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PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- Pat Perez won the OHL Classic at Mayakoba on Sunday in his third start since returning from shoulder surgery.Perez closed with a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over third-round leader Gary Woodland on the Greg Norman-designed El Camaleon course. Perez finished at 21-under 263.I had an attitude that I cant really repeat, but I had a lot of thoughts going on, Perez said. The main one was I wanted to stay aggressive. I knew if I just stayed aggressive I was seeing the line great on the putting green. ... This type of grass and these greens, if you can get it on line you can make them.I just saw the line, I thought I could make them all and I just had a confidence. I had an entirely different attitude than I would have had a few years ago. It was definitely a different win than last time. Last time, I was a little more scared coming down the stretch. I didnt really believe and this and that. This time, I really had like this calmness, kind of like a madness to get it done.Perez had surgery on his shoulder in February. He returned with a tie for 33rd in Malaysia, and tied for seventh last week in Las Vegas.When you hit 40 and then you have surgery, its like `Oh, God, you know, what are we going to do? Perez said. I had sleepless nights, I had a lot of sleepless nights wondering, `What are we going to do? How are we going to do this? Whats going to happen here? What would happen here? Because all you do is sit around and think. Thats all you have time is to sit around. Youre just sitting in a sling doing nothing and you cant hit balls for five months. I had a lot of time to think about a lot of things.Perez shot a 62 on Saturday to pull within a stroke of Woodland. The 40-year-old former Arizona State player birdied five of the first eight holes and had a bogey on the par-4 12th.In a lot of ways, when you win youve got to have a lot of things go your way, Perez said. Youve got to make a lot of putts, you need some help from other players. Its everything. Its so hard to win. But I just had this different look about it this week and Ill hopefully carry that through for a while.He also won the 2009 Bob Hope Classic.I guess Im just one of those late-maturers, Perez said. I know I was sort of a punk and all that early on, but I think I learned a lot about myself in the last nine, 10 months and it just paid off this week. I couldnt be more excited about whats going on.Woodland birdied the final two holes for a 70.Russell Knox was third at 18 under after a 66.I wasnt all that comfortable out there. Knox said. This course kind of makes you put the steer on sometimes, but I made seven birdies. A couple mistakes, but overall starting the day I would have taken 66.Chez Reavie (67), Kevin Streelman (65) and Scott Piercy (70) were 17 under.Great first, third and fourth rounds, just struggled there on Friday, which cost me winning the tournament, but a lot of good stuff, Streelman said, pointing to a second-round 73. Obviously, its early in the year and real excited. Franmil Reyes Padres Jersey . -- If this was Aaron Gordons final home game at Arizona, and it almost certainly was, then he went out in style. San Diego Padres Jerseys .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. http://www.padressale.com/padres-ian-kinsler-jersey/ .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Randy Jones Padres Jersey . 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"Because every time, when he puts the head down, he loses focus." Strasburg (1-5) hasnt won since opening day, April 1, against the lowly Miami Marlins. "Its hard to explain. He was throwing good, good stuff. Hitting his spots," manager Davey Johnson said. "And then it seemed -- where we needed him to pick us up, the air went out." The first of Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmermans pair of errors came with two outs in the fifth of a scoreless game, an off-target throw (he made a fielding error in the seventh). Strasburg followed with his first walk, to No. 8 hitter Darwin Barney, he of the .160 batting average. Then up came opposing pitcher Edwin Jackson, who delivered a full-count double to right-centre that made it 2-0. That accounted for Jacksons first hit and RBIs of the season; hed been 0 for 10. "If Strasburg punches him out there," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said, "its a whole different ballgame." Unraveling, Strasburg walked another batter and gave up Starlin Castros single to load the bases. Anthony Rizzo grounded a single up the middle, the ball bounding into centre to score two more runs. Instead of backing up home plate on the play, Strasburg ambled around on the infield grass and looked into the dugout. All four runs were unearned, and Strasburgs ERA actually dipped to 3.10. "I feel like Im going out there and pitching well. Just not happening on the days I pitch right now," Strasburg said. "Its all going to change. Its still early, and all I can do is just go out there and give everything I have every fifth day. Whatever happens, happens." Jackson (1-5), meanwhile, retired 12 of Washingtons first 13 batters and allowed two runs and four hits in 5 1-3 innings.dddddddddddd He earned his first victory under a $52 million, four-year contract he signed after leaving Washington as a free agent, and in doing so, ended the Nationals five-game winning streak. "It was definitely nice to get that monkey off my back. ... It felt about the same size as me," Jackson said. "When things are going bad, you can fold and collapse," he added, "or you can continue to work hard and climb your way out of the hole." Sounds like advice Strasburg might want to heed. He entered Saturday with a 3.45 ERA and was averaging 6 1-3 innings per start; his five-inning stint against Chicago was his shortest outing of the season. And, to think, he actually got some defensive help right before the problems arrived. With one out in the fifth, Luis Valbuena laced a shot into the right-field corner for what should have been a stand-up double. Valbuena tried to stretch it into a triple and was thrown out at third, injuring the pinky on his right (throwing) hand in the process. Strasburg, backing up third base on the play, pumped his right fist to celebrate. Moments later, he was in a vastly different mood. "Hes too good a pitcher to let adversity behind him let him down," Johnson said. "Hes certainly capable of picking us up. Its a team effort. And errors are a part of the game." Shortstop Ian Desmond was asked whether he noticed Strasburgs demeanour change. "Its hard to see emotion and things like that on the field, because Im trying to watch the hitter, watch the pitch sequence, stuff like that. I would say (the media), the fans, things like that, probably have a little better visual of that than I do. But," Desmond said, pausing before adding, "it clearly wasnt the same." NOTES: Desmond drove in both of Washingtons runs. He had three hits -- a homer, double and single -- for the second game in a row. ... In the eighth, Cubs 1B Rizzo made a juggling catch of Zimmermans popup to shallow right, tumbling head-over-heels and barely avoiding a collision with a teammate. ... Cubs 3B Valbuena was replaced in the bottom of the fifth because of the hurt finger, but Sveum said X-rays showed it wasnt broken. Sveum listed Valbuena as day-to-day. ... In Sundays series finale, Nationals LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-2, 4.97 ERA) faces Cubs RHP Scott Feldman (3-3, 2.70). ' ' '