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SEATTLE -- When Edinson Volquez is at his best, its more than just his fastball and change-up that he can consistently throw for strikes. Volquezs curveball has to be effective and it was on Tuesday night. "Thats as good a hook as hes had all year," San Diego manager Bud Black said. "When (Volquez) is on its the three-pitch mix in the strike zone. I thought today the curveball really came into play and was really effective." Volquez pitched into the eighth inning in his longest outing of the season, Jedd Gyorko and Alexi Amarista each homered, and the San Diego Padres beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 on Tuesday. The teams split the brief two-game set in Seattle, but will be right back at it on Wednesday in San Diego for two more games as the "natural rivals" conclude their season series. Gyorko hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Seattle starter Brandon Maurer, his sixth homer of the season. Amarista followed with a solo shot an inning later and the Padres knocked out Maurer (2-7) with three runs in the sixth as they won for just the second time in the past seven games. Gyorko set a Padres rookie record for homers in one month with his sixth in May. "Its always been that way. You get your timing right for that certain amount of time and you see the ball well," Gyorko said. "You get your hits, youre going to go through slumps at times. Its all about getting that timing right and putting a good swing." San Diego got a major momentum swing in the bottom of the fourth when Seattles Michael Morse was thrown out at home plate trying to score from first on Michael Saunders double. The relay was perfect from Amarista in centre to Everth Cabrera at shortstop and then to Yasmani Grandal, who had plenty of time to get the tag on Morse. As if getting cut down at the plate wasnt bad enough, Morse left the game after straining his right quadriceps on the play. But what Volquez did after Morse was thrown out was just as important. Saunders was left stranded at third and Volquez retired the next eight and 12 of 14 batters before leaving with two outs in the eighth inning. The only hit Volquez allowed after Saunders double was Kyle Seagers two-out single in the eighth. "I think Im a little bit different pitcher when my breaking ball is working because I know I can throw my breaking ball for a strike, behind in the count, ahead in the count," Volquez said. Volquez faced trouble in the second inning when Seattle loaded the bases with no outs. He got Nick Franklin to hit a grounder to first and Kendrys Morales was forced out at home. Jesus Sucre hit a sacrifice fly to score Morse with Seattles only run and Volquez got a fly out from Brendan Ryan to end the threat. Volquez gave up four hits, struck out five and walked three. "I feel my curveball was better than my change-up today," Volquez said. "Just wanted to be aggressive and keep the ball down. I think I only get in trouble that one inning, the second inning. After that I was good." Grandal returned from his 50-game suspension for San Diego and immediately was placed in the starting lineup. He got his first hit of the season when he dumped a sinking liner into left as part of the Padres three-run sixth. Seattle got lefty reliever Charlie Furbush up in the bullpen late and Maurer was forced to face Mark Kotsay and Will Venable, both lefties. Kotsay lined a single into left-centre to score Yonder Alonso and Grandal. Venable nearly cleared the bases with his drive that was caught at the wall by Endy Chavez. Furbush took over and immediately walked Cabrera. He got pinch-hitter Chris Denorfia to ground weakly to second, but Franklin -- making the first start of his career -- mishandled the routine ground ball allowing Gyorko to score the third run of the inning. Maurer was lifted after 5 2-3 innings, giving up nine hits and five earned runs. "I think I started throwing in a pattern, throwing the same pitches in the same counts," Maurer said. "They were sitting on them." Notes: Padres IF Logan Forsythe, on the 60-day disabled list with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, is expected to begin a rehab stint at Triple-A Tucson later this week. San Diego manager Bud Black said Forsythe would play second base, third base and shortstop. ... Seattle SS Brendan Ryan had his six-game hitting streak snapped. ... The Padres are 7-3 in their past 10 games in Seattle. Air Max 97 Cheap Canada . Brazilian national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has confirmed that the veteran goalkeeper is set to join Toronto on loan, saying it will help him be ready for the World Cup. 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Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.TEL AVIV, Israel -- Spain, England and Germany will be among the favourites when the Under 21 European Championship kicks off Wednesday against the backdrop of a campaign to protest Israels selection as host. On Wednesday, watch host Israel take on Norway on TSN2 at 11:45am et/8:45am pt, followed by England facing Italy on TSN at 2:15pm et/11:15am pt. The biannual tournament is among the major football tournaments of the summer -- and one of the most significant sporting events Israel has staged in its 65-year history. The choice of host, however, did not come without controversy. Pro-Palestinian activists waged a campaign against Israels selection that failed to sway UEFA president Michel Platini. "UEFA is an apolitical organization and your association earned the right to host this competition through a fair, democratic vote," Platini wrote to Israel Football Association Chairman Avi Luzon. "I am sure that it will be a beautiful celebration of football that, once again, will bring people together." Palestinian Football Association chairman Jibril Rajoub condemned the decision, saying Israel should not be allowed to host such a tournament while it hinders the free movement of Palestinian footballers between the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas militants. The Palestinian team is split between the two territories, which are on different sides of Israel. Israel cited security concerns for hindering travel between the two entities. "We hope that the participants understand that there is an occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank, including east Jerusalem, and we hope they will refrain from participating in any activity in these territories whether sport, social or tourism," Rajoub said. Luzon said he would try to help resolve the issue of the movement of the Palestinian athletes, but added that he hopes football and politics could stay separate. "We will continue to guard Israeli football and football in general from all political influence," he said. "I am pleased that this problem is behind us and we will continue to strive for the advancement of football." The English, who were beaten by Germany in the final when the tournament was held in Sweden four years ago, start their Group A campaign on Wednesday with a tough match against Italy in Tel Aviv. Isrrael, also in Group A, will kick off the eight-team tournament against Norway earlier in the day in front of an expected capacity crowd of13,800 in the newly built Netanya Stadium.dddddddddddd The Israelis will be hoping to improve on their only other showing in the tournament six years ago when they lost all three group games. Group B features defending champion Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and Russia. Considering the recent dominance by the Spanish of the European Championship and World Cup at senior level, its no surprise that their junior players are odds on to repeat their success from two years ago in Denmark. Coach Julen Lopetegui has selected an experienced squad led by Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea. Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Malaga playmaker Isco are the outfield stars and will be hoping to shine, starting with their first game against Russia in Jerusalem on Thursday. All three were selected instead of travelling to Brazil for the Confederations Cup despite having already played for the senior national team, indicating how seriously Spain is taking the tournament "We are going into the tournament looking to be as much of a team as we possibly can be," Lopetegui said. "We have full confidence in this group of players, they fill us with hope. Having said that, we know that we will have to do our talking on the pitch." Spain will be vying for supremacy in Group B with Germany, which is bringing a less experienced group of players to Israel. Only two members of the 23-man squad play outside of Germany, with Tottenham midfielder Lewis Holtby one of the more prominent names. The England squad, which is again coached by former England hard man Stuart Pearce, includes new United striker Wilfred Zaha after his starring role for Crystal Palace in its Championship playoff success last week. Zaha injured an ankle during the playoff final against Watford at Wembley Stadium but is still expected to play. A strong England group also features Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland, Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson and Blackpool winger Tom Ince. "I think weve played good football, scored good goals and defended really well at the same time," said Henderson, Englands captain. "If we can take that into the summer then weve got a really good chance." ' ' '