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NEW YORK -- Ricky Romero was off to another shaky start with a lack of control before something clicked with his delivery. babyliss curl secret . Too bad Torontos offence didnt follow suit. Romero gave up one run in six innings. It wasnt enough to end his 13-game losing streak, though. Ichiro Suzuki drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth inning to help the New York Yankees complete a doubleheader sweep of the Blue Jays with a 2-1 win Wednesday night that ensured they remained atop the AL East, ahead of Baltimore, which beat Seattle 3-1 in 11 innings. "Today I just did everything I worked on," Romero said. "I had a good delivery. Thats one of the things I battled myself all year. I had a fluid delivery." Andy Pettitte pitched five sparkling innings in his return from the disabled list and Suzuki made a difficult catch in the eighth inning in the opener to lead the Yankees to a 4-2 victory. In the first game of the day-night doubleheader, Omar Vizquel moved ahead of Babe Ruth with an RBI double in the eighth inning. The 45-year-old Vizquel had two hits to move into 41st place on the hits list with 2,874. "I think when you get a hit to tie one of the best hitters in baseball, its an amazing feeling. I mean, this guy has been a legend in the game for a long time and, to mention my name right next to his just makes me feel so little," Vizquel said. "I never thought, never, ever, in my career of baseball thats been a long one, that I was gonna come close, to even compare my hits with the Babe. Its just unbelievable. Its very emotional, especially here in New York, the house that he built." Vizquel had his second straight multi-hit game and 10th of the season, good for second-best in big league history for a player 45 or older behind Julio Franco, who had 53 such games, according to information provided to the Yankees by the Elias Sports Bureau. "When you start talking about the names that youre mentioning, this is an outstanding career and hes finishing up on a strong note," Blue Jays manager John Farrell said. The Blue Jays were without shortstop Yunel Escobar, who began a three-game suspension for wearing eye black displaying an anti-gay slur written in Spanish during a game last weekend against Boston. Toronto dropped to 66-81, guaranteeing it will not have a winning record this season. With the score 1-all, Curtis Granderson was walked by Steve Delabar (4-3) to open the eighth. He moved up on Jayson Nixs sacrifice and stole third. With two outs, Suzuki guided an opposite field hit to left for the lead. Suzuki stole two bases in the inning. Suzuki went 7 for 8 in the two games and stole four of New Yorks seven bases in the finale. "It was just an unbelievable day," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Romero remained tied for the Blue Jays consecutive loss record with Tom Underwood, who dropped 13 straight in 1978-79. Romero walked five to up his AL-leading total to 99. It was his third game in which he allowed one run and didnt win -- two no-decisions. "I just think that he had better overall action to all of his pitches," Farrell said. "Even when you look at the five walks through six innings, they didnt typically come back to haunt him where thats been the case previous." Adeiny Hechavarrias RBI single in the second after David Phelps walked was just the 24th run Toronto has scored in Romeros last 13 starts. In the bottom half, Chris Stewart drove in a run with a double to left that bounced over the wall and prevented Suzuki from scoring from first. Suzuki had singled and Nix was thrown out trying to score on a strong throw by centre-fielder Colby Rasmus. Romero had walked two to set up the tying run. Romero was finished after allowing seven hits in six innings. He struck out five. In the opener, Pettitte (4-3) gave up four hits in his first start since a hot shot off the bat of Clevelands Casey Kotchman broke his left fibula on June 27. "He gave us everything that we asked for," Girardi said. With the 40-year-old lefty on a 75-pitch limit, Girardi mixed and matched liberally, using six relievers. Clay Rapada, Derek Lowe, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan held Toronto scoreless through seven innings. Then Robertson gave up an RBI single to pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson and a run-scoring double to Vizquel in the eighth. Rafael Soriano relieved with two outs and runners on second and third. He walked Anthony Gose after a foul drive that landed about a foot foul down the left-field line. Rajai Davis followed with a sinking liner to left field that Suzuki caught, pulling the glove to his stomach to protect the ball. "Im glad I dont have a big belly because if I did it mightve hit the belly and popped out," Suzuki said through a translator. Torontos Henderson Alvarez (9-13) allowed five hits and three runs in seven innings and struck out a career-high seven. NOTES: ... Toronto DH Edwin Encarnacion (sore right big toe) did not play in the either game. ... To make room for Pettitte on the 40-man roster, the Yankees recalled RHP