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ATLANTA -- Tigers manager Brad Ausmus just wants to focus on his team, rather than worry about the other teams in the AL wild-card race.We do appreciate the help, but weve still got to take care of business here, Ausmus said. We were able to do it tonight.Miguel Cabrera hit two home runs, Ian Kinsler and Justin Upton also connected and Detroit moved up in the playoff race, beating the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Friday night.The Tigers won their third straight and pulled within a half-game of Toronto for the second wild-card spot. The Blue Jays lost at Boston 5-3. Baltimore remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Detroit.The regular season is scheduled to end Sunday, but the Tigers might need to play beyond that. They were rained out against AL Central champion Cleveland this week and would have to make up that game at home if it impacts their playoff chances.We know weve got to take care of our business and see what happens on the other end, Upton said. It worked in our favor tonight.Daniel Norris (4-2) gave up one run, five hits, two walks and struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings.The Braves, playing their final series at Turner Field before moving north to the suburbs next year, had won 10 of 11. Matt Wisler (7-13) was chased in the fifth when James McCanns RBI single made it 5-0.Detroit led 3-0 in the first on Kinslers leadoff homer and Cabreras two-run shot over the center-field wall.Cabrera launched his 38th homer to the same location in the third, putting Detroit up 4-0.Upton hit his 30th homer to make it 6-0 in the seventh. Closer Francisco Rodriguez, in a non-save situation, struck out the side in the ninth.Wisler gave up five runs, nine hits, two walks and struck out three in 4 2/3 innings. He ended the season with a 5.00 ERA in 26 starts and one relief appearance.Cabrera, a two-time AL MVP, has been a tough out over the last couple months, hitting .357 with 20 homers and 55 RBI in his last 63 games. He has six multihomer games this season and 39 in his career.For him its pretty normal, Ausmus said, but hes set a standard offensively that few have ever equaled in the history of the game.Norris escaped a jam with two runners on in the third when Matt Kemp flied out to the warning track.Norris pitched through pain after Adonis Garcias liner glance off his right wrist below his glove in the fifth, striking out the next four batters he faced to end the sixth.Having an early lead helped Norris relax.I completely changed my game plan, Norris said. You go out there and you have a lead like that, `OK, Im attacking these guys no matter what. This offense just really makes things easy sometimes.Brandon Snyder hit his fourth pinch-hit homer of the season to cut the lead to 6-1 in the seventh and chase Norris.Kemp made it 6-2 in the eighth with his 35th homer.Upton is hitting .320 with 17 homers and 40 RBI in his last 36 games.TRAINERS ROOMDetroit CF Cameron Maybin stayed in the game after getting hit on the left hand by Brandon Cunniffs pitch in the sixth. Maybin sustained a left thumb contusion on a head-first slide on Aug. 29 and had his left wrist broken by a pitch in spring training.EXCLUSIVE TERRITORYWith 446 homers, Cabrera moved into the 40th place on the career list. The 11-time All-Star began the game one homer behind Texas Adrian Beltre. ... Kinslers 28th homer tied Lou Whitaker in 1989 for the most homers by a Tigers second baseman in a single season. It was his eighth leadoff homer this year and 40th of his career.LOOKING AHEADAusmus said RHP Michael Fulmer will start Monday if the Tigers play a makeup game against Cleveland. The rookie is 1-2 with a 6.98 ERA in four career starts in the season series.UP NEXTTigers RHP Jordan Zimmermann is 3-1 with a 2.06 ERA in five career starts at Turner Field, 7-3 with a 2.55 ERA in 16 career starts against Atlanta. Injuries have caused problems in his first year with Detroit. Since June 24, Zimmermann is 0-3 with a 16.78 ERA in four starts, a span of 12 1/3 innings. ... Braves rookie RHP Aaron Blair is 1-7 with an 8.02 ERA in 14 career starts.Percy Miller Hornets Jersey . - The Oakland Raiders re-signed offensive lineman Khalif Barnes on Friday. Marvin Williams Hornets Jersey . -- Most satisfying to Russ Smith about No. http://www.hornetsteamproshop.com/Cheap-Dell-Curry-Hornets-Jersey/ . -- Vincent Lecavalier got everything but the desired result in his return to Tampa Bay. Muggsy Bogues Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Miles Bridges Hornets Jersey . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game.MANCHESTER, England -- FIFA has disbanded its anti-racism task force, declaring the work complete despite ongoing concerns about discriminatory behavior at matches in 2018 World Cup host Russia.FIFA wrote to members of the task force to say that it has completely fulfilled its temporary mission and is hereby dissolved and no longer in operation.I wish I could say that I am shocked by the decision, but unfortunately I am not, task force member Osasu Obayiuwana told The Associated Press on Sunday. The problem of racism in football remains a burning, very serious and topical one, which need continuous attention.I personally think there remained a lot of very serious work for the task force to have done -- the 2018 World Cup in Russia being one such matter. But it is evident the FIFA administration takes a different position.The task force was established in 2013 by then-FIFA President Sepp Blatter and headed by Jeffrey Webb, a vice president of world soccers governing body until he was arrested in 2015 as part of the American investigation into soccer corruption.Webb, who pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, was replaced exactly a year ago as task force chairman by Congolese federation president Constant Omari, who also sits on FIFAs ruling council.We never had a single meeting under his chairmanship, Obayiuwana said. I wrote him, more than once, asking for when a meeting would be held. But I never received a reply from him.Obayiuwana, a journalist, broadcaster and qualified lawyer, received the letter from FIFA on Friday announcing the end of the task force and shared its contents.The FIFA Task Force Against Racism and Discrimination was set up with your help on a temporary basis to develop recommendations for FIFA, wrote Gerd Dembowski, FIFAs diversity and anti-discrimination manager.We are therefore delighted to inform you that all of the task forces recommendations have been implemented and all resulting projects are ongoing.FIFA told task force members thatt it may solicit further advice .dddddddddddd.. if required.Former FIFA presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale used his speech before the election that saw Gianni Infantino elected in February to call for the anti-racism task force to become a permanent committee.Racism is going to be with us for a long, long time, Sexwale, a former anti-apartheid activist, told the FIFA Congress. It cant just be a committee that comes ad hoc.But in a letter to members of the task force explaining its termination, FIFA highlighted successes including the introduction of an anti-discrimination monitoring system at matches, the launch of a Good Practice Guide , starting a team of footballing legends and a new diversity award. Fatma Samoura, FIFAs first female and first African secretary general, will present the award on Monday at the SoccerEx convention in Manchester.FIFA also told task force members that its own initiatives actually exceed the working groups recommendations -- trumpeting its Say No to Racism campaign, womens leadership conferences and programs in Russia. There are less than nine months until Russia stages the Confederations Cup, the warm-up event for the 2018 World Cup.Earlier this month, European soccers governing body, UEFA, ordered Russian club Rostov to close a stadium section for a Champions League game as punishment for the racist behavior of fans.The most recent research from the Moscow-based SOVA Center and the UEFA-affiliated FARE Network reported a surge in the number of racist displays by Russian soccer fans, with most cases going unpunished. Researchers logged 92 incidents of discriminatory displays and chants by Russian fans in and around stadiums in the 2014-15 season, against a total of 83 for the previous two seasons combined.---Rob Harris can be followed at www.twitter.com/RobHarris and www.facebook.com/RobHarrisReports ' ' '