Derek Mason isnt concerned about his Vanderbilt Commodores being the first Southeastern Conference team to play a football game on Western Kentuckys campus.He is concerned about how tough it will be to get a win.The teams are separated by about 70 miles and WKU left Nashville last year with a 14-12 win en route to a 12-2 season. The Hilltoppers are looking for back-to-back wins in this series when they host the Commodores Saturday in Bowling Green, Kentucky.Its a backyard brawl anytime you play Middle Tennessee, you play Western Kentucky, Mason said. Those borders are extremely tight, so these football teams are going to go to war. ... Lets go do what we do and have fun.WKU (2-1) wants to take advantage of its first true home game against an SEC opponent.The Hilltoppers were the home team against Kentucky in two neutral-site meetings in Nashville and won both times. This contest will be in 22,113-seat Houchens-Smith Stadium, and WKU coach Jeff Brohm expects a charged atmosphere he hopes his team feeds off of.Any time you can bring in an opponent of this caliber from this conference, you have to come ready to play and put on a good display, Brohm said this week. We need to go out there and make the most of it.WKU is facing its second SEC school in three weeks. The Hilltoppers lost 38-10 at No. 1 Alabama on Sept. 10 but bounced back last weekend with a 31-24 non-conference win at Miami (Ohio) -- albeit one in which they nearly blew a 24-3 lead.Brohm stressed that the Hilltoppers must be better against a Vanderbilt squad that matches up well against them.The Commodores (1-2) are coming off a 38-7 loss at Georgia Tech , and this second stop in a two-game road swing is crucial with Vanderbilt hosting Florida on Oct. 1. Vanderbilts lone win was a 47-24 rout of Middle Tennessee on Sept. 10, and the Commodores can finish off the other Conference USA opponent on their schedule if they can find a way to shut down WKUs high-flying offense.---Some other things to look for Saturday:THROWING DEEP: Mason calls the defense for Vanderbilt and is looking forward to the challenge against a Hilltoppers team that likes throwing the ball downfield. Thats coach Brohms personality, and I like it, Mason said. Its fun to coach against. Its fun to defense. I think our guys are going to have something for Western Kentucky, and theyre going to have something for us.KEEP RUSHING: Freshman Quinton Bakers 103-yard effort at Miami helped WKU break the century mark in rushing for the first time this season. Brohms goal is getting more from the ground game to shift pressure off of QB Mike White, an approach that has even involved using wide receivers such as Taywan Taylor, who just became WKUs career receptions leader.STOP WEBB: Vanderbilt junior running back Ralph Webb, just picked as one of two captains for the season, leads the SEC in rushing with 377 yards thanks largely to a career-best 211 yards rushing against Middle Tennessee. He is averaging 125.7 yards per game this season, and Webb leads the SEC with 154.7 all-purpose yards.PASSING FANCY: Quarterback Kyle Shurmur keeps finding ways to improve each game for Vanderbilt, and the sophomore is coming off his best game this season. He completed a career-high 17 passes in the loss to Georgia Tech where he threw for a season-high 149 yards. He also has touchdown passes now in consecutive games for the first time in his young career.GET TO WHITE: Western Kentucky has allowed only five sacks, while Vanderbilt has only gotten two through two games. The Commodores see White as less mobile than the quarterbacks theyve faced from South Carolina and Georgia Tech. Hopefully ... if we focus on technique and our assignments, we can rack up a couple sacks this game, Vanderbilt defensive lineman Adam Butler said.---AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report.---AP College Football: collegefootball.ap.org www.cheapjerseys forsale .net . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. 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And he usually gets something more important from Justin Masterson -- a win. "Theres an expectation," Francona said. "Hes earned that." Masterson managed to hang around for 6 1-3 innings and win for the sixth time at home, leading Cleveland to a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night. Masterson (9-5) sidestepped trouble in the first few innings without giving up any runs and improved to 6-1 with a 2.29 ERA in nine starts at Progressive Field. The affable right-hander struck out eight while allowing two runs and nine hits. Only Detroits Max Scherzer has more wins in the AL than Masterson, who has been one of the few constants on a streaky Indians squad. "On the