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SEATTLE -- Justin Meram scored in the final minute of second-half stoppage time, lifting the Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Sounders on Saturday night. Captain Munnerlyn Jersey . Merams winning score was set up by Federico Higuains corner kick. The ball went beyond the top of the penalty area to Meram, who drilled a 25-yarder into the back right corner past Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei. The Crew (3-0-0) have won their first three games for the first time in the clubs 19-year history. "I was just lucky enough that the play happened," said Meram, who entered in the 89th minute. "(Higuain) is one of the best players in the league. He recognized it, played it to me, I saw an opening and just went for it." "I practice that shot a lot - to be honest, maybe too much," Meram added. "But it paid off tonight." Sounders coach Sigi Schmid wondered aloud if the final play should have been stopped. "Usually, the referee positions himself outside the 18 when a corner kick is taken. I rarely see a referees position almost inside the 6-yard box, so it looked like he was talking to our players," Schmid said. "And if youre talking to our players, why do you let the ball get played? "If youre going to talk to one of our players then you got to stop the play. But that doesnt make an excuse for us for falling asleep and still more players need to pay attention there so we dont get caught." Coupled with Columbus 3-0-1 preseason record, the Crew have yet to lose under the direction of first-year coach and former U.S. national team player Gregg Berhalter. "I dont think you could have seen it," Berhalter said of the fast start. "We knew we wanted to develop, we knew we wanted to grow as a team, and we knew we wanted to improve. Weve made strides in every game that weve played. The guys have accepted the way we want to play, and thats been key." Higuain converted a penalty kick late in the 59th minute to tie it at 1. Higuain has two of his three goals this season on PKs. Last year, he scored a team-record six times in eight opportunities from the spot. Kenny Cooper scored early in the 23rd minute for the Sounders (2-2-0). It his first goal since being acquired in an off-season trade with FC Dallas. Higuains penalty kick was set up when Dominic Oduro was taken down in the box by Seattle defender Djimi Traore, who subsequently was shown a straight red card by referee Allen Chapman. Higuain drove his shot into the upper centre of the net, with Frei diving to the right. Blair Walsh Jersey .m. Columbus, OH (Sports Network) - Seattle Sounders FC hopes to rebound from a mid-week loss at D.C. United when it travels to Columbus for a Major League Soccer clash with the Crew on Saturday. Kyle Rudolph Jersey . - Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade had 23 points apiece, and the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-95 on Wednesday for their sixth straight win. DETROIT -- This is what the Toronto Blue Jays have apparently been reduced to: 45-year-old Omar Vizquel trying to steal second in the ninth inning of a one-run game. Vizquel was caught by Alex Avilas strong throw for the final out Wednesday night, and the Blue Jays lost 3-2 to the Detroit Tigers. Toronto has scored three or fewer runs in six straight games. In fairness, Vizquel had been successful on his other three steal attempts this year -- and Detroit closer Jose Valverde doesnt hold runners well. But right now, it seems as though nothing is going right offensively for the Blue Jays. "Were struggling to score runs, so were trying to manufacture something with two outs," manager John Farrell said. "Valverde has a slow release, so we were going to go after him even with medium-speed runners. Were trying to force Avila into making a perfect throw, and he did. You just tip your cap on that one." Detroits Anibal Sanchez (2-3) allowed one earned run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings. He struck out six and walked two, leaving with the tying run on third base. Detroits bullpen closed it out with Valverde pitching the ninth for his 25th save in 29 chances and 100th save as a Tiger. Aaron Laffey (3-5) allowed two earned runs and five hits in six-plus innings. He walked three and struck out two. "Ive been working really hard on keeping my arm high and getting on top of my sinker, and it absolutely paid off today," Laffey said. "I felt really good out there." The Blue Jays are still without slugger Jose Bautista, who has been out since mid-July with a left wrist injury. Hes expected to rejoin the team Friday. Sanchez and Omar Infante both came to Detroit from Miami in the same trade last month, and each played an important role Wednesday. Infantes triple in the fourth was Detroits first hit of the game, and he came home on a wild pitch to make it 1-0. Sanchez settled in nicely in what may have been his best outing with the Tigers. The right-hander allowed 12 runs in his previous two starts but stayed mostly oout of trouble against Toronto. Vikings Jersey. "His stuff was really electric, probably as crisp as its been since we got him," Avila said. "He looked great, using all his pitches. He had real good life on his fastball." Jeff Bakers RBI single in the fifth made it 2-0, but the Blue Jays came back with an unearned run in the sixth. Rajai Davis walked, stole second and went to third on Sanchezs error on a pickoff throw. He eventually scored on Edwin Encarnacions single. But the Tigers didnt have a monopoly on poor defence. Toronto shortstop Adeiny Hechavarrias error allowed Austin Jackson to reach in the bottom of the inning. He was sacrificed to second and came in to score on Prince Fielders single. Davis throw home from left field nearly had Jackson, but the ball scooted away from catcher Jeff Mathis as Jackson slid home. "I thought Aaron threw the ball really well," Farrell said. "We had an error in one inning and missed a bang-bang play at the plate, and that puts you on the short end of a 3-2 scoreline." Hechavarrias sacrifice fly in the seventh made it 3-2, and Sanchez left the game after that. Brayan Villarreal got Davis to ground out to end that threat. In the eighth, Detroits Joaquin Benoit allowed a walk and a single, and an error put runners on second and third with two out. Yorvit Torrealba hit a flyball to centre for the third out. Vizquel had a pinch-hit single before being thrown out to end it. NOTES: Toronto 1B David Cooper left in the sixth with a jammed neck. He is day to day. Mathis came in to catch and Torrealba went to first, playing there for the first time in his career. ... Laffey pitched three hitless innings to start the game. Hes holding hitters to a .176 average the first time through the order. ... Torontos Colby Rasmus went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Hes in an 0-for-26 slump. ... Detroits Justin Verlander (12-7) starts Thursday against Torontos J.A. Happ (2-1). Verlander threw a no-hitter against the Blue Jays last year. jersyes nfl wholesale ' ' '