LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- When Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler took snaps in practice Wednesday, he saw a handful of unfamiliar jersey numbers on the offensive linemen blocking for him.This is nothing unusual for the Bears in a preseason marred by injuries, but losing Pro Bowl guard Kyle Long for any amount of time is an obstacle.Long remains out with a shoulder injury and coach John Fox isnt giving out details about its severity.When he plays, hes going to play, Cutler said. Until then, weve got a good crew out there. Hell get back out there whenever hes ready to get back out there.Hes still in the building. Hes still in meetings, still at practice, so his voice can be heard.Cutler said it will be difficult for Long missing time.Just the way he carries himself through this transition that hes in now is going to speak volumes about him, Cutler said. Hes going to do it the right way.An offensive line that included center Cornelius Edison, regular center Ted Larsen at right guard and Garry Williams at right tackle is not quite what the Bears had in mind when camp started, but thats who is blocking for Cutler heading into Saturdays home preseason game with Kansas City.We had a lot of guys coming in and out, Cutler said. I think through training camp we saw a lot of different faces coming in and out of the huddleSo I think the comfort level kind of grew a lot with a lot of guys. So itll be a test. Its preseason. Its a good time to do these things.Williams, who signed Aug. 4, played in 41 games for Carolina from 2009-2014. Edison was a practice squad player who moved up the depth chart when the Bears lost starting center Hroniss Grasu to a torn ACL in early August.Larsen had to move from center to Longs spot while right tackle Bobby Massie sat out Wednesday with the flu, which caused five other Bears to miss work.Cutler said theres no doubt Longs absence creates a gap.Youre missing that big guy that can lock down the three-technique (defensive tackle), Cutler said. Whenever hes in there, you know that side is pretty much going to be void. You dont really have to worry about that. Youre going to have room to step up.Hes been a three-time Pro Bowler. Hes a heck of player for good reason. Well miss him this week, and hopefully well get him back soon.Playing rookie Cody Whitehair at starting left guard seemed a risk heading into training camp. Instead, with all the injuries on the Bears line, the second-round draft pick so far seems steady.Whitehair has also been comfortable lining up at center with backups in preseason games.We plugged him in as a starter fairly early, Fox said. Weve had two live football games, not regular season but preseason. Hes played multiple positions.His football IQ is very high. How fast hes adapted to the pro game has been pretty impressive.Game notes Starting running back Jeremy Langford returned to practice Wednesday after sitting out since Thursdays preseason loss in New England because of a foot injury. ... Defensive end Jonathan Bullard missed his third straight practice for what Fox called personal reasons, but is expected back at practice Thursday.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Custom Carolina Hurricanes Jerseys . Andreas Johnson had a goal and two assists while Jacob de la Rose also scored for Sweden (2-0-0). 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I came in and took some Gatorade, and Im ready to go -- fantastic.The irrepressible Fernandez was laughing with teammates in the dugout in the ninth inning and joined in the postgame celebration on the field. When asked if the Marlins ace was indeed OK, manager Don Mattingly laughed.Did you see him after the game? Mattingly said.Fernandezs nine strikeouts increased his season total to 213, breaking the Marlins record of 209 set by Ryan Dempster in 2000. Fernandez allowed six hits and won for the first time since July 23 to snap his three-game losing streak, a career worst.From the last five or six starts, today was a little improvement, he said.Fernandez also had the Marlins first two hits, hiking his average to .286, and improved to 27-2 at Marlins Park.Christian Yelich broke a scoreless tie in the sixth with a two-run single.The Royals went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position against Fernandez. They loaded the bases in the second, but Fernandez escaped by retiring Paulo Orlando and Colon. Their first two batters singled in the sixth, but Alex Gordon struck out and Alcides Escobar bounced into a double play.Orlando struck out in all four at-bats against Fernandez.He was just tough, Royals mmanager Ned Yost said.dddddddddddd He had a really, really good slider and went to it when he got in trouble.Fernando Rodney pitched around two singles and a walk in the ninth for his 25th save and eighth with Miami. He was helped by a spectacular leaping catch by shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria to rob Escobar.That changed the game, Escobar said. I hit that ball really good. When I saw it, I said, `Oh! Thats a great play.Dillon Gee (5-7) allowed only two of the first 18 batters to reach -- and both times it was Fernandez. 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