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Australia A 228 (Handscomb 87, Burns 78, Aaron 3-41) and 7 for 161 (Bancroft 58*, Thakur 3-42) beat India A 230 (Pandey 77, Fazal 48, Swepson 4-78) and 156 (Yadav 46, Sayers 3-21) by three wickets ScorecardCameron Bancrofts patient 58* helped Australia A seal their nervy chase of 159 to beat India A by three wickets on the final day of the first unofficial Test in Brisbane. Wet ground conditions delayed the start of the fourth day for almost three hours, but Australia A knocked off the 100 runs required in 35.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.Australias chase looked rather comfortable when overnight batsmen Bancroft and Beau Webster added 57 for the fifth wicket. Varun Aaron provided the breakthrough when he had Webster trapped lbw for 30.However, useful contributions from Sam Whiteman (14) and Chadd Sayers (15) helped Australia inch closer. Offspinner Jayant Yadav and Shardul Thakur, who finished with returns of 3 for 42, picked up the other wickets to fall on the final day.Bancroft struck six fours in his 151-ball knock and ensured he remained unbeaten to help Australia A past the target.We made that chase look pretty difficult, Bancroft said after play. The pink ball was tough work during the game, there werent as many runs compared to wickets.You always want the batsmen to do the job, thats something we could have done better in that chase. But good teams find a way, and we were able to do that today. At the start of the day Michael Hussey was here, he said pressure in these circumstances is a privilege. As a batsman, thats your goal, thats what you strive to do.The second unofficial Test begins on September 15 in Brisbane. Jose Martinez . The giant slalom world champion slipped during her first run in the morning, landing on her back and then twisting forward before getting her leg caught in the protective material on the side of the slope. Roger Maris . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. http://www.custommlbcardinalsjersey.com/custom-paul-dejong-jersey-large-1151q.html . -- Mike Smith never saw his first NHL goal go in. Tony La Russa . Oyama had six birdies and two bogeys at Kintetsu Kashikojima in the event also sanctioned by the Japan LPGA Tour. "I have been having this neck ache thats been affecting my golf recently," Oyama said. Ozzie Smith . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. WASHINGTON -- Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo doesnt expect to have Stephen Strasburg back on the mound for the beginning of the playoffs.Its unlikely that hed contribute in that first series, said Rizzo, whose team clinched the National League East title this past weekend and will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series starting next Friday.Rizzo said Strasburg, who has been on the disabled list since Sept. 7 with a strained flexor mass in his right arm, played catch at a distance of 90 feet on flat ground Tuesday.Well see how he feels afterwards, the Nats GM said. I think [the NLDS] would be kind of pushing it.If Strasburg doesnt take part in the division series, it wont be the first time he has missed playoff action. In 2012, when the Nationals won their first division title, they played the postseason without Strasburg, whom the team shut down in early September due to concerns about his health in the wake of his 2010 Tommy John surgery.A former top overall pick in 2009, Strasburg did participate in Washingtons second postseason appearance in 2014, taking the loss in Game 1 of the NLDS against the San Francisco Giants.ddddddddddddThis season, Strasburg is 15-4 with a 3.60 ERA and was named an All-Star for the second time following a first half in which he went 12-0 with a 2.62 ERA.Strasburg isnt the only Washington All-Star dealing with health issues. On Tuesday, the Nationals announced catcher Wilson Ramos suffered a torn ACL and is out for the season. Outfielder Bryce Harper, whose X-rays on his injured thumb came back negative, was not in the lineup for the second straight day, and second baseman Daniel Murphy (strained left buttocks) was out for the fifth consecutive game.In addition, pitcher A.J. Cole was suspended Tuesday for five games and fined for throwing a pitch near the head of Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang on Saturday. Cole is appealing.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '