Tony Pulis admitted that defeat to Norwich was a backward step for his West Brom side, coming on the back of a three-match unbeaten run. Robbie Brady scored the only goal of the game at The Hawthorns for Norwich and the Baggies rarely looked like finding an equaliser as they failed to muster a shot on target in the entire match.West Brom stay in 11th, on 39 points, despite the defeat and are effectively safe from relegation but that did little to take away from the former Stoke managers disappointment. Thats not the point, Pulis told Sky Sports. The point is that every game we play, whether it is against a team struggling at the bottom end or a team at the top, we should be at the same level and today we werent. Paul Merson gives his thoughts on Norwichs 1-0 win over West Brom Asked if the result was a backwards step, Pulis replied: Very much so. You can pick on anyone, you look at the 11 players that started and the ones we brought on and there was no spark, it was just so, so flat after the first 20 minutes.I thought we started okay but we still didnt get enough balls in the box, didnt get enough people in the box. Norwich get the three points and good luck to them.Pulis was also critical of his sides defending for the Norwich goal and the way his side failed to build on a positive start to the match. Norwich boss Alex Neil was happy with his sides 1-0 win away to West Brom. It was a really poor game and it had 0-0 written all over it, Pulis said. When its a scrappy affair like it was today you get really disappointed if you give them a goal and thats what we did, we gave them a goal.It was really poor defending - I know they had a break, a little bit of luck when it comes off the back of Jarvis and drops to the lad [Brady].The way weve played lately, weve played really well, the players have been on top of their game and weve turned up today and after the first 20 minutes it just seemed to drift away from us. Also See: Brady gives Norwich crucial win As it happened West Brom fixtures Get ￡10 free bet Paco Alcacer Jersey . But San Diego had even more trouble against right-hander Tanner Roark, who pitched a three-hitter for the first complete game of his career as the Nationals shut out the Padres 4-0. The 27-year-old set down the first 16 batters before San Diego catcher Rene Rivera, an . Jordi Alba Jersey . Dougie Hamilton and Jordan Caron scored in the first period after the Red Wings had miscues on the ice and Tuukka Rask finished with a 23-save shutout, giving Boston a 3-0 win over the Red Wings and a 2-1 series lead in their first-round series. After two months of mediocrity, perhaps the Washington Nationals have turned the page. Strasburg struck out 11 in seven innings Wednesday night and the Nationals kept the Philadelphia Phillies bats quiet yet again in an 8-4, rain-interrupted win. Cheap Barcelona Jersey . -- Athletics manager Bob Melvin is already starting to run out of superlatives to describe Scott Kazmir. Yerry Mina Jersey . A strong fastball. A big, bending curveball that can buckle hitters at the knees. Against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, Elias put the entire package together against one of the leagues strongest lineups.ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Cardinals added an outfield prospect to the 40-man roster, claiming 22-year-old Rafael Ortega on waivers from the Texas Rangers. The left-handed hitting Ortega, of Venezuela, was designed for assignment by Texas on Dec. 30. The Rangers had claimed him from the Rockies a month earlier. Colorado signed Ortega as a noon-drafted free agent in 2008 and he made his major league debut in September 2012, appearing in two games.dddddddddddd Ortega batted .228 for Double-A Tulsa last year with one home run, 10 RBIs and nine steals in 13 attempts before a season-ending leg injury in late June. The Cardinals have one spot remaining on the roster. Cheap Nuggets Jerseys Cheap Timberwolves Jerseys Cheap Thunder Jerseys Cheap Blazers Jerseys Cheap Jazz Jerseys Cheap Warriors Jerseys Cheap Clippers Jerseys Cheap Lakers Jerseys Cheap Suns Jerseys Cheap Kings Jerseys Cheap Mavericks Jerseys Cheap Rockets Jerseys Cheap Grizzlies Jerseys Cheap Pelicans Jerseys Cheap Spurs Jerseys ' ' '