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LaTroy Hawkins shut down Cincinnati in the eighth, and Valverde struck out the side in the ninth. Wigginton put Houston on the board in the first, with a one-out solo homer to left. Quintero added a one-out solo shot in the fifth to make it 2-0 and a leadoff homer by Wigginton in the sixth boosted the Houston edge to three. GAME NOTES: Houston has beaten Cincinnati 14 of the last 16 times, including 10 of 12 this season..For Wigginton it was his seventh multi-homer game of his career and first in 2008..Valverde moved within one of the NL save leader, Brian Wilson of the Giants..The Astros remain home to face St. Louis for a three-game set starting Friday, while the Reds return to Cincinnati to host San Francisco for three also starting Friday. Ndamukong Suh Youth Jersey. Zhang Shaochun, vice-minister of finance, said 5 billion yuan ($750 million) had been allocated by the central government for water control on small and medium-sized rivers this year and 3 billion yuan for next year. 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Tickets to the Oct. 12 game at the 16,500-seat O2 Arena went on sale March 31 and were all taken by late last week, organizers said Tuesday. Its the second straight year that the NBA Europe Live game at the venue has sold out. CALGARY -- Until the Montreal Canadiens brought the heat with 21 shots in Sunday's second period, the challenge for Miikka Kiprusoff of the Calgary Flames wasnt stopping frozen rubber, but avoiding frozen fingers and toes. Kiprusoff faced just eight shots in the opening 20 minutes the 2011 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium, but then turned aside all 21 shots the Canadiens unloaded at him in the second period on the way to a 4-0 Calgary win. All told, Kiprusoff made 39 saves on the way to his fourth shutout of the season, No. 38 of his career and the first recorded in the six games the NHL has staged outdoors. "They had a pretty slow start," Kiprusoff said, talking about Montreal's inability to get on track offensively. "They didnt shoot that many in the first. "I was a little nervous, like if they get some 2-on-1s or something. I was pretty cold in the first, but I had something under my stuff. During the second, they started shooting more, too. I felt better there." Kiprusoff didnt have a lot to do early, particularly in the first 10 minutes of the game as the Flames carried the play. The Flames held a 13-3 edge in shots when Rene Bourque scored to make it 1-0 at 8:09. There was no standing around for Kiprusoff in the second period as the Canadiens came out firing. Montreals 21 shots set a single-period shots record for the six outdoor games, eclipsing the 19 the Flames directed at Moontreal's Carey Price in the first period. Authentic Mike Wallace Jersey "He played great; "especially early," Calgary captain Jarome Iginla said of his goalie. "He didnt get a lot of shots, but all of a sudden there would be a point-blank shot. "I think he made a couple of leg kicks early when he had to be pretty stiff, but he looked great. Its funny because as hard as it is for players to get used to it (the cold) off the start, its got to be way harder for the goalies staying warm. "Were on the bench. Were coming to the bench and were warming up and stuff. You forget, theyre stuck out there." So, what was more difficult, finding a way to stay warm during without much to do during a chilly first period or turning aside all that rubber in the second period? "The first period was real cold," said Kiprusoff, who retreated to the warmth of the Calgary bench every opportunity he got during play stoppages. "We had to stand outside there a little bit and there were some problems with the ice. "Those guys had a pretty nice set-up there. It was warm. They were nice enough to give me a little room there to sit down." With extra layers on, the challenge for Kiprusoff early was to keep his fingers and toes warm. "My toes," Kiprusoff said. "My hands felt alright. That was one worry, too. Its not fun to catch the puck if you have cold fingers. We knew it was going to be a cold day." ' ' '