On a night that marked a new chapter in Brisbanes basketball history, it was the performance of the Bullets American imports that spurred the club to a victorious return to the NBL.Jermaine Beal and Torrey Craig were the catalysts for the home sides third-quarter fightback as they came from 12 points behind shortly to win their opening match 72-65 over the Perth Wildcats in Brisbane on Thursday night.The Bullets went on a 19-0 run during their stirring comeback and maintained a seven-point lead heading into the final quarter and up until the final siren.Playing against his former club, Beal finished the contest with 14 points including four three-pointers after only scoring a solitary basket in the opening half.Beals accuracy from beyond the arc sparked the Bullets into life in the third stanza with fellow import and former Cairns Taipan Craig (16 points and seven rebounds) also exerting his influence over proceedings.Ex Boomer Adam Gibson also chimed in with 11 points as the Bullets shared scoring responsibilities.Bullets and Australian national team coach Andrej Lemanis sais he was pleased with the team contribution of his American imports.I love the fact that they as part of the team, Lemanis said.I dont put any credence on how many points they score all I can about is whether were winning or losing.Theyre both experienced in the league and that was one of the conscious decisions we made to try and reduce the amount of variables with our club coming back in.To get two imports that understand the league and know what its about is great for us.For the Wildcats, Iowa State product Jameel McKay led the way for the visitors with 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks in a 23-minute display.Perth coach Trevor Gleeson reserved praise for McKay and former Australian forward Jesse Wagstaff, but didnt hide his displeasure with the rest of his troops after they squandered their half-time advantage.Jameels work rate was fantastic for the whole game - him and Jesse were easily our best players and the rest were pretty disappointing, Gleeson said.The first three minutes of the third quarter Brisbane started hitting their shots and we didnt respond at all.They had their tails up and we thought we had enough of a buffer but our work ethic didnt match the first half.Both sides will complete their Round one fixtures on Saturday with the Bullets travelling to Sydney to take on the Andrew Gaze-coached Kings, while the Wildcats host the Cairns Taipans. 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CHICAGO -- Manny Machado was 16 when he first met Alex Rodriguez and they quickly became close friends and offseason workout buddies. So Machado was watching intently Sunday morning as A-Rod announced he was ending his career.Im sure Manny had some emotions, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said, and he certainly took them out on the field with him.Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings, driving in a career-high seven runs in a 10-2 rout of James Shields and the Chicago White Sox.Hes a mentor to me, Machado said of Rodriguez. Ive known him for a long time. To see him go up there and talk and leave it there, its tough. Its a tough situation. I know as a personal friend he sleeps, breathes, eats baseball.Machado hit a two-run homer in the first and a three-run shot in the second off Shields, who allowed four homers while getting four outs.Machado hit another two-run homer in the third off Matt Albers. According to STATS, the only other player to do that was Carl Reynolds of the White Sox on July 2, 1930, at the Yankees.Its pretty awesome, Machado said. Im not going to lie.Chris Davis followed Machados second homer with his own and J.J. Hardy added a two-run shot before Shields (5-14) left to boos. The Orioles have hit a major league-best 168 homers this season.Dylan Bundy (5-3) stuck out a career-high nine in six innings in Baltimores fifth win in seven games. Ubaldo Jiminez pitched three perfect innings for his first career save.One day after Machado couldnt come up with a popup that drove in the winning run for Chicago, the 24-year-old slugger became the first Baltimore player to homer three times since Davis on May 20, 2014, against Pittsburgh.The All-Star third baseman pulled all three shots to left field on the warm, breezy day to make it 10-0 and give him 25 homers on the season. Hes ninth player in big league history to homer in any three consecutive innings.Machado grounded into a double play in the fifth, lined to center in the seventh and grounded to third in the ninth, failing to become the first Baltimore player to hit four homers in a game.I was trying real hard, he said.The Orioles, who sat home run leadder Mark Trumbo (31) for the first time this season, showed the depth of their power as they opened a one-game lead over Toronto in the AL East.ddddddddddddMost of the damage came against Shields, who had improved after a rough start with the White Sox following a June trade with San Diego. He was charged with eight runs and six hits with two walks and two hit batters, marking the sixth start the right-hander has allowed at least six runs.I was pretty much bad all around, Shields said. I wasnt hitting my spots. I was leaving the ball over the plate, and they were capitalizing on it. You cant do that against this team.Jose Abreu hit his third homer in four days for the White Sox, who have dropped eight of 11.Bundy, a rookie reliever-turned-starter, allowed two runs and four hits.Its hard when youre in the dugout for 20 minutes or so and these guys are hitting homers, Bundy said, smiling. Ill take that any day.TRUMBO SITSTrumbo, 0 for 9 with six strikeouts against Shields, had played in the first 109 games.Im trying to get everybody a day (off) on this trip, Showalter said.Davis, who homered for the first time since July 10, was back at cleanup after being dropped to sixth Saturday.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: RF Steve Pearce left in the fifth after aggravating a flexor injury on Todd Fraziers sacrifice fly. He received a cortisone shot and was wearing a brace on his left forearm after the game. Pearce was confident hell be back in a day or two.White Sox: CF Austin Jackson (knee surgery) visited teammates Saturday and is off crutches, but isnt close to beginning baseball work. . Manager Robin Ventura hopes 2B Brett Lawrie (hamstring) can begin a minor league rehab assignment during the upcoming nine-game trip. ... C Alex Avila (hamstring) is still feeling discomfort when he jogs.UP NEXTOrioles: The season-high 10-game trip moves to Oakland, with RHP Kevin Gausman (3-8, 4.08 ERA) starting Monday night against As RHP Kendall Graveman (7-7, 4.46).White Sox: LHP Chris Sale (14-5, 3.12) starts Tuesday against Royals RHP Edinson Volquez (8-10, 4.99) in Kansas City. ' ' '