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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Matt Kemp tweeted on his way to the stadium, "Lets end the season with a bang!" Did he ever. Kemp went 4-for-5 with a two-run homer and a career-high three doubles in his final home game of the season, Juan Rivera homered and drove in three runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 8-2 Thursday night, pushing the Giants to the brink of elimination in the NL West playoff race. The Giants open a three-game series at first-place Arizona on Friday and a victory by the Diamondbacks, who were idle Thursday, would eliminate the defending World Series champions. "Were still in there, I guess, but weve got to win from here on out and hope the other teams dont," Giants starter Madison Bumgarner said. "Everything went wrong this year pretty much." The Dodgers moved a game over .500 with Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda serving as honorary coach of the team he managed to two World Series titles during his 20-year tenure. "They played hard, they played great," said Lasorda, who stood next to rookie manager Don Mattingly at the dugout railing for much of the game. "It was a great night. It was fun." Mattingly said Lasorda spent the game telling him stories. "He was into the game the whole night," he said. Fans saluted Hiroki Kuroda as he left the game in the eighth, and they chanted "MVP!" in response to Kemps offensive show. "I felt it tonight," Kemp said. "I had my mom sitting there in the front row. It was definitely a happy night." Kemps mother Judy was in town from her home in Oklahoma and shell follow her son to San Diego for a three-game series starting Friday. "I might take her to Arizona, too," Kemp said, laughing. "Every time my mom comes, I play good." Kemps two-run homer in the eighth inning off Barry Zito was his 36th, second-best in the NL. The league MVP candidate scored three times to extend his NL lead to 109 runs and and 118 RBIs. His .326 batting average is just shy of league leader Ryan Braun of Milwaukee, who is hitting .330. "To see a night like that really puts an exclamation mark on what hes been doing all season," Mattingly said. Kemp said, "I wish wed been playing like this at the beginning of the season." He told fans after the game that the Dodgers would make the playoffs next year, something they havent done since 2009. "Its sad were not making the playoffs, but weve been playing great the last two months," Kemp said. "Were going to come back even harder next year. I have all the faith in my team to go out there every day and win." Kuroda (13-16) allowed two runs and five hits in seven-plus innings to extend his career high in wins. The right-hander struck out four and walked none. By pitching the first inning, Kuroda earned a $175,000 bonus. He gave up a run and two hits as the Giants took a 1-0 lead on Carlos Beltrans two-out homer. It might have been Kurodas final start at Chavez Ravine. He becomes a free agent after the World Series and will turn 37 in the off-season. He was the subject of considerable trade speculation before the non-waiver deadline, when he declined to waive his no-trade clause with the only major league team hes pitched for since coming from Japan four seasons ago. Kuroda has spoken of wanting to pitch the final seasons of his career with the Hiroshima Carp in his hometown. "At this moment, I really dont know (about the future)," Kuroda said through a translator. "It was great to win the last game of the season here." Bumgarner (12-13) gave up four runs and nine hits in four innings, struck out one and walked none to snap his five-game winning streak. It was the left-handers shortest outing since he also pitched four innings in a 7-2 loss at Cincinnati on July 30. Nothing worked for Bumgarner against Kemp. "It seemed like it didnt matter where I threw it. He was going to find a way to get a knock," Bumgarner said. "It seemed like that this whole series. Hes having a career year. When youre facing a good hitter and hes hot, it makes it even harder." The Dodgers took the lead for good in the bottom of the first on Riveras two-out, two-run homer. His RBI single in the third made it 3-1. Dee Gordons RBI single with two outs in the fourth extended the Dodgers lead to 4-1. Waldis Joaquin gave up a bases-loaded walk to Rod Barajas, the first batter he faced in the fifth, before Jamey Carrolls fielders choice grounder increased the Dodgers lead to 6-1. The Giants other run came on Pablo Sandovals 23rd homer on Kurodas first pitch of the seventh. NOTES: The announced crowd of 37,560 gave the Dodgers a season home attendance total of 2,935,139, the first time they failed to draw at least 3 million in a non-strike year since 1992. They averaged 36,236 and had just three sellouts at the 56,000-seat stadium. ... Bumgarner is 2 1-3 innings short of reaching 200 innings for the first time in his career. ... 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Following a lopsided 5-2 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night, Paul MacLean told reporters that "theres a lack of focus, theres a lack of leadership and theres a lack of preparation" with his struggling team. That came on the heels of Bryan Murray taking the unusual step of going into the locker room at the Prudential Center and addressing the players himself. wholesale nfl jerseys . LOUIS -- Missouri is hoping to join the Southeastern Conference but would have preferred an offer from the Big Ten that never came, a university official said Wednesday. wholesale jerseys . – Hockey Canada announced Friday the 17 mens hockey players born in 1996 nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee to represent Canada at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, taking place Jan.CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Reds closer Aroldis Chapman threw 25 pitches during batting practice on Tuesday, passing the final test before he can begin a rehabilitation stint in the minors. Chapman likely will pitch at Class A Dayton on Thursday in his first time in a game since suffering a head injury. Hes hoping to be activated after four or five appearances in the minors. "It went very good," Chapman said, with trainer Tomas Vera translating. "All my pitches were the way I wanted." The left-hander was hit on the forehead by a line drive during a spring training game in Arizona on March 19. He had a plate inserted above his left eye and nose to help fractures heal. Chapman was one of eight Reds who opened the season on the disabled list, the most in the majors. Jonathan Broxton is closing games in hhis absence.dddddddddddd Chapman has thrown batting practice without a protective screen. He said theres no concern when he sees a batter hit one of his pitches. "I feel normal," he said. "I feel the way I was before I got hit with the ball." Manager Bryan Price thinks Chapman needs only a few games in the minors to get ready for his return. Chapman suggested four or five would be sufficient. Chapman threw the equivalent of one inning to Reds hitters, working more on his changeup and slider. "I know I have the fastball," he said. "Im feeling I have the fastball. Im working with the breaking pitches." Outfielder Roger Bernadina saw a couple of fastballs at the outset from Chapman and couldnt connect. "I didnt see the first two," Bernadina said. ' ' '