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Former Leicester defender Steve Walsh believes his old club are geared to win the Premier League title this season. The Foxes extended their lead at the top of the table to five points following a 1-0 home win over Newcastle United on Monday evening.Walsh, who won the League Cup with Leicester in 1997, believes the manner of their victory over Rafael Benitezs relegation-threatened side will give them a timely lift ahead of the run-in. They grinded out a 1-0 win and its a clean sheet. Its another confidence boost to go into the next game, he told Sky Sports News HQ. Title race predictions Ray Wilkins and Davie Provan make their top of the table picks They are fearless, the players. I think they have dealt with the pressure very well. Its a nice position to be in, but a different kind of pressure from last year.Former Wigan and Norwich defender Walsh says Claudio Ranieris will never have a better opportunity to win the Premier League, and is urging them to go out and secure the prize. Steve Walsh made over 350 league appearances for Leicester between 1986 and 2000 When you get this close, you wonder - will you get another chance like this? I dont know, and itd be great if we could take his opportunity, added Walsh.I think were good enough. The squad is good enough - I think we are geared to win it. I dont think theyre looking at second, third or fourth - they are determined to win this now. Claudio Ranieris side can extend their lead to eight points with a win at Crystal Palace on Saturday Ranieri takes his team to Crystal Palace on Saturday, looking to extend their lead to eight points, with second-placed Tottenham not playing until Sunday. 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The bottom third of Baltimores lineup, all backups forced into action, hit a combined 0 for 9 on Wednesday.Were major league players: Figure out a way, center fielder Adam Jones said. Theres no `Oh, we didnt have him; we didnt have him. Theres injuries and illness on every other team in baseball.Yankees starter Michael Pineda (4-9) had six strikeouts with runners in scoring position, repeatedly wriggling out of jams to get through six innings and protect the bullpen.Orioles first baseman Chris Davis missed his third straight game with the flu-like symptoms that put him in the hospital Sunday night. Catcher Matt Wieters was out after being hit by a pitch on his right foot Monday. Bench coach John Russell filled in for Showalter.When you lose that many at once it makes it pretty tough, Russell said, and hopefully theyll start trickling back into the lineup sooner rather than later.Yovani Gallardo (3-2) couldnt keep it close, though he didnt get much help from his defense. He allowed four runs and fivee hits with five strikeouts and four walks in seven innings.dddddddddddd Gallardo is winless in his last four starts.Leading off the bottom of the first, Brett Gardner ripped a line drive to the warning track that right fielder Joey Rickard tracked down, but the ball bounced off the inside of his glove. Jones then bobbled it, and Gardner motored into third for what was ruled a triple. Carlos Beltran drove him in with a one-out sacrifice fly.MISSED OPPORTUNITIESTrailing 1-0, the Orioles had the bases loaded with one out in the fourth but Pineda struck out Nolan Reimold and Ryan Flaherty.We are going to have to find different ways to manufacture a little bit, Russell said. I felt like we had the opportunities -- we just didnt execute.GALLARDOS DAYGallardo allowed a solo home run to Mark Teixeira, who came in batting .186 and had missed three games because of a sore left foot, in the fourth. He then walked Teixeira on four pitches in the sixth with the bases loaded to force in a run and make it 3-0.TRAINERS ROOMJones left the game in the eighth with back spasms but said he expected to play Thursday. Davis is hoping to return for the series finale, while Wieters is still day-to-day.UP NEXTYankees LHP CC Sabathia (5-7) starts on his 36th birthday Thursday to close out the four-game series. He has a 7.48 ERA in four career starts on his birthday; he also has a 7.94 ERA since June 22.Orioles RHP Chris Tillman (13-2) and the Nationals Stephen Strasburg will both try Thursday to join Chris Sale of the White Sox as the only pitchers in the majors with 14 wins. ' ' '