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GANANOQUE, Ont. -- Eugene Wong of North Vancouver, B.C., continued his hot streak Sunday, claiming the Great Waterway Classic. The win comes just two weeks after his first career professional victory at the Canadian Tour Championship and a week after capturing the Vancouver Open on the Vancouver Golf Tour. "Its been a pretty unbelievable stretch for me," said Wong. "I just tried to stay focused on what I was doing and was fortunate to come out with the victory." Wong fired a final round 6-under 65 to edge two-time Canadian Tour winner Daniel Im and claim his second consecutive Canadian Tour win by a single shot. The 21-year old shot four-under 32 on the final nine, and birdied the 16th to secure the victory. Im, a two-time winner on the Canadian Tour, made an impressive run at Wong. Im posted 8-under 63 in treacherous conditions on Saturday and followed it up with a 6-under 65 on Sunday. "Daniel played great golf the last two days, and that really put some pressure on me," said Wong, who was able to lay up on the par-5 18th and two-putt to secure the victory. After hitting the flagstick with his approach on the ninth hole and making birdie, Wong made another birdie on the 10th hole to key a back nine run. "That birdie on 10 really got me going," said Wong. "I hit a lot of solid golf shots after that." Wongs round of 65 was his eighth straight round of 68 or better on the Canadian Tour. Matt Hill of Sarnia, Ont., earned Canadian Rookie of the Year honours as well as the top spot on the Order of Merit. Hill finished first on the Order of Merit with just under $50,000 in earnings. Hill earns one of the exemptions into the second stage of PGA Tour Qualifying School with his Order of Merit victory. Joining Hill at second stage will be Michael Gligic of Burlington, Ont., who earned just under $43,000 in seven events played. Cheap Jerseys Direct . 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The Rays moved three games back of the Yankees in the AL East after New York lost to the White Sox 2-1. Shields (12-7) retired 12 in a row after Alcides Escobars two-out single in the third and allowed three runs and five hits in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one, improving to 4-0 with a 2.15 ERA in his last five starts. "Im mixing my pitches up pretty well," Shields said. "My delivery has been really, really well ever since the beginning of this month. My change up is back in action." Escobar ended Shields day with a two-out RBI triple in the eighth that pulled Kansas City to 4-2. Jake McGee allowed a run-scoring single to Alex Gordon, and Kyle Farnsworth retired Billy Butler on a grounder. "Shields set the tone, again," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Our starters normally do that. Great job on his part." Jose Labaton homered off Aaron Crow leading off the bottom half, and Fernando Rodney pitched the ninth for his 39th save in 41 chances. It was the first homer Crow allowed on the road since Bostons Carl Crawford went deep on Aug. 21 last year at Fenway Park. Tampa Bay won two of three in the series, limiting the Royals to just five runs. Tampa Bay leads the AL with a 3.27 ERA. Kansas City manager Ned Yost was ejected in the eighth by plate umpire Scott Barry for arguing after Eric Hosmer took a called third strike. "These guyys have tremendous starting pitching, tremendous bullpen," Yost said of the Rays.dddddddddddd "Its a team you dont really want to come in and play because theyre coached well, theyre managed well, they play he game right and their pitching is just phenomenal. That being said, I thought we came in here and matched up pretty good in the three-game set." Luis Mendoza (7-9) gave up two runs, five hits and four walks in 4 1-3 innings. He also hit a batter and balked. "I struggled with my command," Mendoza said. "I tried to pitch careful today and I put runners on base and then they got a big hit. In baseball, the base on balls hurt you." Jeff Francoeurs RBI single put Kansas City ahead in the second, but the Rays took a 2-1 lead in the third on Ben Zobrists sacrifice fly and Jeff Keppingers RBI single. Ryan Roberts doubled in a run in the sixth, and the Rays made it 4-1 in the seventh on an error at second by Escobar, who couldnt handle Francoeurs throw from right on Zobrists double. "We kind of got some there late, but we just ran out of innings," Francoeur said. "Coming in I knew it was going to be tough series. We got one and we got close to getting one today." NOTES: Yosts ejection was his third this season and 29th overall. ... Tampa Bay went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position through the fifth and 1 for 13 overall. ... Mendoza threw 43 of 81 pitches for strikes. ... Tampa Bay begins a three-game home series Thursday night against Oakland that ends Saturday. The Rays dont play on Sunday due to Tropicana Field being used for next weeks Republican National Convention. ... The Royals are off Thursday before a four-game series at Boston. ' ' '