TORONTO - Plagued by injuries to its backline, Toronto FC continues to struggle on defence. Yeezy Boost 380 Italia . While plenty of statistics illustrate Torontos turnaround in the second year of manager Ryan Nelsens tenure, stopping goals is not one of them. Toronto (9-8-6) ranks 15th in the 19-team league in goals against, conceding an average of 1.57 per outing (36 goals in 23 games). Last year, the 6-17-11 club averaged 1.38 per contest (47 goals in 34 games). Injuries have contributed to the frailty in the back. But Nelsen has lamented soft goals of late and pointed to the backline being left without adequate help from the players in front of it. "Look, I dont like conceding goals," Nelsen, a hard-nosed defender during his playing days, said after practice Tuesday. "I dont want to concede goals. The goals that were conceding, theyre goals that are very avoidable. "But were also creating a lot more chances. Were a lot more of an attacking threat. We always look like were going to score. So you have to take a wee bit of the good with the bad and hopefully marry the two. "What weve got to understand is that theres going to be times in the game where you have to knuckle down, you have to really defend. Youre not going to be able to have the ball and possess it all the time, and always look to attack." The goal is to withstand the opposition pressure and then counter-attack. "At the moment, were not seeing out those little periods (under pressure)," Nelsen added. Scoring is indeed up, despite assorted injuries to England striker Jermain Defoe. Toronto is averaging 1.43 goals a game, compared to 0.85 last year. But Torontos desire to counter-attack can leave gaps as midfielders and forwards look to set the scene for an onslaught on the other end. At times, that has meant leaving the defence exposed with the Toronto players in front of them expecting their backline to win the ball and send it forward. One half of the Toronto lineup is poised to attack, like a relay sprinter waiting for the man behind him to pass the baton. If they do, the passing of Michael Bradley and others can lead to scoring chances as Toronto slices open the opposing defence. But if the handover fails, the Toronto defenders can be left stranded and normally reliable goalie Joe Bendik exposed. "What weve got to understand is that if somebody gets in trouble, we need to help out," said Nelsen. "Its not just the backline, its the midfield as well. And the midfield need help from certain areas, the strikers need help in certain areas. We cant just rely on hoping that in a one versus one battle we will win it 10 out of 10 times." Nelsen believes its just a matter of reinforcing the message. The TFC boss faces more challenges this weekend with captain Steve Caldwell, the clubs defensive lynchpin, and fullback Justin Morrow both out as the New England Revolution (9-12-3) come to town Saturday. With the Revolution just three points behind Toronto in the standings, its a crucial Eastern Conference matchup. Caldwell lasted just 22 minutes in his return to action on the weekend against the Chicago Fire before re-injuring his quad muscle. Morrow, another of Torontos defensive rocks this season, left in the 58th minute with a hamstring problem. Nelsen says Caldwell, who missed seven games in the first go-round with the injury, will be out for a couple of weeks with Morrow expected to be sidelined three to four weeks. Asked if the injury situation may hasten a move to bring in help, Nelsen replied: "Maybe." The good news is that versatile defender-midfielder Warren Creavalle has recovered from his own hamstring issue. Caldwell, who has played 14 of Torontos 23 league games, and fullback Mark Bloom (17) have both been sidelined through injury on a backline that seems to get one player back and then lose another. Centre back Doneil Henry has missed games through both injury and suspension. He has also sat out in favour of athletic rookie Nick Hagglund, perhaps to give him a break after conceding a string of penalties. Nelsen has used Hagglund and Brazilian Jackson, normally a winger, at fullback when needed. Bradley Orr is also comfortable there but his veteran savvy is diminished by lack of mobility. Young Canadian fullback Ashtone Morgan and midfielder-defender Jeremy Hall seem so far down the depth chart youd need a GPS to find them. Nelsen, however, says everyone — including Morgan, who has seen just one minute of league action this season — has an opportunity. "When one door kind of closes, another one opens," Nelsen said. Noting Toronto is 2-1-1 in August, Nelsen says his club is on the right track. But Toronto, which has given up eight goals in the last three games, needs to close its defensive door if it wants to stop dropping points as the business end of the season looms. 