Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said.MACON, Ga. -- Rian Holland had 24 points and Demetre Rivers added 18 as Mercer drubbed NAIA-

PHOENIX -- Right-hander Kenta Maeda and left-hander Zack Greinke will face off for the second time in 11 days Friday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks meet for the second game of their four-game series.The Dodgers come into the game with a four-game lead in the NL West despite alternating wins and losses over the past eight days. Los Angeles has been in first since August 21.Maeda scattered three hits and allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings in the Dodgers 10-2 win over the Diamondbacks on Sept. 5. He was decidedly less sharp in his last outing, giving up three runs on a season-high eight hits over six innings and taking the loss in the Dodgers 3-0 loss to Miami.Maeda (14-9) will try for the second time to move into second-place on the clubs single season rookie victory list. He currently is tied with fellow Asian imports Hyun-jin Ryu and Kazuhisa Ishii.Greinke, meanwhile, is looking to reverse his month-long slide. The former NL Cy Young-runner up allowed eight runs on nine hits, including five home runs, in only 4 2/3 innings. Greinke (12-6) has lost four of his past six starts, a stretch that started when he gave up nine runs on 10 hits in only 1 2/3 innings in Boston on August 14.In his last start, against San Francisco, the normally reserve Greinke was clearly frustrated, arching his back and throwing his head back after several pitches.I felt pretty good. Not perfect, but then the last inning, just missing by a little bit on just about every pitch, Greinke said. Getting behind and trying to make a good pitch, and just missing by little bit again.Greinke has struggled at Chase Field all season, posting a 5-4 mark and a 5.08 ERA with 80 hits and 10 homers allowed in 72 2/3 innings.The Diamondbacks, like Greinke, have struggled all season at Chase Field but have shown signs of life in the past week. Arizona has won four straight home games, the teams longest streak since winning four straight in July 2014.You want to build momentum but you also want to play well every night, said Arizona manager Chip Hale.Outfielder Brandon Drury has been Arizonas most consistent player the past week, driving in at least one run in each of his past seven games, the longest streak by a rookie in franchise history.The Dodgers offense has sputtered recently, scoring fewer than four runs six of its past eight games. Utley was the only Los Angeles hitter with more than one hit in the series opener, finishing 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI.Whatever it is, whatever it might be, it goes in spurts, said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. It is up and down but I know we are a good offensive club and we will win our share of games.Wholesale Mets Jerseys . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. New York Mets Pro Shop . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. https://www.cheapmetsjerseys.us/ . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. Mets Jerseys 2020 . Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC failed to make the postseason while Montreal Impact fell at the first hurdle losing heavily to Houston Dynamo in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round. New York Mets Store . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said.MACON, Ga. -- Rian Holland had 24 points and Demetre Rivers added 18 as Mercer drubbed NAIA-Brewton-Parker 87-53 to open the season on Friday night.Holland, who played for Wichita State before transferring to Indian Hills Community College, was 5 of 11 from beyond the arc and Rivers hit 8 of 15 field goal attempts. Stephon Jelks had 10 points and seven rebounds and Jordan Strawberry dished out 11 assists as the Bears dominated Brewton-Parker in the second half.All 13 Bears put points on the boardThe Wildcats managed to stay close, trailing only 45-35 at the break.dddddddddddd They closed to 59-53 following a Jamelle Lanier 3-pointer with 12:25 remaining in the game. Mercer answered with a 28-0 run, making 22 consecutive defensive stops, to close out the game as the Wildcats failed to score in the final 12:08.McKel Miller led Brewton Parker with 11 points. Myles White added nine points. ' ' '