therrien and his staff must decide whether hes ready to jump into the NHL right away. The Canadiens are mostly healthy, with only centre Petteri Nokelainen a question mark. Plekanec injured his ribs last week but said the injury is minor. cheap jerseys ' ' '