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Patrick Reeds win at The Barclays gave him control of his own destiny entering the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass., but history suggests that isnt the best spot to be in.While Reed sits atop the FedExCup standings (3,575 points), only one Barclays winner has gone on to hoist the FedExCup (Fijis Vijay Singh in 2008) in FedExCup Playoffs history.I believe in myself and how Im playing right now that I have the opportunity to make a run, said Reed, who is paired with top-ranked Jason Day of Australia and world No. 2 Dustin Johnson for Fridays first round.All Im going to focus on is what I did last week. Find out a game plan, how I want to play every hole, stick to it and play some golf.Singh followed that Barclays title with a Deutsche Bank victory. If Reed plans to follow suit, the worlds No. 9-ranked player must go through defending champion Rickie Fowler.Of course, that wasnt difficult for Reed at Bethpage Black.Fowler held the 54-hole lead in Farmingdale, N.Y., but the world No. 8 stumbled to a final-round, 3-over-par 74 to finish tied for seventh at The Barclays, three shots behind Reed.It would have been nice to finish up a little better last week to put myself in a better standing, said Fowler, who beat Swedens Henrik Stenson by one stroke to claim the 2015 Deutsche Bank, his first Playoffs win.Reed tied for fourth last year, his highest finish at the event.I love this golf course, Reed said of the Arnold Palmer-designed TPC Boston, redesigned by Gil Hanse with Brad Faxon in 2007. Its one of those that kind of fits my eye pretty well and I really enjoy it.Another victory at the 7,207-yard, par-71 course at TPC Boston would pocket Fowler the $1.53 million winners share of the $8.5 million purse but, more importantly, 2,000 FedExCup points.Fowler rose 12 spots to 16th in the standings after The Barclays. Stenson, meanwhile, dropped from 14th to 21st after withdrawing at Bethpage because of a right knee injury.Stenson, the 2013 Deutsche Bank champion who also won the FedExCup that year, is expected to be ready for the annual Labor Day weekend tournament.Stenson and Singh are the only Deutsche Bank winners to go on to win the FedExCup. Reigning FedExCup winner and world No. 3 Jordan Spieth missed the cut last year after opening 75-73.It was really special (to win the FedExCup last year), and it would be really cool to add another one of those at some point, Spieth said. And this year, things seem to be really starting in place.Singh, 95th in the standings, is the only two-time Deutsche Bank champion. He also won in 2004, emerging from a battle with Tiger Woods to claim the worlds No. 1 ranking.In 2008, Singh won with a Deutsche Bank-record score of 22-under 262. That aggregate and to-par score has since been matched by Charley Hoffman (2010) and Stenson (2013).Singh carded the course-record round of 61 in 2006, and Canadas Mike Weir matched it two years later.Ten former Deutsche Bank winners are in the 100-player field, including Singh, world No. 5 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland (2012) and world No. 6 Adam Scott of Australia (2003).Scotts victory was his first of 13 PGA Tour wins and came at the inaugural Deutsche Bank. Scott and Phil Mickelson (2007) are the only players to win in their first start at the event.Masters champion and world No. 11 Danny Willett of England opted not to participate in the Playoffs entirely after skipping The Barclays. Willett ranks 86th in the standings.Kevin Na, who is 14th in the standings, will miss the Deutsche Bank after the birth of his first child on Monday.Germanys Alex Cejka withdrew for the second straight week with a lower back injury, effectively ending his season after entering the weekend 73rd in the standings.The top 70 players in the standings after the Deutsche Bank advance to the BMW Championship at Crooked Stick in Carmel, Ind., the third of four Playoffs events beginning Sept. 11.Custom Blackhawks T-shirts .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Authentic Custom Blackhawks Jersey . 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Ruggiano snapped a franchise-worst 0-for-42 slump by hitting that ball for a single in the first inning Wednesday, and then added two more hits and drove in a run as the Miami Marlins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 to wrap up a winning three-game series. "It became a mental issue. I wouldnt wish that on anybody in the world," said Ruggiano, whose last hit came on July 12. "Im just glad its over with. Now I can get back to doing what I do." Ruggiano drove in the Marlins first run, but they still trailed 2-1 when Koyie Hill doubled off reliever Tim Collins (2-6) to start the seventh. Christian Yelich then hit a grounder toward third that utility man Elliot Johnson let through his legs to put runners on second and third. Donovan Solano and Logan Morrison followed with RBI groundouts to give the Marlins the lead. That was enough for the Marlins bullpen. Dan Jennings (2-3) got through the sixth, A.J. Ramos worked the seventh and eighth, and Steve Cishek handled the ninth for his 26th save. Cishek struck out Alex Gordon with runners on first and second to end the game. "This is a resilient group of guys," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "They keep coming back and battling, and I think you saw some big hits by guys out there." Solano and Morrison each finished with a pair of RBIs for Miami. "Its always good to go out there and play well against teams that are making a push for a playoff spot," Redmond said. "Thats a good feeling heading home." Indeed, the Royals were rolling when the series began. Theyd won 17 of 20 after taking the opener to climb into playoff contention, but now limp off to play five games in four days against AL Central-leading Detroit with their first defeat in eight series. Now, the Marlins have won two straight to ffinish off a long road trip.dddddddddddd The Royals, blanked 1-0 in 10 innings Tuesday night, got off to a good start when Eric Hosmer doubled in the first inning and eventually scored on a single by Salvador Perez. The Royals failed to take advantage of the erratic Jacob Turner, though. The Marlins starter walked six without a strikeout in five-plus innings, but Kansas City could only squeeze out one more run against him on a groundout by David Lough in the fourth. The Marlins got their first run when Ruggiano drove in Adeiney Hechavarria in the top half of the fourth. They were otherwise hamstrung by Royals starter Ervin Santana, who dodged eight hits and two walks over six innings to hand his bullpen the lead. The Royals relievers -- with little help from their defence -- failed to hold on. Johnsons error turned the game, Royals manager Ned Yost said, and eventually led to the go-ahead runs. "In Elliots defence, it was cue-ball shot with a lot of English. It had a lot of spin on it, it hit and then boom, it stayed down," Yost said. "It changed the whole complexion of the inning." For his part, Johnson refused to make any excuses. "Were in the middle of the hunt and theyre not going to tolerate that sort of stuff. It seems like an easy play," Johnson said. "It wasnt as easy as it seems, (but) still I should have made it. Im playing in the big leagues and youve got to make those kinds of plays." Solano and Morrison tacked on run-scoring singles off Luke Hochevar in the ninth, and Cishek finished up for his 21st straight save, the third-best streak in the majors. NOTES: The Royals acquired INF-OF Emilio Bonifacio from the Blue Jays for a player to be named or cash. They made space for him on the 40-man roster by transferring INF Miguel Tejada (right calf strain) to the 60-day DL. ... Johnson went 0 for 3 for the Royals, extending his slump to 0 for 30. He doesnt have a hit since July 6. ... Turner is still winless in 12 career road starts. ... The Marlins previous four wins this month had been shutouts. ' ' '