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him six shots behind Johnson instead of five. Either way, its a tall order for Thomas or anyone to catch Johnson. '

PHOENIX -- Archie Bradley liked his strong finish to the season. Air Jordan 13 Ireland .The Diamondbacks right-hander struck out a career high 11, tying the clubs rookie franchise record for a single game in Arizonas 9-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.Bradley, whose 2015 season was limited after he took a line drive off his face in April, held the Padres to two runs on seven hits and will finish 8-9 while going 4-1 over his last seven starts.It was kind of what you draw up to finish the season. You want to finish strong and send yourself into the offseason on a good note, Bradley said. It feels great. I got the last out and I turned around and it said 95 on the board. So for me it was like `All right, its October 1st and Im still able to rear back and go get it. Knock on wood thats a good sign for this offseason.Yasmany Tomas hit a three-run homer as part of Arizonas five-run first inning, and the Diamondbacks stole six bases, including a franchise record-tying four in the first inning. Paul Goldschmidt had a career high three stealsBradley got a bit of a scare on a standout defensive play to end the top of the fifth. He flagged down a ball hit off his glove, picked it up and threw out Yangervis Solarte while falling toward third base.That was really close to my face again, Bradley said. I was like All right, Im going to pick up this ball and it may go into the third deck, but Im going to see what I can do here, and it worked out.Manager Chip Hale admitted being concerned, but said it was a positive that Bradley got through a whole season after the 2015 injury.Pitching the whole year, staying injury free was huge. He learned so much, Hale said.The Diamondbacks have won the first two games of this series to pull into a tie with the Padres for fourth place in the NL West heading into Sundays season finale.Clayton Richard (3-4) gave up four earned runs and six hits with four walks in 4 1/3 innings for the Padres.Three San Diego errors, a wild pitch and a passed ball aided the Diamondbacks, who have won three of four. Two runs had already scored in the first -- on a passed ball and a single by Brandon Drury -- when Tomas took Richard deep for his 31st home run.Goldschmidt scored after stealing second and third in the fifth, racing home on a missed catch by Solarte. Mitch Haniger homered in the eighth, and Jean Segura was 2 for 3 and scored three runs.If theres opportunity, just try to take it, Goldschmidt said. It makes it a lot easier on the offense. Not any different than any other game, it just happened to work out tonight.Seguras 93 hits in the second half of the season are the most in club history, breaking A.J. Pollocks record of 92 in 2015.Carlos Asuaje, Wil Myers, Derek Norris, Hunter Renfroe and Solarte each drove in a run for San Diego. Renfroe just missed his fourth home run of the week when he doubled off the top of the right-field fence in the eighth off the Diamondbacks Zack Godley.The Padres scored three runs in the inning.The first inning as a team, we were playing under water, it felt like, Richard said. A little bit slow and sluggish. We left some plays on the field. It wasnt one person, collectively, myself included.PAYING A VISITPadres manager Andy Green visited with players and staff from the teams instructional league at spring training headquarters in nearby Peoria, Arizona, before Saturdayss game. He watched batting practice and a couple of innings of a game.Theyre all hungry there, theres a ton of energy there, Green said. The more time you spend around those guys, the more you appreciate them and the more you get to know them.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: INF Jemile Weeks had his hamstring re-evaluated by noted sports physician Dr. James Andrews, and it was determined surgery was not the best option. ... C-OF Christian Bethancourt (strained intercostal) is being looked at as a pitcher and threw a bullpen session at the Padres Arizona facility Saturday.Diamondbacks: C Welington Castillo was given a day off from catching in favor of youngster Oscar Hernandez. Hale said Castillo has a sore shoulder from taking some bumps and foul tips, but that Castillo could be back in on Sunday. ... Tomas returned to the lineup despite upper back soreness. ... Sundays scheduled starter, Matt Koch, is dealing with a blister. If he gets to 85 pitches, well be happy, Hale said.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Paul Clemens (4-5) is set for the season finale. Hes allowed three earned runs or fewer in nine of 11 starts as a Padre this season.Diamondbacks: Koch (1-1) will be making his second career start. Original Jordan 13 For Sale . