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DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers longest winning streak of the season ended Thursday. Theyll try to get another one going this weekend when they face another team fighting for a playoff spot.The New York Mets, coming off a four-game split with the crosstown rival Yankees, will make their first journey to Detroits Comerica Park since June 2011. The three-game showdown begins on Friday night.Detroit dropped three games behind American League Central Division leader Cleveland with a 6-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Thursday afternoon.You try to win every series, Tigers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. Its been a great eight-win run, so now were going to start a new one.Following a down year in which they finished last in the division, the Tigers have re-established themselves as a contender. Despite losing the series finale to the White Sox, theyre still 10 games over .500.Its awesome. Thats what helps teams get through August and September, right fielder J.D. Martinez said. Its a long last couple of months if youre out of it. Youre kind of just grinding through and the clubhouse is just miserable. Last year, thats kind of how it felt. Its just tough to go out there and play. But when you know youre in it and youve got a shot to make it to the playoffs, theres nothing like it.The Tigers will send out the American League Pitcher of the Month for July in the series opener. Justin Verlander compiled a 4-0 record in six starts last month, including a complete-game victory over Houston on Saturday when he recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts.Cameron Maybins status for the weekend series is uncertain. The Tigers center fielder suffered a mildly sprained thumb on his glove hand while diving for a ball on Wednesday and did not play on Thursday.The Tigers wont see the slugging outfielder they traded last season. Mets left fielder Yoenis Cespedes was placed on the 15-day disabled list after he aggravated a right quad strain during a 9-5 loss to the Yankees on Wednesday.The Mets were planning to use him as a designated hitter during the weekend series before the pain persisted. He appeared in 14 of 21 games after initially suffering the injury on July 8 and hit just .227 with one homer in that span.Its a little frustrating, Cespedes told the New York Times and other media members through an interpreter. Ive missed games and lost my timing trying to get back on the field to help the team, and I cant.The addition of slugger Jay Bruce at the trade deadline softens the blow. Bruce hit his first homer with the Mets, a three-run shot, in a 4-1 win over the Yankees on Thursday. The Mets will still miss Cespedes presence in the middle of the order.He was a huge factor. Were not going to mistake that, Mets manager Terry Collins said. He was a huge factor. But weve gone through this (all) year, with not just Ces but a lot of guys. ... Theres going to be a lot of guys in that clubhouse right now who have to do a little bit more.Right-hander Noah Syndergaard will be seeking his first win in five starts when he opposes Verlander. Syndergaard has two losses and two no-decisions in that span, though he has only given up seven earned runs. He took a no-decision in his last start on Sunday against Colorado, allowing three runs -- two earned -- with six strikeouts in six innings.The Tigers will be facing Syndergaard, who is pitching with a bone spur in his elbow, for the first time. Tim McCarver . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Randy Arozarena . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-mike-matheny-jersey-large-131q.html . 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LONDON -- The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):---9:25 p.m.A little glimpse into the way Andy Murray is perceived around these parts -- and the sorts of questions put to him at post-match news conferences.There was time for one last query at the end of Murrays session with reporters at the All England Club after he reached the semifinals on Wednesday night, and heres what the interlocutor wanted to know from the guy whose 2013 championship was the first for a British man at Wimbledon in 77 years:How does it feel to be the nations last hope?That was delivered in a rather tongue-in-cheek way, following references to Britains need for a new prime minister, Englands need for a new soccer coach, and the recent departure of the host of the popular TV show Top Gear.Murray looked to his left, a wide smile forming. Then he leaned forward, placed his chin on a fist and responded wryly, Its not that bad, is it? Is it that bad?The reporter said, Yeah, its pretty bad. Youre our last hope, Andy.To which he responded, still grinning: Im not. Theres a lot more hopes left than me. I just try my best at this event to make all the people that watch happy. Hopefully I can win a couple more, and thats it.