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Tim Cahills first home game for Melbourne City will be against Western Sydney Wanderers after the latter won their way into the FFA Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.City were drawn at home against the Wanderers in what will be the only all-A-League tie when the last-eight matches are played in late September.Ageless Socceroo superstar Cahill debuted for City last week coming on as a substitute at Brisbane Strikers in his first outing since a high-profile return home.Cup champions Melbourne Victory will tackle local side Bentleigh Greens, while Sydney FC will also play in their home city when they visit Blacktown City.Canberra Olympic will host Melbourne side Green Gully who stunned Central Coast Mariners in the Round of 32.The Wanderers were in cruise control in dispensing with Newcastle-based Edgeworth Eagles on Tuesday evening, as doubles from Scott Neville and Brendon Santalab sealed a 5-1 win.After three A-League grand final defeats, the FFA Cup offers the Wanderers an opportunity to win their first domestic silverware.We want to go all the way now, said Wanderers coach Tony Popovic.We have put ourselves in a position where we can go further and hopefully we can do that.There were highly promising signs for the Wanderers with new Japanese midfielder Jumpei Kusukami shining on his club debut.He is still settling in and adapting to what we want to do, Popovic said about Kusukami.There were good signs tonight, and we still have six weeks to go before the round one (of the A-League) and he will be a lot better by then.Sydney FC had a far tougher outing and needed extra time before subduing Perth Glory, thanks to extra-time goals from Milos Ninkovic and Alex Brosque.Green Gully and Bentleigh Greens were the other victors on Tuesday, as they secured 3-1 and 1-0 away wins over Melbourne Knights and Devonport Strikers respectively.Exact match dates and venues will be announced at a later date.FFA CUP 2016 QUARTER-FINAL DRAWMelbourne City v Western Sydney WanderersCanberra Olympic v Green GullyBentleigh Greens v Melbourne VictoryBlacktown City v Sydney FCMatches to be played 20/21 September and 27 September - Venues to be confirmed Cheap Jerseys Paypal . 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They didnt have much time to savor the victory -- they hurried to Cincinnati for a 1:10 p.m. Monday holiday start.We cant worry about who were playing, where were playing, Bruce said. Were going to play tomorrow, and have the evening.The Mets had worried that storm system Hermine could severely delay them leaving New York, but the expected heavy rain and high winds held off.Are we going to get in at 3 in the morning or 4:30 in the morning? Mets manager Terry Collins wondered before the game.Lugo (3-2) limited the NL East leaders to one run and six hits in seven innings, walking none and striking out four. The 26-year-old righty has won three straight starts, permitting a total of three runs, to help rejuvenate an injury-plagued rotation.Lugo wobbled in the first inning, giving up two quick hits, plunking a batter, making multiple pickoff throws and drawing a visit from pitching coach Dan Warthen.After that, Lugo escaped a bases-loaded jam by retiring Wilson Ramos on a nubber. He later set down 10 hitters in a row, and left to a standing ovation.That was pretty awesome, he said. That was crazy.Granderson drove in three runs. New York set a team record with its 97th home run at home in a season, topping the 96 at Shea Stadium in 2006.Danny Espinosa matched a career high with his 21st homer for Washington.The Nationals still lead the Mets by 8 1/2 games with less than a month to go.Just win. Its as simple as that. Thats the biggest priority. You win as many ballgames as you can, manager Dusty Baker said.And I still believe that we havent hit our strride yet.dddddddddddd. I mean, every teams won seven, eight, nine, 10 in a row except us. So, I still believe our best time of the year is yet to come, he said.Reynaldo Lopez (2-3) gave up three runs on six hits, three wild pitches and a walk in four innings. Called up from Triple-A before the game, he did get his first major league hit.Daniel Murphy singled and has a hit in all 16 games this season against the Mets, the team he helped send to the World Series last year.Granderson hit his 23rd homer. Bruce connected for his 29th off Mat Latos, who made his Washington debut after being released by the White Sox in June.HATS OFFThe Mets and Nationals both wore hats honoring New Yorks police, fire, Port Authority and other first responders during batting practice. The Mets also will wear them next Sunday on Sept. 11. This was their last home game before the 9/11 anniversary and they received permission from Major League Baseball for the tribute. The Mets asked the Nationals if theyd want to join them, and they did.These guys need to be rewarded, Collins said, wearing an NYPD hat.TRAINERS ROOMNationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg (sore elbow) threw a bullpen before the game and Baker said the reports were good. 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