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• SAN DIEGO - Chris Capuano won for the first time in eight starts and the Los Angeles Dodgers inched closer in the wild-card race, beating the San Diego Padres 8-4 on Thursday night. Luis Cruz hit a two-run single to help the Dodgers pull within three games of idle St. Louis for the second NL wild card. Both teams have six games remaining. Capuano (12-11) carried a 6-0 lead into the sixth. The left-hander allowed one run and five hits in 5 1-3 innings for his first win since Aug. 12 at Miami. Cruz had three hits, including his key single in the fifth as Los Angeles scored four runs with two outs to go ahead 5-0. The Dodgers had 14 hits for the second straight game. Before that, the struggling offence managed more than three runs in only four of 19 games. Matt Kemp was 2 for 5 with an RBI to finish the season hitting .406 (26 for 64) with seven homers and 20 RBIs in 15 games against the Padres. Rookie starter Casey Kelly (2-3) gave up five runs and six hits in 4 2-3 innings. The right-hander struck out six, walked two and hit two batters with pitches. The loss assured San Diego (74-82) of its third consecutive losing season. The Padres have had 13 winning seasons in their 44-year history. A.J. Ellis RBI single in the fourth put the Dodgers ahead before they struck for four runs in the fifth. With two outs, Kemp doubled and Adrian Gonzalez was intentionally walked. Kelly then hit Handley Ramirez and Shane Victorino with pitches to force in a run. Nick Vincent replaced Kelly and gave up Cruzs two-run single followed by Ellis RBI single. Vincent struck out Capuano to end the inning. Capuano walked Chase Headley to open the sixth and allowed Yasmani Grandals single before throwing a wild pitch. After getting an out, Capuano was lifted for Paco Rodriguez, who got the second out before giving up Everth Cabreras infield single to load the bases. Jamey Wright relieved and plunked pinch-hitter Carlos Quentin with a pitch to bring in a run. San Diego scored three runs in the eighth off Ronald Belisario on pinch-hitter Mark Kotsays two-run double and an RBI single by pinch-hitter Will Venable to cut the lead to 7-4. The Dodgers finished 41-40 on the road, their third winning record away from Dodger Stadium in the last 10 seasons. NOTES: Capuano pitched past the fifth inning for the fourth time in his last eight starts. ... The Dodgers finished 11-7 this season against San Diego. ... Padres 2B Logan Forsythe was scratched from the lineup with a sore right knee. ... Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (12-9, 2.68 ERA) will face Rockies LHP Jeff Francis (5-6, 5.54) when Los Angeles opens a three-game series at home Friday night. ... Giants RHP Ryan Vogelsong (13-9, 5.38) opposes Padres LHP Andrew Werner (2-2, 4.64) on Friday night at Petco Park in the opener of a three-game set. Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping . -- The Atlanta Falcons have announced the signing of offensive guard Harland Gunn after backup lineman Joe Hawley received a four-game suspension for violating NFL rules on performance-enhancing substances. Cheap Jerseys . With Adam Linds demotion from the Jays and Vladimir Guerreros seemingly-imminent arrival in Toronto, many Jays fans are keeping an eye on the minors. http://www.uscheapjerseysclub.com/ . -- Carson Palmer walked off the field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, where the Raiders had just won for the sixth straight time, and looked just like he did at the start. Cheap Jerseys USA . Matching up against the Boston Celtics, on the road, with the season on the line.MEMPHIS, Tenn. - For the second straight night, Rudy Gay misfired on a go-ahead attempt in the closing seconds -- and the Memphis Grizzlies crashed the offensive boards for a winning tip-in. Tony Allen put back Gays miss with 5.6 seconds left to give the Grizzlies their fourth straight victory, 104-103 over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. "Rudy Gay causes so much attention when hes pulling up because hes hit so many game-winners and what not," Allen said. "(The Warriors) didnt box out. They just looked up at the rim. I looked at them, and I looked at Rudy as he shot it. I just went around Dorell Wright and got the tip. Thats all. Wasnt nothing special about it." Gays miss came from the right side of the lane, the same side of the floor where he misfired on a jumper Friday night. Dante Cunningham got to the rim to tip that one, beating the Denver Nuggets 103-102. The Warriors had one last shot after Allens tip-in, but David Lee was called for an offensive foul with less than a second left, sending the Warriors to their third straight loss. "The matter is, we didnt make the play, and the Grizzlies came up with the win," Lee said. Gay led Memphis with 19 points, and O.J. Mayo had 18. Marc Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, Marreese Speights had 16 points, Mike Conley finished with 15 points and six assists, and Allen had 11 points. Despite the back-to-back heroics, no one in the Grizzlies locker room said they drew up the plays to result in winning tips or Gay missing for that matter. "Tony bailed me out today," Gay said. "(Friday) it was Dante. I think next time, I have to make the shot." Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 36 points, matching his season high, as he connected on 13 of 21 shots in the game, including 6 of 9 outside the arc. Monta Ellis finished with 33 points, and Lee had 14 points and nine rebounds. Curry and Ellis each had six assists. The game was close throughout the fourth quarter. Memphis had a five-point lead, but that was the biggest advantage either team had in the final period. Part of thaat came from Memphis missing four straight free throws while trailing or tied.dddddddddddd There were eight ties and nine lead changes in the fourth quarter. The Warriors took a 103-102 lead on Ekpe Udohs two free throws with 28.1 seconds left, setting the stage for Allens winner. "Once again, we were in a position to win the ballgame, and we didnt because of a defensive rebound," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Thats the disappointing part of it." Memphis connected on its first six shots, building an 18-point lead, en route to hitting 14 of its 20 shots in the first quarter. Curry kept the Warriors close. He connected on five of his first six shots in the second quarter, including four from long range, and, with the help of Ellis, put pressure on Memphis by opening the period with a 24-8 run to erase the Grizzlies advantage. Golden State eventually would outscore Memphis 37-20 in the second period, helping the Warriors carry a 56-54 advantage into the halftime break. The Warriors starting backcourt was a combined 15 of 26 in the half. Curry had 23 points at intermission, and Ellis added 17. Memphis shot well at 59 per cent, but the Grizzlies were hampered by 10 turnovers. Gasol and Speights had 11 points each for Memphis, and Gay scored 10 before the break. The Grizzlies missed 10 of their first 13 shots in the third. Memphis was able to whittle the advantage in the latter stages of the quarter, leaving the Warriors up 78-76 entering the fourth. "Its just a game. Its fun to be out there and competing," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "It doesnt have to be pretty. Its just competition. You go out and grit it out and play together." NOTES: Memphis wore its throwback Memphis Tams uniforms from the ABA days. Memphis is 2-2 in the jerseys... The game was the nightcap of a college-NBA doubleheader at the FedExForum. Earlier, UTEP beat Memphis 60-58. ... Curry had been held under 15 points in each of the previous four games. ... Memphis has won four straight in the series. ... Ellis had his most points since setting a career high with 48 on Feb. 7 against Oklahoma City. ' ' '

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