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CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Dodgers overcame another injury scare and extended their franchise-record road winning streak to 14 games. Marlon Humphrey Jersey . A.J. Ellis hit an RBI single, and Stephen Fife 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. Ryan Jensen Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. C.J. Mosley Jersey .875,000, avoiding arbitration. Clippards deal Monday means all eight Nationals players who filed for arbitration wound up settling before a hearing. http://www.cheapravensjerseysauthentic.com/ . The 20-year-old Pelicans big man glanced up and smiled widely at the well-wishers -- a fitting end to a day he wont soon forget. Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night.Jessica Ennis-Hill insists there is no chance of her continuing her career beyond the 2017 World Championships in London and may retire after Rio 2016. The Olympic heptathlon champion is building up to the defence of her title in Rio de Janeiro and admits she might even call it a day after Augusts event in Brazil.But the 30-year-old, who is recovering from an achilles injury which ruled her out of the indoor season, insists she is not looking beyond this summers championships. I think at the moment Im just focused on Rio and being the best prepared I can and going out there and seeing what I can do, she told Laureus.com.Then its going to be a decision to make after Rio for me - whether I decide to retire after Rio or whether I decide I want to do one more year and go to the World Championships and retire after that.But I definitely wont be going on any longer than 2017. Ennis-Hill wins Beijing gold Jessica Ennis-Hill wins heptathlon gold at World Championships The Sheffield-based athlete will head to Rio as the reigning world champion after her astonishing comeback victory in Beijing last summer when she took gold in only her second heptathlon since London 2012 and jjust 13 months after the birth of her son Reggie. Crockett Gillmore Jersey. .Despite that success, she maintains she will not be favourite to land another Olympic crown.Ennis-Hill, whose Beijing success saw her nominated for the 2016 Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award, added: People will obviously expect me to just keep performing at a high level and winning gold medals. Ennis-Hill claimed victory in the Womens Heptathlon on Super Saturday at the 2012 Olympic Games in London Unfortunately its not that easy. And this year is going to be more challenging just because of the level of competition. Everyone has stepped up their game.Its going to be tough and I think Im definitely not the favourite. I think theres Brianne Theisen-Eaton (the Canadian who won pentathlon gold at the World Indoor Championships this month) and I think Katarina Johnson-Thompson.She had her disappointments last year and is going to want to come back and make amends for what happened in Beijing, Ennis-Hill said of her 23-year-old team-mate Johnson-Thompson, who finished in 28th place after failing to record a distance in the long jump. Also See: Team GB Wholesale Jerseys Discount NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys China Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Online Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping Jerseys Wholesale ' ' '
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