LOS ANGELES -- Jon Gray reached double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season. Cheap NFL Jerseys China Discount . Nothing else came easy for him.The right-hander labored through 106 pitches over four innings, giving up four runs and three hits in Colorados 5-2 loss to the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The Rockies endured their 81st defeat and fourth in five games.I knew from the beginning it would be a tough day with no fastball command, Gray said. Fastball command is number one when it comes to pitching. Without that it is incredibly tough to succeed.Joc Pederson and pinch-hitter Andre Ethier hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning for the Dodgers after an emotional pre-game ceremony honoring Vin Scully.Both teams crowded their dugouts to watch speakers including Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax and current ace Clayton Kershaw honor Scully, who is retiring at 88 after 67 years broadcasting Dodgers games.Getting to see that takes a little sting out of that loss, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. That was special. Vin is a special guy. You can see how everyone felt. It was very heartfelt.Gray (10-9) has 26 strikeouts in his last two games, the most in such a span in Rockies history.His stuff was crisp, he just didnt command it well, Weiss said.Their third straight victory trimmed the Dodgers magic number for clinching a record fourth consecutive NL West title to two. Their division lead increased to seven games after San Francisco lost at San Diego 7-2.Pederson worked the count to 3-2 during a nine-pitch at-bat before homering off Gray with two outs. Ethier followed with his first homer of the season into the lower right field seats, extending the Dodgers lead to 4-0.Yasmani Grandals RBI single gave Los Angeles a 2-0 lead in the first. Corey Seager scored from third and Colorado catcher Tom Murphy had his back to the plate as he fielded the throw from right field, allowing Justin Turner to score from second.Ross Stripling (5-8) got the win in relief of injured Scott Kazmir. The rookie right-hander allowed two hits in three innings, struck out four and walked two.Kenley Jansen retired the side with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth for his 47th save in 53 chances.Kazmir allowed two hits while tossing just 19 pitches in his first start for the Dodgers since Aug. 22. He left after one inning because of spasms in his ribs and chest. The left-hander spent the past month on the disabled list with neck inflammation.Colorado scored its runs in the sixth on Nolan Arenados NL-leading 40th homer and Tom Murphys RBI single. Arenados 129 runs lead the NL and he joined Vinny Castilla (1996-98) and Andres Galarraga (1996-97) as the only Rockies hitters to post consecutive 40-homer seasons.He is doing big-time stuff, Weiss said. His first few years in the league, hes special.40 DOUBLESColorados Carlos Gonzalez doubled in the eighth, giving him 40 doubles for the first time in his career. He finished 2 for 4. Hes had six doubles in 14 games since Sept. 9.WHAT A CATCHJosh Reddick charged a ball hit by Colorados DJ LeMahieu to right field, catching it on the run and completing a cartwheel to hold the runner at third base with two outs in the third. LeMahieu went 0 for 4, ending his 38-game on-base streak and 13-game hitting streak. He continues to lead the majors with a .349 batting average.UP NEXTRockies: RHP Chad Bettis (13-7, 4.79) has career highs in victories, starts (30) and innings pitched (174 2/3). He is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA in seven career games, including four starts, against Los Angeles.Dodgers: Kershaw (11-3, 1.73) is 7-1 with a 1.19 ERA in nine home starts. Tom Nelson . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Bob Young . JOHNS, N. https://www.cheapnfljerseyschina.co/scott-gudmundson-jersey-for-sale/ . Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset. All Blacks prop Owen Franks should count himself extremely luck after he was cleared of an alleged eye-gouge on Wallabies lock Kane Douglas in Bledisloe II.Thats the opinion of former Wallabies winger Cameron Shepherd, who told ESPNs Scrum5 podcast he thought the incident had been swept up like it didnt happen.Referencing a similar incident that saw Argentina forward Mariano Galarza suspended for nine weeks?at last years Rugby World Cup, Shepherd said Franks didnt even have the excuse he couldnt see what he was doing.As far as the Franks eye-gouge, you cant be putting your hands up around someones eyes, Shepherd said.And not only that, hes looking at him; so its not like his head is down in a maul or a ruck and he cant see what hes doing. And then after his hand is removed from the eyes he comes underneath and it almost looks as if he goes for a choke. Now I would never say thats 100 percent what hes doing, but thats what it looks like and thats the way its interpreted.Now look apologies but I cant remember the two people in question with this case but when New Zealand played Argentina at the Rugby World Cup 12 months ago, one of the Argentinian forwards lashed out with his hands towards the face of one of the New Zealand players and he got nine weeks for doing that.Now Ive watched both those bits of footage side by side at Fox Sports during the week, and llook Franks should have been in a lot more trouble than this getting swept up like it didnt happen. Justin Canale. Shepherd also spoke of the Wallabies defensive woes, telling Scrum5 hed heard rumours Michael Cheika had been putting his squad through a heavy workload the day before each Test match.Ive thought on top of everything from the last few weeks, the boys look tired. I think theyre being over-trained at the moment. I think Cheika is so nervous about being under-prepared that hes doing too much.A few sources close to the camp have told me that training sessions, even the day before the game, are going for two hours. Now if youre still prepping for two hours the day before a Test match, youre not in the right mindset anyway; you know that should be where you just put a little bit of the polish on what youve done during the week.So to me, yeah its mindset. And I think sometimes our structures in defence arent very good. But I think that our change in (defensive) attitude has only come about because the guys are so tired, theyre rundown and mentally theyre already battling that whole issue of pressure of beating the All Blacks. So all those things combined I think are having an effect.Listen to the full ESPN Scrum5 podcast here. ' ' '