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Mie, Japan (SportsNetwork.com) - Ai Suzuki carded an 8-under 64, Ilhee Lee shot a 6-under 66 and Laura Davies fired a 5-under 67 in Saturdays second round, putting all three of them atop the leaderboard heading into the final round of the Mizuno Classic. Suzuki, who had the low round of the day, has never won on the LPGA Tour, while Lee has one win at the 2013 Pure Silk - Bahamas LPGA Classic. Davies, who will be enshrined in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015, has 20 career victories on tour. The trio finished 36 holes at 9-under-par 135. Kotono Kozuma and Mi Hyang Lee carded matching 67s, while Chella Choi shot a 68 and they are tied for fourth at 8-under 136. Na-Ri Lee is alone in seventh at 7-under 137 following a 65 Saturday. Jessica Korda (67), Ayako Uehara (68) and Karrie Webb (68) are tied for eighth at minus-6. First-round leader Morgan Pressel settled for an even-par 72 and she is tied for 11th at 5-under 139. Suzuki, attempting to win on her home soil, started her move up the leaderboard right out of the gate with two birdies in her first three holes on one and three. After giving one of those shots back with a bogey on four, Suzuki responded with two more gains on five and seven, getting her to minus-3 for the day. Following five straight pars from eight, Suzuki shot up the leaderboard with five birdies in a six-hole stretch from 13. The run vaulted Suzuki into a tie atop the leaderboard at 9-under. I wont be thinking about the win, said Suzuki. Ill just try my best and see how I can do in an LPGA tournament. After making two bogeys in the first round, Ilhee Lee went bogey-free on day two. The front nine is where Lee made her move with birdies on one, three, five and seven. After making the turn at 4-under for the day, Lee drained two more gains on 11 and 13. She closed things out with five straight pars to grab a share of the second-round lead. Sunday is always exciting, Lee stated. Its going to be really fun to play with Laura and Ai. Davies, who began the day one shot behind the leader Pressel, played very well on the front nine. A birdie at the first had Davies going early. Following a pair of pars on two and three, Davies ripped off four birdies in a five-hole span from four to go along with a bogey on six. Making the turn at 4-under, Davies gave another shot back with a bogey on 11, but she responded nicely with two birdies on 11 and 13, getting her to 9-under for the tournament. Davies closed with five straight pars to end there. Obviously the main thing is to try and win, Davies said. Its going to be tough because there are so many good players who are playing well this week. Theres some really good players here. I think it will be fun tomorrow because I think there are going to be 15 or 20 players who can still win this. NOTES: Davies last win on the LPGA Tour came at the Rochester International in 2001 ... Lee has finished four top-10 finishes this season, all of which have came in a six-tournament span ... There are seven players from Japan within the top 20 heading into the final round ... World No. 2 Stacy Lewis shot an even-par 72 and she is tied for 27th at 2-under 142 ... Defending champion Teresa Lu (67) is tied for 17th at 4-under 140. Wholesale Vans Shoes . Henrik Samuelsson and Luke Bertolucci also scored for the Oil Kings, who are now 9-0 on home ice in the playoffs to cut Portlands series lead to 2-1. Chase De Leo and Mathew Dumba responded for the Winterhawks, who suffered just their fourth loss in their last 46 games, a string of success running all the way back to Jan. Cheap Old Skool Vans . Thats the feeling that eight Canadian Football League teams are experiencing right now in advance of the expansion draft to stock the Ottawa Redblacks. http://www.cheapoldskoolaustralia.com/. 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In fact the way the Royals are playing and Shields is pitching, you can probably scratch him off the list completely. The Royals have won seven in a row and have climbed to within a game and a half of the Central-leading Tigers heading into a key four-game set at Comerica Park in Detroit on Monday night. Shields is their staff ace at 8-3 and is on a personal 5-0 run. One more quality arm might be all it takes to make the Blue Jays the team to beat in the American League. Thinking about that brought back memories of the greatest pitcher the Blue Jays almost acquired at the July 31st non-waiver deadline, but didnt. Pat Gillick was looking for that something extra in 1993 to put the Blue Jays over the top for a second straight World Series title. He was talking to Oakland about Rickey Henderson, and also Seattle about towering lefty Randy Johnson who was just beginning to come into his own at age 29. Gillick preferred the Johnson deal that would have sent right-handers Steve Karsay and Mike Timlin to the Mariners. Trouble was Seattle GM Woody Woodward was out golfing and in the era before cell phones, Gillick couldnt get a hold of him. In the meantime, As GM Sandy Alderson called back and accepted the Henderson deal for Karsay and a player to be named later (outfielder Jose Herrera). But even then, there was a minor hitch. Rickey wanted to be compensated for giving up his right of refusal on a trade. While that was being negotiated, Woodward called Gillick back and wanted to do the Johnson deal. Gillick had already given his word to Alderson and turned down the Johnson deal. As the clock ticked down, the Jays finally got the Rickey Henderson deal completed. In the short term, all of this paid off for the Blue Jays as they won their second straight championship. 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You wonder as well if the Jays had already landed Johnson, would they even have bothered to pursue Clemens in 97? If they did, the Jays could have had the same double barreled threat Arizona did when they had Johnson and Curt Schilling and defeated the Yankees in 2001. It makes for a great talking point, but at the end of the day, the Blue Jays still have that second straight World Series crown from 1993. Everything else is supposition. Tiger of the Future? When Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias went down for the season with stress fractures in his legs, Detroit was left with a huge hole to fill at short. Danny Worth, Alex Gonzalez and Andrew Romine were all found wanting. But the Tigers may finally have their answer in rookie Eugenio Suarez, a 23-year-old out of Venezuela. Granted hes only had 24 at-bats, but Suarez is hitting .375 with three homers. This past Saturday against the Twins, he had a homer, a double and a triple. The last Tigers rookie to pull that off was catcher Bill Freehan back on May 7, 1963 versus the Yankees. A couple of Hall of Famers, Frank Robinson and Ted Williams managed to pull off that feat in their rookie seasons as well. If the Tigers still choose to go the veteran route at short, the Phillies Jimmy Rollins could be available after all. After breaking Hall of Famer Mike Schmidts franchise hit record on Saturday, Rollins added another one Sunday bringing his career total to 2,236. He said afterwards he would consider waving his no trade rights if the Phillies brass decided it was time to "blow it up" and rebuild. Swing and a Miss White Sox slugger Adam Dunn is in "hot" pursuit of a rather dubious record. He has moved into fourth place on the all-time strikeouts list with 2,295. He is only 11 back of Sammy Sosa for third and 302 back of strikeout king Reggie Jackson. Interesting that three of the top 10 are in Cooperstown, including Jackson, Willie Stargell and Mike Schmidt. Rough Ride Whether the Jays are fast-tracking Aaron Sanchez for a trip to the Majors or are showcasing him for a trade to get a veteran arm, his first start for Triple-A Buffalo was a little bit rocky Saturday at Toledo. The first-round draft pick from 2010 was knocked out in the 5th inning after giving up four earned runs, six hits and four walks. The Mudhens also stole four bases. Though a tad wild, Sanchez did hit a peak of 97 miles per hour on the radar gun. ' ' '