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Knees made headlines on opening Sunday, never a good thing in the NFL.Two impact players, Houston middle linebacker Brian Cushing and San Diego wide receiver Keenan Allen, were ruled out for their games Sunday and possibly the remainder of the season.Allen left the field on a cart after suffering what looked like a serious right knee injury with less than 2 minutes left in the first half. He could be lost for the season, a tough turn of events after Allen returned to play from a kidney injury that kept him off the field last season.Cushings diagnosis was only slightly more optimistic. He also hurt one of his knees but walked off the field under his own power. Cushing also missed significant playing time with a range of injuries in 2012 and 2013, but started every game last season.Giants linebacker J.T. Thomas III was also carted off, after spraining a knee on a kickoff return on the final play of the first half.In other injuries, Bucs defensive end Jacquies Smith was carted off the field with a right knee injury and ruled out for the rest of the game against Atlanta. Indianapolis defenders T.J. Green (sprained knee) and Patrick Robinson (medical evaluation) went down in the same series in the first half and stayed out for the rest of the game. Safety Winston Guy (ankle) also left late in the game and did not return.Detroits Theo Riddick left for a while to undergo the concussion protocol, but returned late in the game after being cleared.In Seattle, rookie running back C.J. Prosise sprained one of his wrists in the first half and wore a protective cast on the sideline, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. 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Toronto is a game ahead of the Orioles in the top wild-card position, and Baltimore is a game ahead of both the Detroit Tigers and the Houston Astros.Price is 2-1 this year against the Orioles. He gave up two runs on two hits in eight innings during a 12-2 rout of Baltimore on Sept. 12 at Fenway Park.Hanley Ramirez sat out the Wednesday night game due to a sore shoulder, but Red Sox manager John Farrell said the first baseman also is dealing with some other aches and pains.Boston is trying to keep focused on the task at hand, winning the division, and trying to not look forward until it is all over.We have a young club with a couple of veterans on it, right-hander Clay Buchholz said after he threw seven innings and got the win Wednesday as Boston topped Baltimore 5-1. For them to get to point wherre we are lucky enough to win the division, I think thats when everything will set in.dddddddddddd We still have a couple weeks left of games.Tillman has been the teams stopper all season long -- except for his short stint on the disabled list -- and the Orioles need him to come through once more due to their poor play this far in the series.Tillman is coming off of a pretty good start in a 5-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. He gave up three runs on four hits in 5 2/3 innings.His 16 victories tie a career high that he reached three years ago.Baltimore manager Buck Showalter confirmed the first two starters for this weekends interleague series with the Arizona Diamondbacks at Camden Yards -- Yovani Gallardo on Friday and Wade Miley going on Saturday. The starter for the Sunday series finale had yet to be announced.The Arizona series will be the last three home games for Baltimore this season. The Orioles play their last six on the road -- three each at Toronto and at New York against the Yankees.The Orioles inconsistent offense is on a downturn trend in the Boston series. Baltimore has just five runs in the first three games.Our guys are really pushing, Showalter said. Theyre pushing. Sometimes you can really want something too much, and you cant take that away from them. The want-to is always there for our guys, and it can be a deterrent. ' ' '