day he pitches, we feel pretty good," said Francona, who managed Masterson in Boston. "Hes earned that, for us to feel that way. His consistency with his stuff this year has been tremendous and we always know about his willingness to compete. Its fun to watch. "Ive got to try not to get caught up in how fond I am of him when hes pitching because when he comes off Im always smiling at him. Its hard not to." Michael Brantley hit a pair of solo homers and drove in three runs for the up-and-down Indians, who moved within 3 1/2 games of first-place Detroit in the AL Central. Mike Aviles drove in two runs and Michael Bourn scored twice for Cleveland, which has won six of eight after dropping eight in a row. Unable to get a hit for four innings off Luis Mendoza (2-4), Brantley homered in the fifth and the Indians added three runs in the sixth. Brantley connected again in the eighth. The Royals won the series opener, but dropped the final two and made some critical mistakes that cost them. "We feel we gave one away last night," Kansas City manager Ned Yost said. "Tonight was a different story. They just beat us." Masterson, as close to an ace as the Indians have in their rotation, is 5-0 in his last six starts at home and has won nine of his past 13 decisions in Cleveland. "Its nice," he said. "Its probably because I get to hang out with my wife and daughter before the game. It just seems to work out. I dont know what the science is behind it. My bad games have all come on the road." It wasnt a certainty he would survive the first few innings as the Royals put two runners on in the first and second but failed to score. Kansas City stranded eight runners in the first five innings and Masterson got a big defensive play by first baseman Mark Reynolds to get out of a pickle in the fourth. Masterson was lifted in the seventh,, and although he was far from dominant, Indians fans gave him a warm ovation as he headed to the dugout.dddddddddddd. "Masterson is our ace, no question about it," Brantley said. "When our ace throws, weve got to win those games. He threw great tonight and kept us in the ballgame and thats all you can ask." The Indians, who have struggled to score lately, didnt get their first hit off Mendoza until the fifth and then chased the right-hander during their three-run sixth. With two on and none out, Aviles hit a ball to deep left that probably should have been caught by Alex Gordon, but the two-time Gold Glove winner dropped it, allowing Drew Stubbs to score and tie it at 2. "Its a ball that needs to be caught, especially in that situation," Gordon said. "It was towards the wall but it was off my glove and I should have caught it. No question. It would have been a big out and could have changed the inning around." Jason Kipnis followed with a well-timed bunt single to load the bases and Mendoza threw four straight balls to Carlos Santana, forcing in Bourn with the go-ahead run. Tim Collins then came in and allowed Brantleys sacrifice fly that made it 4-2, but after giving up a single, he kept the Royals within two by striking out pinch hitter Ryan Raburn and getting Lonnie Chisenhall on a groundout. However, the Indians tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when Bourn doubled, stole third and scored on Aviles fly ball to right. Cleveland also got solid relief work from Bryan Shaw, who pitched 1 2-3 scoreless innings. Mendoza, who had just one win in his previous six starts, coasted through the first four innings, allowing only a two-out walk in the first. He was handling the Indians with ease and appeared in complete control. The right-hander didnt make a mistake until Brantley turned on his fastball leading off the fifth, lining a shot into the right-field seats to trim Kansas Citys lead to 2-1. "The first five innings were about as good as you can get," Yost said. "He just kind of fell apart in the sixth after Stubbs got the hit." NOTES: Francona said 1B Nick Swisher (shoulder) will hit off a tee on Thursday, take batting practice Friday and will play Saturday as long as hes pain free. ... Indians closer Chris Perez will not be activated from the disabled list on Friday as originally planned. Perez struggled with his mechanics during a rough, one-inning outing -- five runs, three homers -- at Double-A Akron on Tuesday and the club wants him to throw a bullpen session before deciding the next move. Francona said Perez probably will make another rehab appearance. ... The Royals are in a stretch of playing 13 of 15 games within the AL Central. Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jersyes Cheap Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys cheap jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '