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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have their sights on the San Francisco Giants again and possibly overtaking them atop the National League West standings.After taking two of three in a weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals to cap a 5-4 road trip, the Dodgers begin a five-game homestand with a two-game set beginning Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Rays.A first-inning grand slam by Adrian Gonzalez highlighted Sundays 9-6 victory over the Cardinals and allowed Los Angeles (56-44) to cut NL West-leading San Franciscos lead to three games, down from 6 1/2 at the All-Star break. The Giants, who lost three of four to the New York Yankees over the weekend, have been beaten in seven of their last eight games.I think we always felt we had a chance, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said about his clubs pursuit of the rival Giants, according to the Orange County Register. We just werent playing the baseball we were supposed to be playing. Theres still a lot of baseball. I know people talk about the standings but I think were just hyper-focused on ourselves. Our goal is to win the division. Thats never changed.Is more change in order? The Dodgers are rumored to have interest in Rays right-hander Chris Archer (5-13, 4.60 ERA), who is scheduled to start Tuesday night.The fact that Los Angeles president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman worked for Tampa in a similar capacity for nine seasons before being lured here adds to the intrigue. A deal for Archer might shore up some of the void left by injured ace Clayton Kershaw, who is on the 15-day disabled list with mild disc herniation and whose return is unknown.Regardless, the Rays (38-60) are hurting. They are in the midst of a three-game skid and are one of the American Leagues worst teams. They dropped the last three in a four-game set with the Oakland As in dramatic fashion.After capturing Thursdays opener, Tampa allowed the As to earn walk-off celebrations in Fridays and Saturdays games. On Sunday, Oakland rallied for a 3-2 victory with a two-run eighth on homers by Logan Forsythe and Billy Butler, the latter being the game-winner off reliever Erasmo Ramirez.Its unfortunate, Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Sundays loss, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Theres many ways to lose ball games. We like to be in tight ball games. Youve got to pride yourself on finding a way to win those ball games. And Logan Forsythe did. He got a huge hit off a very good pitcher. And again we came up short.Believe me, were all sick and tired of hearing we came up short. But thats kind of what it is right now.Los Angeles will counter with righty Bud Norris (5-9, 4.56 ERA). In his last appearance Friday night, Norris served up a walk-off home run in relief to Matt Adams of the Cardinals in a 4-3 setback in 16 innings.The last time Norris faced the Rays occurred on Sept. 7, 2014, when he was a member of the Baltimore Orioles. Norris gave up four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and two walks in six innings, but did not factor into the decision in the Orioles 7-5 victory. In seven career games (six starts) against the Rays, Norris has a 1-2 mark with a 4.62 ERA. He has fanned 37 Rays in 37 innings. Custom Kings T-shirts . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Cheap Kings Jerseys .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. http://www.customnhlkingsjersey.com/ . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases. Rob Blake Jersey Large . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Custom Kings Jerseys . -- The Sacramento Kings are set to become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin virtual currency for ticket and merchandise purchases.Rafael Nadal admits he needs to work at his game even more after another frustrating defeat at the Rio Open. The world No 5 was beaten 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 by Uruguays Pablo Cuevas in the semi-finals of the clay court tournament in Brazil.This latest setback for Nadal came just a week after he lost in the semi-final of the Argentina Open to Dominic Thiem, again on his preferred clay surface. Cowan: Rafa must win in Rio Rafael Nadal is facing a must-win tournament in Rio, says Barry Cowan I lost an opportunity, thats it, said Nadal, who will turn his attention to next months ATP Masters Series event at Indian Wells, live on Sky Sports.I fought until the end. I have to accept it and keep working to try to change the dynamic. Thats whats happening today and I have to work hard to change it.dddddddddddd I didnt win a title, so it wasnt a positive two tournaments. Rafael Nadal I didnt win a title, so it wasnt a positive two tournaments. I had my chances in both. I lost in the semi-finals of both tournaments and just have to look forward to Indian Wells.Nadals pursuit of a first ATP title in 2016 could prove a tough task on the hard courts in California as a competitive field should also include world No 1 Novak Djokovic. Also See: Nadal loses in Rio semis Cowan: Rafa must win in Rio How dominant can Djokovic be? Tennis on Sky ' ' '