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CHICAGO -- Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado has decided to have season-ending surgery on his ailing right knee, leaving the Orioles without one of their best players as they try for their first division title in 17 years. Machado hurt himself on an awkward swing against the New York Yankees on Aug. 11, crumpling to the ground in the batters box. He tried rest in an effort to return to the AL East-leading Orioles this year, but he said the knee just isnt getting better. "Theres nothing else we can do," Machado said before Baltimores game at the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. "Only thing is going in there and fixing it up. Its just something it didnt get any better at all." The 22-year-old Machado, who was selected by Baltimore with the third overall pick in the 2010 draft, was an All-Star and won a Gold Glove last year in his first full season in the majors. He played in every game before he sustained a similar injury to his other knee and missed the final week of the season. He got his left knee fixed last October in California, and he likely will return to Dr. Neal ElAttrache in the next week or so for the procedure on his right knee. The previous operation included an arthroscopy and open reconstruction of the medial patellar femoral ligament. "Ideally, youd like players to be healthy for the whole season and Manny hadnt been able to get through the first two full campaigns," said Dan Duquette, the vice-president of baseball operations for the Orioles. "So hopefully these surgeries will address the issue so that when he comes back he will be able to see it through the whole season." Machado did not play in a regular-season game this year until May 1. He hit .278 with 12 home runs and 32 RBIs in 82 games. Its a difficult blow for the Orioles, who are in prime position for their first division title since 1997. They had an eight-game lead over the New York Yankees heading into Saturdays games. "I dont get into that Woe is me, the Earth is shaking and the sky is falling, you cant get into that mentality," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "We played 50 games without him." Slugger Chris Davis got the start at third on Saturday. Jonathan Schoop and Ryan Flaherty also have played the position this year for Baltimore. Duquette did not rule out bringing in someone to help make up for Machados absence, but acknowledged that the pool of available players was thin and indicated he believes the best options are currently on the roster. "The thing about the team and on behalf of the Orioles, weve been able to field a very competitive team this year in spite of our injuries," Duquette said. "And our team has been competitive because players step up." Cheap Shoes Australia . Obasi chested the ball past one defender, prodded it past another and then rounded the keeper before scoring from a tight angle in the 16th minute. Seconds after the restart, Obasi set up Klaas Jan Huntelaar for the Dutchmans 11th goal from 13 games this season. Cheap Shoes Australia Onine . They signed their first kicker. Ottawa inked Nick Setta, a 32-year-old native of Lockport, Illinois, to a contract. http://www.australiashoescheap.com/ . -- The Windsor Spitfires were left with just one goaltender Tuesday after having their starter walk out on them midway through Game 3 of their Ontario Hockey League playoff matchup with the London Knights. Wholesale Shoes Australia .Y. -- Kristen Gillman rallied to win the U. Australia Shoes Cheap . Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas appeared to be on track to gain election from the Baseball Writers Association of America on Wednesday, and Craig Biggio could join them.Auckland, New Zealand (SportsNetwork.com) - Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams were among Wednesdays second-round winners at the ASB Classic. The top-seeded Wozniacki beat American Taylor Townsend 6-1, 7-6 (7-4), while Williams cruised past Japans Kurumi Nara 6-4, 6-1. Williams lost to Serbian Ana Ivanovic in last years Auckland finale. Two other Americans advanced Wednesday. Seventh-seeded CoCo Vandeweghe outlasted Belgian Kirsten Flipkens, 6-1, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, and Lauren Davis knocked off sixth-seeded countrymate Sloane Stephens, storming back after a disastrous first set to claim a 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 triumph.dddddddddddd Fourth-seeded Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic handed New Zealander Marina Erakovic a 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 defeat. Germanys Julia Goerges defeated Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka 6-3, 7-5, while Polish qualifier Urszula Radwanska rallied from a first-set loss to defeat Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Russian Elena Vesnina whipped Croatian Ana Konjuh 6-3, 6-1. Thursdays quarterfinals will feature Williams against Vesnina and Wozniacki against Goerges. Vandeweghe will take on Zahlavova Strycova and Davis will battle Radwanska. ' ' '