REGINA -- Thomas DeMarcos encore performance Sunday went considerably better than his first. Blake Swihart Red Sox Jersey . Making his first CFL start, the B.C. Lions quarterback threw two second-half touchdowns and helped set up Paul McCallums game-winning field goal with no time on the clock as the Lions took over second place in the West Division with a 24-22 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. DeMarco was pulled from the game midway through the second quarter in favour of Buck Pierce but returned to start the second half. The win was the second straight for B.C. (8-4) while Saskatchewan (8-4) lost its third in a row. "I have a lot of great people on the sidelines right now," said DeMarco, who started in place of the injured Travis Lulay. "Travis was very calm. Buck was very calm. Joey (Elliott) helped me out as well. "The biggest thing is just to keep you calm and help you with seeing the field. They really helped me out today and allowed me to talk through things and we got the victory at the end." Pierce replaced DeMarco briefly after DeMarcos first 13 pass attempts yielded just 52 yards and five straight two-and-outs. DeMarco had started the game with five straight completions. But he made up for a shaky first half with the Lions trailing 12-6 early in the third quarter when he hit Nick Moore with a 43-yard touchdown strike. The Lions got the ball right back when Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant fumbled for a second time. DeMarco threw a 20-yard TD to Shawn Gore to make it 20-12 and McCallum then kicked an 84-yard kickoff single to extend the lead to nine. "Hes just a very well-composed individual," McCallum said. "Playing his first start, going in there, getting pulled, going back in and making things happen, that shows a lot about his character." Durant threw an eight-yard touchdown to Weston Dressler with 38 seconds left to make it 22-21 as the Roughriders appeared poised to overcome two costly fumbles and snap their losing streak. But Marco Iannuzzi returned the kickoff 28 yards and DeMarco passed for a pair of key first downs to set up McCallums winning kick from 42 yards out. "Pauls amazing," said DeMarco. "You dont even have to say anything to him. He gets in, he looks like hes bored out there, he turns his chinstrap, kicks the ball through, doesnt even celebrate with me and Im jumping on his head. "Hes done this for a long time and theres no doubt in our mind he is our guy." DeMarco finished 18-of-33 passes for 208 yards while Pierce went 2 for 3 for 16 yards. Durant replied with 35-for-52 passing for 326 yards. The Roughriders appeared to have the game won after Dresslers touchdown but, for the third straight game, ultimately paid the price for their turnovers and undisciplined ways. Durant -- who battled a bruised finger on his throwing hand -- also fumbled on the games second play from scrimmage, giving B.C. the ball at the Riders 46-yard line. That set up a 12-yard field goal from McCallum. In the second quarter, with DeMarco on the sidelines, the oft-injured Pierce drew a roughing-the-passer penalty on his first series to move B.C. into scoring position and McCallum hit his second field goal of the game, from 32 yards, to make it 6-2. A second roughing-the-passer penalty against Saskatchewan followed Durants second fumble and put the Lions in scoring position for Gores touchdown. Saskatchewan had its own issues on offence in the first half as well, scoring only two punt singles despite starting six of its first eight possessions from its own 43 or better. "Those guys are good, especially that secondary," said Riders slotback Geroy Simon, who played his former team for the first time after 12 seasons in B.C. and tied Ben Cahoons all-time receptions mark in the fourth quarter. "Theyre a veteran group, they really know how to make plays and they know how to hold in tough situations." The Riders took their first lead of the game when Durant hit Chris Garrett -- who started in place of injured running back Kory Sheets -- with a 37-yard pass to the front corner of the end zone with two seconds to play in the half. Chris Milo extended the lead to 12-6 when he hit a 15-yard field goal on Saskatchewans first drive of the third quarter. After the Riders fell behind again, Milo made 21-15 by hitting a 47-yarder after previously missing two in the game by hitting them off the right goal post. "Weve got to get back to playing good football," said Saskatchewan head coach Corey Chamblin. "Regardless of all the freakish things that may have happened we still have to be able to play football." Pedro Martinez Red Sox Jersey . On a hot, sweaty day, the Hall of Famer looked cool and comfortable. Xander Bogaerts Red Sox Jersey . Groves signed with Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent last year after a season with Arizona. He was in the linebacker rotation and had a sack in the season opener against Miami. http://www.redsoxapparelsshop.com/ . Seager had another triple, a home run and a double in a rare feat