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Jordan Retro 13 Wholesale . "Trying to breathe," he said with a grin. Bernier stopped 42 of 43 shots on Monday night, including all 22 in a hectic middle frame, his heroic performance propelling the Leafs toward an undue point in their final game before the Christmas break. http://www.cheapairjordan13ireland.com/ .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. ATLANTA -- Dustin Johnson is playing better than anyone in the world, and Kevin Chappell cant wait to watch him at the Tour Championship.Even if that means having to beat him.Johnson powered his way down the fairways and occasionally out of the brutal rough at East Lake on Friday for a 3-under 67, giving him a one-shot lead over Chappell and moving him one round closer to the $10 million FedEx Cup prize.The U.S. Open champion is on a different level at the moment.Even on a demanding test like East Lake this year -- only 10 players remain under par -- Johnson is hitting his driver long and straight. His wedge game has gone from a weakness to a strength. A new putter he put in play two weeks ago when he won the BMW Championship is giving him a better feel for alignment.Small wonder that this was his seventh straight round at 68 or better during the FedEx Cup playoffs.The game is never easy. I wish it was, Johnson said. Obviously, Im playing good right now. Ive got a lot of confidence in my game. Every week, I feel like I bring the same game, which is nice. But I put in a lot of work to get to where I am.Johnson was at 7-under 133.Chappell, one of two players at the Tour Championship who has yet to win on the PGA Tour, was just as solid, even if it doesnt look as spectacular. He has made only one bogey in 36 holes, quite a feat on a course where the Bermuda rough is so punishing that balls sink to the ground and sometimes cant be seen from a foot away.He shot a 68 and will be in the final group of a playoff event for the second time this year.Kevin Kisner (70) and Hideki Matsuyama (71) were four shots behind, while Rory McIlroy overcame another rough start on the front nine to post a 70. He was in the group five shots behind, which isnt much of a deficit at the halfway point except for Johnson being the one they have to chase.If nothing else, Johnson all but eliminated nearly everyone not among the top five seeds vying for the FedEx Cup. McIlroy is No. 6 and still has a chance, though he would have to win the Tour Championship and Johnson would have to finish third.I need to win, and I just need someone to play as good as Dustin this week, McIlroy said.Jason Day is out of the picture. The worlds No. 1 player withdrew in the middle of a round at the second straight tournament, citing the same nagging back issues that he hopes will be ccured by rest. Cheap Jordan 13 Retro. By Day withdrawing, Johnson won the points-based PGA player of the year award and is likely to win the player vote as PGA Tour player of the year because of his three victories, with perhaps another to follow.But there is still work ahead of him, and that starts with Chappell.I promise you, Ill be watching Dustin, Chappell said. Hes the best player in the world right now, and its an opportunity for me to see where my game is. Theres a golf tournament going on, and I have a chance to win that. Thats the ultimate goal. But I also have a chance to see why hes the best player in the world right now, and I look forward to taking advantage of that opportunity.Chappell has been a runner-up three times this season and keeps running into the wrong guys -- Kisner at Sea Island, Day at Bay Hill and The Players Championship. He also was in the mix at the TPC Boston until McIlroy pulled away.It seems I like going against the hot player at the time, he said.Russell Knox matched the low score of the tournament with a 66 that allowed him to get back under par at 1-under 139, along with Justin Thomas, who is still hopeful of a Ryder Cup pick at the end of the week.Thomas lost a shot when his ball moved right as he set his putter down behind a short par putt on the 11th hole. The PGA Tour reviewed it on videotape and gave him a one-shot penalty under Rule 18-2, the same penalty applied to Johnson at Oakmont in the U.S. Open.Thomas disagreed with, but accepted, the penalty. His argument was it was not a flat surface and the greens were running fastIts nothing against the rules officials. Its a god-awful rule, Thomas said. Its very fortunate it didnt cost Dustin a major championship. I hope it doesnt cost me anything. I dont feel like I did anything wrong.Mark Russell, the vice president of rules and competition for the tour, said, the wind was light and the ball had been at rest for quite some time.And the moment that Justin put his club behind the ball and addressed the ball, the ball moved, he said. In that situation, the evidence is against the player and he was penalized.That left him six shots behind Johnson instead of five. Either way, its a tall order for Thomas or anyone to catch Johnson. ' ' ' 
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