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ST. Mario Gotze Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. - Grant Balfour is out as the Tampa Bay Rays closer. Rays manager Joe Maddon said before Mondays game against Seattle the team will use a closer by committee instead of the struggling Balfour, who gave up five runs in the ninth inning of Sundays 5-0 loss to the Mariners. It was the second time the right-hander has had a five-run inning this season. Balfour entered Monday 0-2 with a 6.46 ERA in 24 games, and had nine saves in 11 opportunities. He has walked 20 in 23 2-3 innings. "It just hasnt worked out," Maddon said Jake McGee and Juan Carlos Oviedo could get regular time in the closer role. Maddon expects Balfour to rebound and close games later in the season. Miroslav Klose Germany Jersey . The loss was the first under Paul Maurice, snapping the team and Ondrej Pavelecs win streak at four. It was the second time this season the Jets have been shut out. The Jets are in a stretch of three games in four nights, with a home game against Toronto Saturday (TSN 1290) and a road game in Chicago on Sunday (TSN Jets, TSN 1290). Matthias Ginter Germany Jersey . On Saturday, in just 25 minutes of action as a second half substitute, the Chilean midfielder showed exactly why his new manager has such high hopes. On a day when almost everything went right for Vancouver, Morales short but extremely influential performance capped a wonderful afternoon for the Whitecaps as they opened the 2014 season with a 4-1 win against the New York Red Bulls at BC Place.ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Cartier Martin to a 10-day contract. Martin is active for Saturday nights game against the Minnesota Timberwolves as he begins his second stint of the season with Atlanta. He appeared in 25 games with the Hawks, includiing two starts, before he was waived on Jan. Bastian Schweinsteiger Jersey. 7. He then signed two 10-day contracts with the Chicago Bulls. The 6-foot-7 Martin averaged 6.6 points and 2.0 rebounds this season with the Hawks and averaged 2.5 points in six games with the Bulls. ' ' '