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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Young-Pyo Lees first Major League Soccer goal proved to be an important one for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Lee scored off a free kick in the 74th minute to help the Whitecaps beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday night for their sixth shutout of the season. The South Korean defender is a veteran of three World Cups and the top leagues in the Netherlands, Italy, England and Germany. He signed with MLS and joined Vancouver in December. He has been consistently outstanding since. "In my opinion he is one of the best players in the league," Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie said. "Hes a superstar, basically. Everywhere we go fans are following him. Hes an all-star." "I cant imagine what he was like when he was 29 or 30," added Whitecaps captain Jay DeMerit. "But he doesnt age. His track record speaks for itself. Were really lucky to have him here." Lees goal was an accident. A foul on Eric Hassli by Crew defender Danny ORourke set up the restart, during which Lee said he intended to play the ball to the back post to a runner. But his cross curled less than expected and sailed over the outstretched arms of Crew keeper Andy Gruenebaum. "My goal was lucky," Lee said. "I tried for a strong cross but we scored. Anyway, we got three points and we won. I am very happy. "The most important thing was that we had another clean sheet. Our defensive organization was fantastic again. We need to keep going like this." Although he made only two saves, goalkeeper Joe Cannon helped Vancouver (4-2-2) weather a staunch Crew attack with solid positioning and decision-making. The Whitecaps were aided by a pair of Crew mistakes that cost Columbus (2-4-1) a pair of first-half goals. A corner-kick goal by Crew defender Josh Williams was waved off in the third minute after referee Hilario Grajeda deemed that Crew defender Chad Marshall fouled DeMerit before the ball found Williams, unmarked, at the back post. A second Crew goal was negated three minutes later when Eddie Gaven was called offside before he beat Cannon near the right post. It was one of four Crew offside infractions in the first half. Williams hit the cross bar with a bicycle kick in the 16th minute. Cannon swatted aside an attempt by Gaven in the 38th and punched away a blast by Crew rookie Aaron Schoenfeld in the 44th. The Crew had 63 per cent of possession and had several more scoring chances before halftime. Columbus outshot Vancouver 14-9. "Tonight was one of the first games this season where a couple of things bounced our way," Rennie said. "I think the Crew can feel a little bit hard done by tonight, that they didnt get all they would have hoped for from the game. "But thats eight games and six clean sheets. Thats a fantastic base for us to build from." Wholesale NFL Jerseys From China . The right-hander looks to build off his third career shutout this evening when the Toronto Blue Jays begin a three-game series against the hosting Texas Rangers. Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys From China . -- Marc Bergevin was a busy man on his first foray into NHL free agency as a general manager, signing three gritty players for the Montreal Canadiens. http://hipstervancouver.com/ . -- With James Bueschers truck losing power in the first half of the race, his crew made a quick decision: Theyd have to come into the pits and replace their carburetor, even if cost them a few laps to the leaders. BALTIMORE -- The Boston Red Sox, and Clay Buccholz in particular, put on a good show for three members of the team ownership committee who ventured to Camden Yards to get a firsthand look at their struggling ballclub. Buchholz shook off a rocky start to earn his 11th win, Dustin Pedroia singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Principal owner John Henry, chairman Thomas Werner and president and CEO Larry Lucchino were all in attendance following a rough stretch in which Boston lost six of eight to bring up questions surrounding the job security of first-year manager Bobby Valentine. The trio visited the clubhouse before the game and showed up again afterward. "They said they were bringing us luck," Valentine said. "After we started (behind) 2-0, I was looking for an early flight home." After giving up three runs and six hits over the first two innings, Buchholz (11-3) kept the Orioles at bay while the Red Sox rebounded from a 3-1 deficit. The right-hander ended up allowing three runs, eight hits and three walks over eight innings. He struck out seven. "He brought the competitive spirit to a new level tonight," Valentine said. "They were jumping on his early pitches, he got down early. But when he saw we had some resiliency in our offence, he shut the door. He shut it quick." Buchholz was delighted to perform so well for the men who sign his paycheque. "They are the ones that put the team together," he said. "It was good to see those guys here. It added motivation. Theyve got busy lives, so they could have been somewhere else. Instead, they were here showing us they were behind us and supporting us." Alfredo Aceves worked a perfect ninth for his 24th save. Adrian Gonzalez had two RBIs and Cody Ross chipped in with three hits for Boston. Serving as designated hitter for the first time this season, Jacoby Ellsbury went 0 for 4 to end his 38-game hitting streak against Baltimore. Mark Reynolds homered and Adam Jones had two RBIs for the Orioles, now 8-4 against Boston this season. Reynolds has four homers in his last six games after going 20 straight without one. Despite the loss, Baltimore finished 7-3 on a homestand against Seattle, Kansas City and the Red Sox. "Our guys wanted to win all 10. Thats the way we approached it," manager Buck Showalter said. "Tonight they took advantage of some of our pittching struggles.dddddddddddd" The Red Sox took a 6-3 lead with a three-run sixth against Luis Ayala (4-4). With runners at the corners and two outs, Pedroia hit a short chopper toward third that a charging Manny Machado couldnt handle. Gonzalez and Ross followed with run-scoring singles. Before the game, talk in the Boston clubhouse centred around Ellsbury, a fixture in the Boston outfield playing DH for the first time since July 18, 2011. Valentine said, "The last couple days we have been concerned about a leg situation. This is just being overcautious and aware of the situation." Ellsbury, however, said, "My leg feels good. I played the last two nights on it." Coming in, Orioles starter Chris Tillman had allowed 24 runs this season -- 14 in the first inning. After striking out Ellsbury to begin the game, Tillman gave up a one-out double to Carl Crawford before retiring Pedroia and Gonzalez. Baltimore went up 2-0 in the bottom half. Nick Markakis and J.J. Hardy singled before Jones hit an opposite-field, two-run double inside the first base line. Boston got a run in the second on a two-out RBI single by Scott Podsednik. Reynolds homered on the first pitch in the Orioles half with a drive to centre. It was an uncharacteristic start for Buchholz, who didnt allow more than two runs in any of his previous five outings and had a 1.15 ERA over that span. "Clay had a rough time early, then after that he threw a gem," Ross said. The Red Sox pulled even in the fifth. Crawford singled, took third on a double by Pedroia and scored on a wild pitch. Gonzalez followed with a sacrifice fly to chase Tillman, who threw 110 pitches in 4 2-3 innings. "Youve got to tip your hat a little bit to Boston; they really made (Tillman) work for everything," Showalter said. "They had a lot of foul balls. He had a lot of counts in his favour but he couldnt finish hitters off." NOTES: Boston received RHP Pedro Beato from the Mets as the player to be named in the trade Tuesday that sent C Kelly Shoppach to New York. Beato, a former first-round draft pick of the Orioles, will report to Triple-A Pawtucket. ... Baltimore placed INF Wilson Betemit (wrist) on the 15-day DL and recalled Joe Mahoney from Triple-A Norfolk. ... Pedroia stretched his hitting streak to 11 games, three short of his season high. ... In 12 games against Boston this year, Reynolds is 13 for 30 (.433) with five homers, four doubles and 14 RBIs. ' ' ' 

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