not seen in more than 40 years, leading Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners past the New York Yankees 10-2. "It was a weird play," Seager said of the triple in the fourth inning.WASHINGTON -- Denard Span was in the middle of discussing his 26-game hitting streak when cheers, claps and whoops erupted from out-of-sight sections of the Washington Nationals clubhouse. "I think Gomez must have robbed a homer," Span said. "OK, thats good for us." That would be Milwaukee Brewers centre fielder Carlos Gomez, who kept Jay Bruces drive in the park in the ninth inning of a tied game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Brewers went on win, a result that combined with the Nationals 11-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday to trim Washingtons deficit to 4 1/2 games for the NLs second wild-card berth. Jordan Zimmerman (18-8) scattered two runs and seven hits in seven innings for his NL-best 18th win, and Wilson Ramos had four hits and five RBIs on the day he became the 2013 version of the iron man catcher. The Nationals have won eight of nine and 25 of 35. "Id trade all those wins," Zimmermann said, "for a shot in the playoffs." Put Ramos near the top of the list of reasons for the Nationals late surge. He started his 23rd consecutive game, passing St. Louis Yadier Molina for most starts in a row behind the plate in the majors this year. He tied career highs for hits and RBIs, and he has 49 RBIs in 54 games since coming off the disabled list. "Hes been hitting the heck out of the ball, catching good, throwing people out. Hes hard to take out of the lineup," Johnson said. "Weve missed him for two years, so were going to ride him." Ramos tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee last year and was hindered this season by a bothersome right hamstring. Hes been close to being tagged with an injury-prone label, so his recent streak has answered at least a few of the questions about his durability. "That was very important for me," said Ramos, who has 14 homers and 50 RBIs in only 67 games. "Thats a good test for my knee, for myself, to show everybody that I can play every day." The Nationals other noteworthy games-in-a-row watch continued when Span singled up the middle in the third, putting him one shy of Colorados Michael Cuddyer for longest hitting streak in the majors this season. Washington took the lead forr good with three runs in the fourth off Tyler Cloyd (2-5), starting with back-to-back doubles by Bryce Harper and Ian Desmond. Roger Clemens Red Sox Jersey. . Harper added his third outfield assist in the three-game series when he caught Darin Ruf trying to stretch a single off the left-field wall into a double in the sixth. Washington added five runs in the seventh off Joe Savery and Mauricio Robles. The Nationals recent run has come in a soft part of the schedule. Next comes at three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, who have a chance to clinch the NL East at Washingtons ballpark. "We dont want that," Johnson said. The Nationals are 4-12 against the Braves this season. "We need to at least send a message these next three days that were better than them," the manager said. The Nationals long day came at the expense of Cloyd, who allowed five runs and 10 hits. "He has to be real good with his command, and it seemed like today as the game got into the fourth it looked like balls started to be elevated a little bit and caught a lot of the plate," Philadelphia manager Ryne Sandberg said. "And against that lineup, and the way theyre swinging the bat, its a tough combination." NOTES: Every player in the Nationals starting lineup had at least one hit. ... Washington went 9 for 13 with runners in scoring position; the Nationals began the day with a .239 RISP average, 25th in the major leaguers. ... Phillies LF Domonic Brown, returning from a right Achilles tendon injury, doubled and scored in the second inning in his first start since Aug. 30. He came off the bench Friday and Saturday. ... The Nationals 18 hits tied their season high. ... The Phillies have not won a series on the road since the All-Star break. ... A pigeon wandered near the pitchers mound, shortstop and second base for several innings. During warmups at the start of the eighth, the bird had a staredown with first base umpire Jim Wolf on the edge of the outfield grass. The crowd cheered whenever the pigeon attempted to fly, but the bird appeared to be injured and couldnt stay airborne for more than a few yards. "You could walk right up to him, and he wouldnt budge," Nationals 2B Steve Lombardozzi said. Cheap Baltimore Orioles Gear Cheap Boston Red Sox Gear Cheap New York Yankees Gear Cheap Tampa Bay Rays Gear Cheap Toronto Blue Jays Gear Cheap Chicago Cubs Gear Cheap Milwaukee Brewers Gear Cheap Pittsburgh Pirates Gear Cheap Cincinnati Reds Gear Cheap St. Louis Cardinals Gear Cheap Arizona Diamondbacks Gear Cheap Colorado Rockies Gear Cheap Los Angeles Dodgers Gear Cheap San Diego Padres Gear Cheap San Francisco Giants Gear ' ' '