CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame another injury scare and extended
their franchise-record road winning streak to 14 games.
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pitched into the sixth inning on a day when Zack Greinke was pushed back for
rest to help the Dodgers to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.
Manager Don Mattingly moved Greinkes scheduled start to Monday, saying he wanted
to keep his starting pitchers fresh and rested. Mattingly said there was nothing
wrong with Greinke, who will face the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday. A day after
rookie Yasiel Puig injured his thumb trying to make a catch, another Dodgers
star was hurt. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez exited the game in the seventh inning
with a jammed right shoulder after he tumbled into the stands catching a fly
ball. He held his right shoulder as he walked off the field. Mattingly said he
hopes Ramirez will avoid the disabled list. He expects Ramirez to undergo an MRI
on Monday. "I just jumped and landed on it," said Ramirez, who wore a sling
after the game. "Im not feeling the back of my shoulder. Its really sore and
well see how it feels tomorrow." Ramirez said he didnt feel his shoulder pop. He
is hitting .365 with 11 home runs for the NL West leaders. Nick Punto replaced
Ramirez at shortstop. The Dodgers havent lost on the road since July 6 in San
Francisco. The NL record for consecutive road wins is 17, accomplished by the
New York Giants in 1916. The last team to win 14 straight road games was the
Detroit Tigers in 1984. The Dodgers also swept the Cubs in a series of four or
more games at Wrigley Field for the first time since 1988. "We have an
unbelievable squad from top to bottom," Fife said. "The defence plays well. Guys
are doing their job offensively. And then the bullpen is unbelievable." The Cubs
havent scored for 23 straight innings. They last scored a run in the fourth
inning of their 6-2 loss to the Dodgers on Friday. "Its very difficult to win,
obviously, unless youre scoring runs," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. Los Angeles
finished with just two hits. The Dodgers are 14-2 since the All-Star break.
Closer Kenley Jansen struck out the side in the ninth for his 17th save in 20
opportunities. Fife (4-3) struck out five and allowed seven hits in 5 1-3
scoreless innings. He walked two, one intentional. Fife was activated from the
disabled list earlier in the day. He said he received confirmation Saturday that
he would start, and he battled through an upset stomach. "Hes been throwing the
ball really good for us before the shoulder thing," Mattingly said. "We really
wanted to be able to give our guys an extra day right through this period of
time. It felt like it was the right spot." The Dodgers went ahead 1-0 in the
second inning on Ellis RBI single after Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva walked
Ramirez and Andre Ethier back to back. Villanueva (2-8) allowed a run and two
hits in six innings. He struck out five and walked three in his sixth start
since returning to the rotation. The Cubs loaded the bases in the sixth against
Fife after back-to-back singles by Dioner Navarro and Nate Schierholtz and
Logan Watkins first major league hit, a soft line drive over the head of
Ramirez. Chris Withrow replaced Fife, and Donnie Murphy popped out to Ramirez
and pinch-hitter Cole Gillespie grounded out to first to end the threat.
"Stephen was good again and he was pretty efficient," Mattingly said. "I thought
he wasnt going to get out of that inning there. He gives up a hit then Chris
comes in and does a nice job for us, gets us out of that inning." NOTES:
Mattingly said he expected Puig to be back in the lineup on Monday. Puig was on
deck in the ninth but didnt enter the game. "Hes better today than we actually
anticipated," Mattingly said. Puig injured his thumb while a making diving catch
against the Cubs on Saturday. He is hitting .376 with 11 home runs in 53 games.
... LHP Ted Lilly was given his release by the Dodgers. Lilly (0-2, 5.09 ERA)
was designated for assignment July 25. ... The Cubs placed INF Luis Valbuena on
the 15-day disabled list on Sunday because he strained a muscle on his right
side. Chicago recalled Watkins from Triple-A Iowa to take his place. He started
at second base and hit seventh on Sunday for his major league debut. . Los
Angeles optioned OF Scott Van Slyke to Triple-A Albuquerque. He was hitting .242
with six home runs.