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The first-time All-Star homered and had three RBIs and Nick Swisher hit a go-ahead two-run shot in the sixth, leading Cleveland to a 5-3 victory over Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees. The Indians stopped Tanakas bid to become the major leagues first 13-game winner. The rookie All-Star right-hander (12-4) allowed season worsts of five runs and 10 hits in 6 2-3 innings. But the night belonged to Brantley, who hit a leadoff homer in the seventh and had RBI doubles in the first and fifth, raising his average to .328. He also ran down Derek Jeters fly ball to deep centre on the warning track in the first when New York scored twice. "Hes a pretty good player, and hes getting better," Indians manager Terry Francona said with a smile. Brantley has 14 homers and 60 RBIs, both team highs. He also is tied for the AL lead with 10 outfield assists. "Hes a young player thats really developed into one of the better outfielders in the game all-around," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "And he showed why tonight. Its why hes an All-Star." Brantley chose to focus on the win more than his personal performance. "We did a great job as a team having quality at-bats all night," he said. "I was trying to get mistake pitches. I was lucky enough to get a couple of balls out over the plate and get good swings on them." Tanaka, who lost for the third time in four starts, took a 3-2 lead into the sixth before Swisher, a former Yankee, put Cleveland on top. "It was the first time weve ever seen him," Swisher said. "The first couple of at-bats youre kind of feeling him out. In that situation from the scouting reports and video weve seen, he loves that split-slider. When I got in that two-strike count, hed been burying that split all day long. For me, I was just lucky enough for him to hang that one." Lonnie Chisenhall started the sixth with a single. Swisher then homered on a 1-2 pitch. Trevor Bauer (3-4) allowed three runs in seven innings and retired 13 of the last 14 hitters he faced. New Yorks only baserunner in that stretch came on Swishers fifth-inning error. Bauer struck out six and walked two in winning for the first time since June 16. Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Clay Italia. Cody Allen pitched the ninth for his 10th save. The Yankees were held to four hits, none after Brian McCanns one-out single in the third. The Indians committed three errors, giving them a major league-high 75 for the season. Swisher heard boos from the crowd earlier in the game after going 0 for 2 and having a routine groundball go through his legs. Tanaka allowed a run in a 25-pitch first inning and gave up two hits in the second. He retired seven straight before allowing a run in the fifth when Brantley had a two-out double after Chris Dickerson led off with a single. Tanaka struck out five and walked one. "He did get on a roll in innings three, four and five and then the mistakes kind of caught up to him," Girardi said. "It happens, we know hes not going to be perfect, we understand that. We know how good hes been but we know hes not going to be perfect." New York scored twice in the first on Mark Teixerias RBI single and a throwing error by catcher Yan Gomes. Brett Gardner added a run-scoring groundout in the second. Jason Kipnis started the first with a single, stole second and scored when Brantley doubled to right. Gardner walked to start the game and moved to second on Jacoby Ellsburys single. Dickerson attempted a diving catch of Teixerias bloop hit, but the ball deflected off his glove and rolled toward centre, allowing Gardner to score. New York pulled a double steal when McCann struck out swinging. Gomes throw to second went into centre field and Ellsbury scored. Teixerias stolen base was his first of the season. NOTES: RHP Brandon McCarthy (3-10) will make his Yankees debut Wednesday night. He was acquired from Arizona on Sunday. "Its the Yankees," he said. "Its a team thats in contention. Its a team thats known for winning, theres really no other answer than its just the Yankees." ... The Indians recalled C Roberto Perez and LHP Nick Hagadone from Triple-A Columbus. ... Yankees OF Carlos Beltran (soreness behind right knee) was out of the lineup for the second straight game. ... Girardi said RHP Shane Greene, who recorded his first major league win Monday, will start Saturday against Baltimore. ... RHP Josh Tomlin (5-6) starts for the Indians on Wednesday. ' ' '