---8:41 p.m.Andy Murray has made it to the Wimbledon semifinals for the seventh time.The 2013 champion held on to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 (10), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1 on Centre Court, reaching his 20th semifinal at any major tournament.Murray will face 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych on Friday.In 2013, Murray became the first British man to win the title at Wimbledon in 77 years. He also won the U.S. Open in 2012.---8:10 p.m.Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are going to a fifth set in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.Murray, the 2013 champion, won the first two sets 7-6 (10), 6-1, but Tsonga responded by winning the next two 6-3, 6-4.Murray had three break points at 4-3 in the fourth set, meaning he was one point away from serving for the match.The winner will play Tomas Berdych in the semifinals on Friday.---6:05 p.m.Tomas Berdych advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals for the second time, beating Lucas Pouille 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 on Court No. 1.Berdych, the 2010 runner-up at the All England Club, was playing for the third straight day. The 10th-seeded Czechs fourth-round match against Jiri Vesely was stopped after four sets on Monday, and he completed the victory on Tuesday.Pouille, a 32nd-seeded Frenchman, was playing in the quarterfinals of a major tournament for the first time. Prior to his win in the first round, Pouille had never won a match on grass.Berdych will next face either 2013 champion Andy Murray or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinals.---4:27 p.m.After saving three match points in the fourth set, Roger Federer made it through to the semifinals at Wimbledon for the 11th time.The seven-time champion came back from a two-set deficit to beat Marin Cilic 6-7 (4), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 on Centre Court as he continues his run for a record eighth Wimbledon title.At 34, Federerr is the oldest man to reach the semifinals at the All England Club since 39-year-old Ken Rosewall was runner-up in 1974.ddddddddddddederer will play Milos Raonic in the semifinals on Friday.---3:53 p.m.Roger Federer has evened his Wimbledon quarterfinal match against Marin Cilic at two sets apiece.Federer saved three match points and then managed to win the fourth set 7-6 (9) on Centre Court.Federer won the third set 6-3 after losing the first two 7-6 (4), 6-4.---3:45 p.m.Milos Raonic is back in the Wimbledon semifinals for the second time in his career.The sixth-seeded Canadian beat Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 on No. 1 Court.Raonic, who has added John McEnroe to his coaching team this year, previously reached the semifinals at the All England Club in 2014, losing to Roger Federer in straight sets.Querrey defeated Novak Djokovic in the third round, becoming the first American to beat a top-ranked player at Wimbledon since Kevin Curren downed McEnroe in the 1985 quarterfinals.Raonic will play either Federer or Marin Cilic in the semifinals on Friday.---2:55 p.m.Roger Federer still has a chance against Marin Cilic at Wimbledon.The seven-time champion won the third set of his quarterfinal match on Centre Court 6-3 after losing the first two to the ninth-seeded Croat.Cilic, who beat Federer in the 2014 U.S. Open semifinals, won the first two sets 7-6 (4), 6-4.---2:30 p.m.Roger Federer is down two sets to love against Marin Cilic in their Wimbledon quarterfinal on Centre Court.Cilic, a big-serving Croatian, leads the seven-time champion 7-6 (4), 6-4.On No. 1 Court, Milos Raonic leads Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5.---1:55 p.m.Roger Federer has dropped the first set of his quarterfinal against Marin Cilic in a tiebreaker.Cilic saved two break points in the fifth game and took the set 7-6 (4).In another quarterfinal, Milos Raonic won the first set 6-4 over Sam Querrey.---1:15 p.m.Play is underway on mens quarterfinals day at Wimbledon.Seven-time champion Roger Federer is playing Marin Cilic on Centre Court, while Milos Raonic is facing Sam Querrey on No. 1 Court.The sun is out and no rain is forecast.---12 p.m.Roger Federer has more history on the line at the All England Club.If Federer beats Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, he will equal Jimmy Connors record of reaching the Wimbledon semifinals 11 times.Federer is chasing a record eighth Wimbledon singles title. Hes currently tied with Pete Sampras and 1880s player William Renshaw with seven.The third-seeded Federer will be first up on Centre Court against Cilic, a Crotian who beat him in straight sets in their last meeting, in the 2014 U.S. Open semifinals.Second up on Centre will be No. 2 Andy Murray, the 2013 champion, facing No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.On Court 1, sixth-seeded Milos Raonic was paired against No. 28 Sam Querrey, followed by No. 10 Tomas Berdych against No. 32 Lucas Pouille. ' ' '