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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles are heading into the final week of the season with much-needed momentum and an opportunity to take over the top wild-card spot in the American League.Hyun Soo Kim hit his fifth home run, a two-run shot in the second inning, and the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 2-1 victory Sunday.Baltimore is 1 1/2 games ahead of Detroit for the second AL wild card and remained 1 1/2 games behind Toronto for the top spot. The Orioles begin a crucial three-game series at the Blue Jays on Tuesday.Our guys are warriors, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. They grind through a lot of things. Working on short sleep, game 150-whatever. Thats a hard game to win today.Baltimore finished the regular season 50-31 at Camden Yards. It was the second time in three seasons the Orioles finished with at least 50 wins at home.Arizona has been swept 13 times this season, including six on the road.Orioles rookie Dylan Bundy (10-6) allowed the one run on three hits with five strikeouts over five innings. Bundy hasnt gone past the sixth inning in his past six starts.Zach Britton picked up his American League-leading 46th save in as many chances. Manny Machado went 2 for 4 for his team-high 54th multi-hit game.Weve been playing meaningful games in September for a while now, so its not anything new to us, Britton said. Weve been to the postseason a few times now, so I think everyone knows how to treat these next few games. Just go out and be prepared, but at the same time you cant press any more so than you would in the first month of the season.The Orioles took a 2-0 lead on Kims drive off Braden Shipley. Shipley has given up 13 homers in 12 appearances this season.That home run was a great thing and its amazing that it happened in the last game, Kim said through an interpreter. Overall, the pitching was tremendous and it brought us the win. I am just happy for the team to win.The Diamondbacks pulled within a run off Bundy in the third on an RBI single by Paul Goldschmidt. Baltimore reliever Mychal Givens entered in the sixth and held the Diamondbacks hitless over two innings.Arizona was 1 for 7 with runners in scoring position.Shipley (4-5) allowed two runs on four hits with six strikeouts over six innings in his 10th career start.I take this loss on my shoulders, Shipley said. Im not always going to be perfect, obviously, thats how baseball is. I have to live with it.All six of the Orioles series sweeps have come at home.LOCKED DOWNGivens tied a career high with four strikeouts. He now has 95 strikeouts over 73 innings this season (11.71 strikeouts per 9 innings). Thats a pretty good bullpen, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. Givens is really, really good.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: RHP Rubby De La Rosa (right elbow inflammation) has been shut down for the season. He will see a specialist Monday in Florida.Orioles: OF Joey Rickard might not need surgery for his injured thumb, but the team will have a definitive plan to make sure he is ready for spring training, Showalter said.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: Archie Bradley (7-9, 5.02 ERA) opens the four-game series against the NL East champion Washington Nationals. Bradley is seeking his fourth win in six starts.Orioles: Right-hander Kevin Gausman (8-11, 4.21 ERA) is expected to start the series opener against the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Gausman had been battling soreness in his oblique but felt fine after a couple of work days. Nike Blazer Clearance . The team also announced Tuesday that the Braves will wear a commemorative patch on the right sleeve during the season. 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A big centre with all the tools to be an elite player, Johansen paced the Blue Jackets with a standout game Saturday night. He had a goal and two assists for a career-high three points as Columbus beat the New York Islanders 5-2 to snap a five-game losing streak. Melbourne Victory could face the same fate as fellow A-League bad boys Western Sydney Wanderers after supporters let off a flare in Saturday nights Melbourne derby.Active supporters ripped the flare in response to Luke Brattans goal for Melbourne City in the second half of their 4-1 drubbing to Melbourne City.Both Victory and Wanderers - whose supporters let off two flares in last weekends Sydney derby - were placed on notice by FFA to improve fan behaviour.The two clubs were handed fines and a suspended three-point deduction for bad supporter behaviour in February this year.The Wanderers had their probation period extended by FFA in response to the Sydney derby last week, and it remains to be seen whether Victory will suffer the same fate.Despite repeated warnings from police and clubs that fans behave, four supporters were arrested and 13 evicted from Melbournes Etihad Stadium.There weree several incidents of concern, police spokeswoman Anthoula Moutis said.ddddddddddddOne flare was released inside the stadium, another outside before the match began and two more after the game.The person who lit the flare inside the stadium was identified and will face charges, she told AAP on Sunday.Police were happy with the overall behaviour of the crowd at tonights match, however were disappointed by the behaviour of a few.Three others were arrested in relation to assault, criminal damage and hindering police offences.Police say the 13 evicted from the match was because of drunk and anti-social behaviour.Players from both teams warned spectators that flares were damaging the game in a video message shown on the big screens before kick-off and at halftime. 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