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scored at 1:32 of overtime, lifting the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the
Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Dalvin Cook wasnt about to
accept all the accolades for his latest achievement.Cook ran for 225 yards and
four touchdowns to become Florida States career rushing leader, and the
17th-ranked Seminoles beat Syracuse 45-14 on Saturday.Cook entered the game
needing 19 yards to break Warrick Dunns 20-year old school record for rushing
(3,959) and did so with a 41-yarder in the first quarter. He finished the first
half with 104 yards to become just the sixth player in Atlantic Coast Conference
history to reach 4,000 yards and the first to do it in three years.Im blessed to
be where Im at, said Cook, who departed early in the fourth quarter after a
tough hit knocked the wind out of him. Im really proud of my guys. I give all
the credit to those guys (offensive line) and coaches for putting me in the
position. They did a great job of giving me the opportunity to be at the top of
this list, so Im just thankful.Florida State (8-3, 5-3, No. 17 CFP) won for the
fifth time in six games despite four turnovers. Syracuse (4-7, 2-5) suffered its
third straight loss.Syracuse starting quarterback Eric Dungey again warmed up
before the opening kickoff but did not play for the second straight game. The
sophomore has been out since suffering a vicious hit to the shoulder-head area
in the first quarter against Clemson two weeks ago.Backup Zack Mahoney had
trouble generating any consistency on offense against the Seminoles defense.
Florida State intercepted two passes, registered eight sacks, and forced 10
punts in limiting the Orange to 3.2 yards per play. FSU averaged 8.6 yards per
play, outgained Syracuse 654-233, and only had four more plays than the
Orange.Offensively, it was just very difficult to move the ball, Syracuse coach
Dino Babers said. They pressured our quarterback, overpowered our offensive
line. A lot of old guys against a lot of young guys. We didnt play very
well.Mahoney finished 16 of 36 for 196 yards, but he did have one lucky strike.
He hit Amba Etta-Tawo with a 46-yard Hail Mary on the final play of the first
half. Etta-Tawo caught the ball in double coverage at the right corner of the
end zone.If Syracuse had hopes the big play would provide a spark, Cook dashed
those hopes with three touchdowns in the third.After tight end Ryan Izzos
39-yard reception on the first possession of the third quarter, Cook scored on
an 11-yard run and added two morre scores in the period, from 17 and 8 yards.
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matched his career high for TDs in a game and boosted his season total to
18.Cook also had 47 yards on Florida States third scoring drive, capping it with
a 25-yard TD run for a 21-0 lead in the second.I think it is a privilege and an
honor to not only have a teammate like him, but just a person like him, FSU
offensive lineman Roderick Johnson said. Hes not selfish at all. My hats off to
Dal.The Seminoles scored on their first two possessions. Deondre Francois hit
Nyqwan Murray with a 16-yard TD and followed with a 15-yard scoring toss to
Travis Rudolph.On the road, good win, FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. I loved the
way we started the game. We came out fast.Florida State sacked Mahoney four
times in the first quarter alone, and even when Brisly Estime gave the Orange
tremendous field position with a 42-yard punt return into Florida State
territory, the offense sputtered with a three-and-out.THE TAKEAWAYFlorida State:
The Seminoles kept their momentum going to reach an upper-tier bowl game, and if
Cook keeps up his strong season and that opportunistic defense continues its
stellar play, the Seminoles will be difficult to beat.Syracuse: The Orange has
had a difficult time without Dungey. Winning for the fifth time this season next
week on the road at Pittsburgh is necessary to even be considered for a bowl
game, but if Dungey is through for the year that will be a tall task. Pitt
drilled Duke 56-14 on Saturday.BIG NUMBERS: Cook has seven 100-yard games this
season and boosted his career rushing total to 4,166 yards.RECEIVERS GALORE:
Francois was 18 of 28 for 315 yards and completed passes to six different
receivers, led by Auden Tate (five catches, 77 yards) and Rudolph (five catches,
64 yards).POLL IMPLICATIONS: With LSUs loss to Florida, Florida State will move
up at least a little bit in the rankings for both the AP Top 25 and College
Football Playoffs.UP NEXTFlorida State: Finishes its regular season at home next
Saturday against in-state rival Florida.Syracuse: Closes its regular season on
the road next Saturday against Pittsburgh.---More AP college football:
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