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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers roster is running short on healthy cornerbacks going into an important game this weekend at Minnesota.Top cornerback Sam Shields remains in the NFLs concussion protocol after getting hurt late in the season-opening win over Jacksonville. Backup corner Josh Hawkins hasnt practiced yet this week because of a hamstring injury that kept him out last week, too.It left coach Mike McCarthy with three healthy corners in Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins and LaDarius Gunter going into practice Thursday ahead of the showdown on Sunday night against the Vikings.McCarthy said that hes comfortable with the depth.Yes, just the way were working yesterday and today, so far so good, he said Thursday before practice.Having jack-of-all-trades defensive back Micah Hyde at the ready helps. The fourth-year player can corner or safety. Hes comfortable in the box or on the perimeter.Perhaps most important of all for the defense, Hyde doesnt care if hes a starter.Hyde could get thrust into a bigger role if Shields cant go. Shields, perhaps the Packers best cover corner, also missed four games late last season because of a concussion.Everybody knows that Sam is one of our best defensive players, one of our best players overall, Hyde said. If hes back, hes back, well love it. But if not, its the next man in.Dime linebacker Joe Thomas also had a strong game last week against the Jaguars, while Morgan Burnett and Ha Ha Clinton-Dix are a solid tandem at safety.Thats why you practice, and these are things really when you go back to training camp and youre in your installation phase, thats what you rely on, McCarthy said. You have to have different combinations of personnel and the ability to move guys around.The Packers are preparing for a Vikings offense with questions at quarterback. Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer has said that he doesnt plan to name a starter between Shaun Hill and Sam Bradford until Sunday.INJURY REPORTBesides Shields and Hawkins (hamstring), two special teams standouts in S Chris Banjo and LB Jayrone Elliott also missed practice. Banjo and Elliott also have hamstring injuries. ... Rookie WR Trevor Davis (shoulder) was a full participant in practice for the first time this week.QUOTABLESometimes its his cuts, or his reads arent where the play is designed to go, so I think thats what makes him very dangerous and just overall it doesnt look like he ages at all, just continues to run hard, -- LB Clay Matthews on Adrian Peterson, the Vikings 31-year-old star running back.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAP Vapormax Pas Cher France . 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I feel like Im getting ... a lot more fastballs due to the fact of the guys hitting behind me.Garcia hit a solo homer with one out in the first inning, then another solo shot in the sixth. He has 13 homers in 424 at-bats this season, and since moving to the No. 2 spot he is hitting .303 with five homers and 14 RBI.Its good for everyone to come in here and were playing well, he said. Were just doing all the little things right, right now. So its good to see that were doing that and executing well.Garcia scored the winning run on a check-swing ground ball by Tyler Flowers. First baseman Ryan Howard threw home on the slow roller, but Garcia beat the force play.Jed Bradley (1-0) got the win in his major league debut with one scoreless inning. Bradley nearly gave up a walkoff home run to Freddy Galvis in the ninth, but Galvis shot hooked just foul.I might have had a minor coronary, Bradley said. I was yelling at the baseball the whole time. Im glad it went foul. Im not going to lie. This whole night took me by surprise. I think Im still wrapping my head around it, but Im happy it turned out the way it did.Mauricio Cabrera got his fourth save in four opportunities.Edubray Ramos (1-2) allowed two runs and one hit after allowing a leadoff walk to Garcia. Freeman also scored in the 10th on Jace Petersons groundout.Maikel Franco had four hits for the Phillies, including three doubles, drove in a run and made a sensational diving play at third base to rob Flowers of a hitt.ddddddddddddHowever, it was his error on a dropped pop-up in the eighth that led to the tying run. Franco dropped Chase dArnauds foul ball, and dArnaud walked and then scored on Garcias ground out.I just called for it late, and I dropped it, Franco said.Cesar Hernandez added a home run and Cameron Rupp snapped an 0-for-15 drought with a two-run double in the third to drive in the Phillies other runs.Phillies starter Vince Velasquez allowed two earned runs in seven innings, striking out eight. It was the final start of the season for Velasquez, who was shut down by the Phillies to preserve his arm after throwing a career-high 130 innings this season.I completely understood from the beginning (what the plan was), Velasquez said. It was a big workload on my arm. It had a toll on me, so I completely understand this decision.Braves rookie John Gant allowed three earned runs in five innings, striking out six while throwing a career-high 113 pitches.STATSEnder Inciarte extended his hitting streak to 14 games. He had a 19-game streak earlier this season. ... Freeman extended his hitting streak to 10 games and has reached safely in 26 straight, the longest active streak in the majors. ... Franco has nine extra-base hits against the Braves this year, more than against any other team. ... Velasquez pitched beyond the sixth inning for just the third time this season, and the first time since July 18. ... Aaron Altherr played all three outfield positions for the Phillies.TRAINERS ROOMBraves: Atlanta placed RHP Aaron Blair on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Aug. 29, due to a left knee strain. To replace him on the roster, it recalled RHP Brandon Cunniff from Triple-A Gwinnett. Cunniff pitched a scoreless inning Saturday.UP NEXTBraves RHP Julio Teheran (4-9, 3.12 ERA) opposes Phillies RHP Jake Thompson (1-4, 7.86) in the series finale Sunday. ' ' '