SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As the season winds down, coach Jill Ellis wants the Americans winging it and making adjustments on the fly to keep pressure on opponents from all angles and every spot on the field.That task came fairly easily against Romania.Christen Press had her fourth career hat trick by the 38th minute, Alex Morgan added two goals and the U.S. womens national team whipped up on the Romanians 8-1 Thursday night.I want a team to feel like they cant breathe against us, Ellis said. Thats kind of where we want to take this team to in terms of our defensive presence and that kind of mentality. ... Both sides of the ball thats what we want, and theyre not going to get a break.Press scored the first goal of the match in the 8th minute, then Tobin Heath found the net 2 minutes later for the first of her two goals on an assist by Press, who scored again in the 35th and 38th minutes.With 11 goals this season, the former star at nearby Stanford reached double digits for the third straight year and became the fourth U.S. player to do so in 2016.In order to play this style, you have to be physically superior than the other team, Press said. So thats kind of like our baseline. Big engine, super aggressive, always on our toes, always on our front foot and then at the same time when you get the ball you have to be calm, you have to be composed. So its that switching back and forth I think makes the best team in the world, and thats what were aiming to be.Morgan scored in the 52nd and 75th minutes but missed a penalty kick in the 64th after Ellis inserted five substitutes to start the second half at Avaya Stadium, which drew 16,425 fans.Morgan Brian made a diving header from just inside the 8-yard box off a free kick by Andi Sullivan following a yellow card, her first goal of the year.Megan Rapinoe didnt play, nor was she on the field during the national anthem to kneel on the grass as has been her routine, inspired by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernicks actions during the NFL preseason. Rapinoe didnt speak to reporters after the game.Carli Lloyd was away on her honeymoon.Romanias Laura Rus scored a 31st-minute goal into an empty net after goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris came way out of the box on the play.The Americans played without goalie Hope Solo, suspended for six months in September and her contract terminated by U.S. Soccer after she called Sweden a bunch of cowards following a quarterfinal loss on penalty kicks at the Rio Olympics.Its too early to expect perfection, Ellis said of her goalies. Does one mistake rule her out? Of course not.The teams play again Sunday at the StubHub Center in Carson.Four players from the 2015 World Cup champions and the Rio Olympics rejoined the U.S. squad.Authentic Custom NFL Jerseys .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. 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Martinez in the eighth, and the Tigers added another run in the ninth to beat Chicago 3-2 on Wednesday. Detroit completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox. Chicago has now lost 10 of its last 11 at Comerica Park and 43 of its last 59.Its a good team, Sale said. Thats what good teams do, they find ways to win, and they certainly did that.JaCoby Jones doubled twice in his second major league game, then dashed home for the winning run on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Collins. After a day after doubling, singling and driving in two runs in his debut, Jones scored twice.Hes been a real spark plug for us -- a shot in the arm, teammate Justin Verlander said. Its a lot of fun to watch, and hopefully its the beginning of an amazing career.Jones hit a leadoff double in the ninth against David Robertson (4-3) and advanced to third on Jarrod Saltalamacchias deep flyball.Collins came up as a pinch hitter and was able to lift the ball to left-center. Avisail Garcia made the catch, but his throw bounced before it even reached the mound.Francisco Rodriguez (2-3) pitched the ninth.Jose Abreu and Alex Avila homered on consecutive pitches in the fourth for the White Sox.Sale allowed two runs and eight hits in eight innings against a Detroit lineup that was without Miguel Cabrera. The slugging first baseman sat out because his right ankle had been acting up.Chicago was without Melky Cabrera, who missed the game because of stomach discomfort.Verlander allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings for the Tigers, striking out nine.I thought both of them, Justin and (Sale), this is the kind of matchup that you expected it to be, Chicago manager Robin Venturra said.ddddddddddddVerlander retired the first eight hitters he faced, striking out six of them. With two outs in the fourth, Abreu connected for his 19th homer of the year. Avila, who spent his entire career in Detroit before this season, followed with a drive to the bushes beyond the wall in center, giving Chicago a 2-0 lead against his former batterymate.It felt good. Yeah, it felt good, Avila said. Im sure well talk about it at some point. He did strike me out twice, too.Verlander did not allow another baserunner after Avilas home run. Detroit scored a run on Andrew Romines single in the fifth, and Martinez tied it with a two-out RBI single in the eighth.OLD FRIENDSVerlander laughed when asked about giving up the home run to Avila.I know Im going to be hearing about it, Verlander said. I think Im going to ask him back for one of the watches I gifted him. Its only fair, I think.NEXT YEARS SCHEDULEDetroit opens against the White Sox in Chicago on April 3 and the Tigers host Boston on April 7 in their home opener, according to a draft of the 2017 preliminary schedule. The preliminary schedule will be announced by Major League Baseball in September.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (neck) pitched four innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Toledo at Indianapolis on Wednesday, allowing one unearned run and one hit. He walked one and struck out four.UP NEXTWhite Sox: Chicago plays at Minnesota on Thursday night. LHP Jose Quintana (11-9) starts against Ervin Santana (6-10).Tigers: Detroit has Thursday off before playing at Kansas City. RHP Anibal Sanchez (7-13) takes the mound against Danny Duffy (11-2) of the Royals on Friday night.---AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ' ' '