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PHOENIX -- The first time San Francisco visited Arizona this season, the National League West was up for grabs. Robinson Cano Mariners Jersey .It is much closer to grabbed now.One game separated the top four teams in the division when San Francisco touched down at Sky Harbor Airport to begin a four-game series in Arizona on May 12. None was off to a fast start. The Giants and Dodgers were .500 and tied for the lead, and the Diamondbacks and Rockies were two games below .500 and one game back. San Diego was within 2 1/2.The Giants swept that four-game series and used it as a springboard to a 31-10 run that has given them the second-best record in the NL and a recent eight-game division lead that dropped to six over Los Angeles when Oakland took three of four in the Bay Area series that ended Thursday. Colorado sits 11 1/2 games out while Arizona is 14 and San Diego 16.Neither the Giants (50-31) nor the Diamondbacks (36-45) have much momentum entering this three-game series that begins Friday in Chase Field, when winter targets Johnny Cueto (11-1) and Shelby Miller (2-7) meet.While the Giants salvaged the final contest of the four-game home-and-home set against the As, Arizona lost three straight at home to Philadelphia, taking some of the luster off a franchise record-tying 7-3 road trip leading into the Phillies series.The Diamondbacks also might have lost-righter Zack Greinke in the process. Greinke left Tuesdays start against Philadlephia with soreness in his left oblique muscle. The D-backs believe they removed Greinke before the injury worsened, but they do not know if he can make his next start Monday. They are expected to make a decision Friday.The Giants swept the May 12-15 series without using Madison Bumgarner, and the D-backs will miss Bumgarner again this time around. Bumgarner beat the As 12-6 on Thursday and he was 1-for-4 with a double that ignited a six-run third inning. Bumgarner hit for himself in the game played in Oakland, the first time a pitcher intentionally was used instead of a DH since left-hander Ken Brett batted for the White Sox in 1976.The Diamondbacks have underachieved at the halfway point, and a lot of it can be traced to their play at home, where they are 13-28. Only Atlanta (12-32) has a worse record.Obviously I think if you asked everybody that question, were pretty disappointed on how the first 81 games have gone, Arizona setup man Daniel Hudson said. Theres a lot of baseball left to be played. Hopefully we can get it turned around quick and put some pressure on some other teams.The Giants are 26-15 on the road, the best record in the league, but will be without three regulars this weekend. Hunter Pence (hamstring) has been on the disabled list since June 2 is not expected back until late in the season. Matt Duffy (Achilles) and Joe Panik (concussion) recently went on the DL.While the NL is rich in third basemen, Arizonas Jake Lamb is making a push for All-Star consideration. Lamb has 17 homers and 55 RBI and is leading the team in both categories. He had nine homers in June, second-most in franchise history behind Luis Gonzalez (12 in 2001).Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is 21-for-64 with 20 RBI in his last 18 games. Norichika Aoki Jersey . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Ichiro Suzuki Mariners Jersey . Walcott is available for Saturdays home match against Southampton as Arsenal looks to extend its two-point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently the second highest scorers in the league but Wenger insists Walcott will add something extra to his team. http://www.baseballmarinersofficial.com ... ersey-c-5/ . They reached the 100-point plateau for the fourth time in five games, bested the visiting Trail Blazers by 34 in the paint and scored 19 of the final 25 points in regulation. LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Russian weightlifter Alexei Lovchev has failed in an appeal against a four-year doping ban ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport says its judging panel issued an urgent ruling to uphold the ban imposed by the International Weightlifting Federation in May.The verdict confirms Lovchev is stripped of a world championship gold medal and world record set last year.The coourt says Lovchev tested positive for the banned substance ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide. Nelson Cruz Mariners Jersey. The 27-year-old Russian had set a world record total lift when winning a gold medal in the over-105 kilogram (231 pounds) class at the 2015 world championships in Houston, Texas. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' '