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WIMBLEDON, London -- Andy Murray may not be a superstitious man but his win over Yen-Hsun Lu could prove to be a good omen.The world No.2 recovered from being broken in the first game Thursday afternoon to power to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory on Centre Court. The significance? He beat the same player in straight sets on his way to winning Wimbledon in 2013.Murray, who next faces Australian John Millman, is yet to drop a set at these Championships -- a contrast to the French Open where he won in five sets in his first two matches.Ive started well here quite a few times over the years, he told a press conference. I dont know if this is the best one or not. But today was, for sure, a good match, an improvement from the first round, against a guy who has won a lot of matches on the grass recently.I was just happy that I improved as the match went on. Hopefully I start the next match like I finished this one and keep it going.With his family close by, Murray looks to be in a good place at the moment. Fresh off his best clay-court season and a record fifth Queens title, and with Ivan Lendl back in his camp, he seems relaxed and his kept his cool on court.Lu, who beat Murray at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, is no pushover and has enjoyed some decent results at Wimbledon. He became the first man from Asia the reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam in 15 years here in 2010, shocking Andy Roddick in a five-setter as an unseeded player.But from 3-1 down in the first set against the world No.76 from Taipei, Murray dropped just three more games in the rest of the match to reach the third round.Murray and Millman have played once before, at the Australians home tournament in Brisbane, a clash the Scot won in three sets in 2013.I didnt know him before we played in Brisbane, Murray told a press conference. I knew it was his hometown. He played extremely well that day. He was ranked, I want to say, about 200 at the time.I came off the court and I said to Danny Vallverdu, who I was working with, Hes top 50 for sure if he keeps going. Hes pretty close to that [Millman is world No.67].He moves well. He has a great attitude. Hes played a few good matches there in Brisbane. He played a great match against Federer there a few years ago, too. But obviously different surface, different place. The matchup will be a bit different on a grass court. Black Friday Jerseys . PAUL, Minn. Fake Jerseys . The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46 for Jones (19-1). It was the champions closest call. Despite the loss, it was a remarkable show by the confident Swedish challenger, who had the best of the early rounds and then hung on in the fourth and fifth. https://www.fakejerseyswholesale.com/ . JOHNS, N. Cheap Jerseys Fast Shipping . They were putting most of their energy into a record-setting offensive display. Cheap Jerseys . 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Theyre not guys that toot their own horn. I think they kind of like when people sell them short.Gausman (8-10) and Porcello (20-4) both pitched gems and had nearly identical line scores over eight innings, except Porcello threw a hanging slider that Trumbo drove over the Green Monster on the first pitch of the second inning.It was a bad pitch and he jumped all over it, said Porcello, who lost a home start for the first time this season.Trumbos at-bat in the second was about the only time a hitter prevailed against either starter. Each finished with six strikeouts and limited a powerful offense to four hits before giving way to the bullpen in the ninth.This was a classic pitchers duel, Boston manager John Farrell said. In the second inning, you dont think theres only going to be one run on the board for both clubs combined but tip your hat to both guys.Zach Britton closed for his 43rd save.Porcello was 13-0 in home starts with one no decision entering the game. Trumbo belted the first pitch of the second inning out to left, easily clearing the Monster for his career-high 100th RBI. The one run ended up deciding the series, with another to follow next week when the Orioles host the Red Sox for four games.Were just out there competing. You dont really take into account whos done what where, Trumbo said. Whether it be at this park or another one, we still have a job to do.Meanwhile, the Yankees are hanging around behind the Os and Blue Jays in fourth place. New York comes to Boston for a four-game series trailing the Red Sox by four games.We dont anticipate anything different from here all the way out, Farrell said. This is going to be a hard-fought division right to the final game of the season. We fully embrace it. We fully exxpect it and were looking forward to the challenges ahead.ddddddddddddGREAT GAUSMANThis was Gausmans fourth scoreless outing in his past five starts and matched the longest start of his career. He threw 120 pitches and lowered his ERA to 3.43.I think Im just being a lot more consistent with all my pitches, Gausman said. Every year Ive always got better as the years gone on, but this year its kind of all clicking for me.POWERED UPBaltimore homered three times Tuesday in a 6-3 win to even the series, then clinched its fourth straight series victory with another homer by Trumbo.Hes figured some things out. Hes not as susceptible to offspeed pitches as he once was, Farrell said. Hes got as much power as anybody in the game and if you dont make your pitches, you see what he can do with it.OUCHBoston had a scare in the second when J.J. Hardy hit a hard grounder up the middle and the ball bounced off Porcellos calf to third baseman Travis Shaw. Hardy ran out the single while Porcello limped around the mound, and the game was delayed briefly to allow Porcello a few warm-ups before continuing.It got me in a good spot. If it got me in the shin it might have been a little bit tougher, Porcello said.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: OF Steve Pearce was in New York on Wednesday to receive a platelet-rich plasma injection the Orioles hope will speed his recovery from a sore right elbow. Well let it run its course and see if hes going to be available to us at some point, Showalter said.Red Sox: RHP Steven Wright (right shoulder strain) is expected to start throwing next week in Fort Myers, Florida. Farrell said the knuckleballer will need to gradually regain some arm strength and his return during the regular season is uncertain. I dont want to rule it out, but at this point its going to become a little bit more challenging with each passing day, Farrell said.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Yovani Gallardo (5-7, 5.44 ERA) starts as the Orioles are back at home for a four-game series against last-place Tampa Bay. LHP Blake Snell (5-8, 3.62) starts for the Rays.Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-7, 4.70) gets the start Thursday as Boston opens a four-game series against the New York Yankees. RHP Masahiro Tanaka (13-4, 3.04) is up in the visiting Yankees rotation. ' ' '