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Adelaide United defender Tarek Elrich has mounted a spirited defence of coach Guillermo Amor after the extension of the Spaniards A-League touchline ban to a second game.FFAs independent disciplinary and ethics committee handed down its decision on Wednesday, two days after hearing Amors explanation for touching fourth official Adam Fielding following a controversial decision during the Reds round-seven 3-1 loss to Perth.Last seasons A-League coach of the year was visibly frustrated after referee Jarred Gillett awarded Andy Keoghs 68th-minute goal straight after Glory captain Rostyn Griffiths was perceived to have fouled Reds goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic.Amors subsequent contact with Fielding prompted Gillett to banish him to the stands at nib Stadium.The usually placid Barcelona legend served his mandatory one-match ban in last weekends goalless draw with Sydney FC, but will also miss Sundays home clash with Wellington.Hes been hit as well with a suspended two-match ban which will be activated in the event of another expulsion this season.The committee has zero tolerance for intentional contact with a referee or other match official, the determination read.In this case, the committee finds there was contact of a kind which should not have occurred.With no video evidence or witnesses available, testimonies from each of the protagonists were key in deciding Amors punishment.Fielding submitted a report stating sufficient to make me take a step forward.At his hearing on Monday night, Amor strongly denied pushing Fielding, arguing he merely touched him to gain his attention so he could alert Gillett to the apparent error.Nevertheless, the committee found the contact was more than a tap on the shoulder.Mr Amor frankly conceded that he is not in a position to deny that he may have used two hands and that he may have placed them on the back of the fourth official, said the determination.The ruling surprised Elrich, who observed Amor was not usually an animated sideline figure.That game especially, that foul against Eugene, any coach would have got angry in that instance, Elrich said.For him to lose it, I have never seen it ... I was pretty surprised he got sent off because Ive seen coaches go off to the fourth officials and nothing happens.Elrich put his faith in assistant Pau Marti to guide the Reds against the Phoenix on Sunday, when the defending champions hope to turn last weekends morale-boosting display into a first win of the season.Everyone is on the same page - the coach and players, he said.Pau does exactly as Guillermo would have done. Mecole Hardman Chiefs Jersey . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming. Harrison Butker Womens Jersey . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Youth-Joe-Montana-Elite-Jersey/ .J. -- Marshawn Lynch said Thursday it will be good to get back to football after the Seattle quiet talking running back wrapped up his final mandatory media session of Super Bowl week. 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The right-hander scattered nine hits over 5 1/3 innings in his first outing against the Dodgers and improved to 9-6 overall this season.Theyre aggressive hitters and some of the balls they hit would have been out of an American League ballpark, Nova said.Los Angeles remained one game behind the first-place Giants in the NL West. San Francisco lost 5-2 to Baltimore.Pittsburgh opened a six-game West Coast swing and moved within a game of Miami for the second NL wild card.Nova twice struck out opposing pitcher Ross Stripling to end a rally. The new Pirates starter was replaced by Antonio Bastardo, who got the final two outs in the sixth. Felipe Rivero, Neftali Feliz, Juan Nicasio and Tony Watson followed and shut down the Dodgers.Watson came on with runners at the corners and retired Corey Seager for his fifth save.Dating to June 23, the Pirates bullpen has posted the lowest ERA (2.13) and best winning percentage 11-2 (.846) of any major league team.Everyone in the bullpen accepts their roles and pulls for one another, Bastardo said. It gives us confidence and were winning games.Stripling (3-4) started in place of Rich Hill, who remained on the disabled list with a middle finger blister on his pitching hand. After a rough first inning, Stripling retired 17 of 19 hitters but gave up five runs, including solo homers to McCutchen and Mercer.Those were probably the two worst pitches I made all night, Stripling said. They definitely punished me for them.McCutchen also made an outstanding, over-the-shoulder catch near the warning track in left-center in the second inning to take an extra-base hit away from Yasmani Grandal.McCutchen had a fantastic game. Im going to keep running him out there, Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said.Los Angeles outfielder Josh Reddick robbed Josh Harrison of a home run when he reached over the low right-field wall to make a grab.Pittsburgh, which had lost eight of 10 road games, extendded its recent dominance of the Dodgers.dddddddddddd The Pirates have beaten Los Angeles in four of five games this season and improved their record to 14-4 against the Dodgers since the beginning of the 2014 season.Pittsburgh jumped on Stripling for four hits and three runs in the first. McCutchen and David Freese stroked RBI singles, and Mercers RBI fielders choice made it 3-0.Howie Kendricks two-out RBI single in the second cut the lead to 3-1. Kendrick finished with three hits.McCutchen continued his torrid hitting at Dodger Stadium with a third-inning solo shot, his 16th of the season. In his last seven games at Dodger Stadium, the slugger is 8 for 16 with four doubles and two home runs.I love Dodger Stadium and LA. Its Paradise, and the weather is always great, McCutchen said. When we come out here, I seem to get more down time and Im more relaxed.Mercer led off the seventh with his seventh homer of the season, upping Pittsburghs lead to 5-1.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: Pittsburgh C Francisco Cervelli is day to day after leaving Wednesdays game after four innings with left wrist discomfort. ... C Chris Stewart, on the DL since July 2 with left knee discomfort, is expected to begin a rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Altoona.Dodgers: LHP Clayton Kershaw, on the 60-day DL with a mild disk herniation, is scheduled to play catch Saturday. No target date has been set for his return. ... RHP Joe Blanton was reinstated from the bereavement list, and the Dodgers optioned LHP Luis Avilan to Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... The Dodgers plan to activate LHP Brett Anderson (herniated disk surgery) off the DL in time to start Sundays series finale.CHARLIE HUSTLEDodgers 2B Chase Utley has 409 plate appearances this season without grounding into a double play, the most of any big leaguer. According to STATS, only one Dodgers player has completed an entire season with more plate appearances and zero GIDPs (current manager Dave Roberts in 2003, with 440 plate appearances).UP NEXTPirates: RHP Gerrit Cole (7-7) pitches Saturday. His last time out, Cole gave up four hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings and lost 7-3 to the Reds. He is 3-0 against the Dodgers in four career starts.Dodgers: RHP Brandon McCarthy (2-2) felt healthy during workouts this week and is expected to pitch Saturday. In his last outing, McCarthy went 3 2/3 innings, gave up two runs and walked five against Boston. ' ' '