Dellin Betances from the minors and placed him on the 60-day DL. babyliss pro perfect curl uk . -- The Hamilton Bulldogs had no shortage of chances to swing Sundays result in their favour. babyliss pro perfect curl . NHL Chief Operating Officer John Collins says the league has yet to select an opponent when the Washington Capitals host the game for the first time. Collins and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis made the formal announcement Saturday that the game is coming to D.KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Miguel Cabrera had two hits, drove in two runs and pressed ever closer to the first Triple Crown in 45 years Tuesday night. Now, the question facing the Detroit Tigers star is whether to play in the regular-season finale against Kansas City. Cabrera said hed do what manager Jim Leyland asks of him. Leyland said hell play Cabrera if he wants. It seems nobody is quite sure what will happen until the lineup card is posted. "You know, he writes the lineup and I do what he wants," Cabrera said after the AL Central champion Tigers lost 4-2 to the Royals. "I play ball. Hes the manager, hes the boss. So whatever he wants to do, were going to do. I play for the manager." With one game remaining in the regular season, Cabrera leads the American League in average (.331), home runs (44) and RBIs (139), putting him on the brink of becoming the first Triple Crown winner since Bostons Carl Yastrzemski in 1967. "Ive not made the decision, but I will. Im going to think about it tonight. Im not exactly sure what Im going to do," Leyland said. "If he wants to play, then hell play." Alcides Esocbar and Jeff Francoeur homered for Kansas City on Tuesday night, and Salvador Perez had the go-ahead RBI in the fifth inning. Jeremy Guthrie (5-3) lasted six innings to improve to 5-0 with six no-decisions in his final 11 starts, the Royals winning 10 of them. Doug Fister (10-10) allowed three runs on seven hits in 4 1-3 innings for Detroit. "I pitched to contact and I got the contact, just not the contact I wanted," Fister said. "I have some things to work out in the bullpen in the next few days." The Tigers will open the post-season on Saturday at home. "Im not worried about him," Leyland said. "Hes fine." Max Scherzer is another issue. The right-hander twisted his right ankle in the on-field victory celebration the previous night, knocking him out of his scheduled start Wednesday. Scherzer, who is 16-7 with a 3.82 ERA, was supposed to pitch five innings to test his sore right shoulder. Luis Marte will start in Scherzers place, and Leyland will rely on a hodge-podge of relief pitchers to get through the game, the outcome of which is ultimately meaningless. Of course, theres a lot of meaning riding on Cabreras at-bats. He had a single in the first inning and a bases-loaded singgle in the third before a fly ball to right field in the fifth. babyliss pro curl. He was replaced by Omar Infante in the bottom half of the frame, something that Leyland indicated might happen. "Im the manager and I make the decisions, and you do a lot of things on instincts," Leyland said. "I said, You know what? Three at-bats is enough." Leyland said he gave Cabrera the option of being DH or taking the night off, but Cabrera wanted to play in his usual spot. The Angels Mike Trout and the Twins Joe Mauer are chasing him for the batting title, while the Rangers Josh Hamilton is one back for the home run crown. "Itll be real interesting to see what will happen," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "I give him a little credit. He was playing today after clinching the championship." While Cabrera insisted on playing, Leyland gave the night off to several other regulars. Quintin Berry started in centre field, Don Kelly in left field, Ramon Santiago at second base and Danny Worth at shortstop. Several substitutions were made in the later innings. The cobbled-together lineup played a part in the outcome, too. Escobar homered in the first inning for Kansas City, but the Tigers still led 2-1 on the strength of Cabreras timely single when the fifth inning rolled around. Irving Falu, Jarrod Dyson and Escobar strung together consecutive singles off Fister to tie the game. Alex Gordon popped out to shortstop, and Perez hit a hard grounder toward second base that should have resulted in an inning-ending double play. Santiago fielded the ball and the Tigers got the first out, but Worth couldnt get the relay over to first base cleanly, which allowed Dyson to score the go-ahead run. Francoeur added a homer in the eighth, and the Kansas City bullpen shut out the Tigers the final three innings. Greg Holland handled the ninth for his 16h save. "It was actually a good game," Leyland said. "It was kind of fun." Notes: Royals 1B Eric Hosmer (strained right shoulder) and 3B Mike Moustakas (groin) will miss the final two games of the season. Manager Ned Yost said neither of the injuries will require surgery. ... RHP Luis Mendoza will start the season finale for Kansas City. ... Prince Fielder played five innings at 1B for Detroit. Leyland said hell DH on Wednesday. ' ' '