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LOS ANGELES -- A.J. Ellis hasnt had many opportunities to drive in important runs for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season because of his two stints on the disabled list. But Ellis was in the batters box at the right time Saturday night. His bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth inning lifted the Dodgers 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres and increased his RBI total to seven. "Its great to be in those situations. Its something you always want to be a part of," Ellis said. "After the eighth inning, I looked up at the scoreboard. I saw where I was hitting and I said, You know, theres a chance something could happen in the ninth. "And I got in a position to be the guy who drives in the big run." Adrian Gonzalez greeted Kevin Quackenbush (1-2) with a leadoff double before Matt Kemp struck out and Andre Ethier was intentionally walked. Juan Uribe then worked out a seven-pitch walk that included two checked swings that were upheld on appeal by first base umpire Jim Wolf. Ellis then lifted a 1-2 pitch to right field after Padres manager Bud Black then employed a drawn-in five-man infield. "You cant even look at them," Ellis said. "One of the worst things you can do as a hitter is try to direct the ball. You just hit it where its pitched. In that situation, Im looking to get a ball in the outfield, anyway, so the infield is the least of my concerns. Im just looking for something up that I could hit to centre or right, and I was really happy to find a pitch up there." Kenley Jansen (1-3) pitched a scoreless ninth for the victory, striking out cleanup hitter Yasmani Grandal with runners at first and second. The Dodgers win, coupled with San Franciscos loss, put the Dodgers back in front of the Giants by a full game in the NL West. Left-hander Paul Maholm, coming out of the bullpen to make a spot start for the injured Josh Beckett, threw 64 pitches through the first six innings -- using just nine in the first, third, fourth and sixth. "Unfortunately for Josh, he had to miss a start and go on the DL, so I had to step in," Maholm said. "Ive made it known to the front office that I want to start, and thats my gig. But I signed up for this. So whenever the call, they call -- whether its one hitter or a couple of innings, I just want to pitch." It was Maholms 250th career start, his eighth this season and first since May 14 against the Marlins, when he was charged with 10 runs -- five earned -- over 3 2-3 innings in a 13-3 loss at Dodger Stadium. The Padres only hits off him were singles in the fourth and seventh by Chase Headley, whose solo homer in Thursdays series opener ended Clayton Kershaws string of 41 consecutive scoreless innings. Maholm, who came in 1-6 with a 4.27 ERA in his eight previous career starts against San Diego, was lifted by manager Don Mattingly after Headleys leadoff hit. Brandon League finished the seventh after retiring Carlos Quentin on a double-play grounder to third with his second pitch. Ian Kennedy held the Dodgers to three hits over eight innings and struck out eight, after back-to-back victories over Cincinnati and Colorado. This was the third straight start in which he pitched at least six innings while allowing fewer than two earned runs, and the ninth overall under those circumstances. St. Louis Adam Wainwright leads the NL with 12 such outings. "Thats a really good lineup, but youve just got to navigate through it and execute pitches," Kennedy said. "Later on in the game, my curveball was better, sharper. It wasnt very good in the bullpen and I was bouncing it. But my fastball location was keeping me ahead of guys." Dodgers All-Star right fielder Yasiel Puig was ejected by umpire David Rackley after he took a called third strike to end the third inning. His only other ejection in the majors was on June 11, 2013 -- his ninth big league game -- after a bench-clearing incident that also involved Kennedy. NOTES: By virtue of Puigs ejection, Ethier and Kemp found themselves at the same positions they had for most of their careers before Puig came along. Ethier moved from centre to right, Kemp from left to centre, and Carl Crawford went in to play left. ... The Padres are taking advantage of the four-day All-Star break by optioning RHP Jesse Hahn (5-2, 2.21 ERA) to Triple-A El Paso after he pitched six innings of three-hit ball Friday night in his seventh big league start and beat the Dodgers 6-3. Manager Bud Black said the club will continue to keep a close eye on Hahns innings the rest of the season. ... INF Jace Peterson was recalled by the Padres to fill in for injured 1B Tommy Medica, who was removed from Thursdays game because of tightness in his groin and remains on the active roster. ... Kershaw shaved off his scraggly beard for Sunday nights trip to Minnesota and his fourth career All-Star game. 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Tony Gonzalez Falcons Jersey . -- Damian Lillard couldnt believe when he got a clear look at the rim.Calgary, AB - Off to the best start of any quarterback in the history of the CFL, Bo Levi Mitchell will try to guide his Calgary Stampeders to new heights as they entertain the Toronto Argonauts at McMahon Stadium on Saturday night. You can catch all the action on TSN1, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5 or listen live on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto starting at 7pm et/4pm pt. Mitchell, the 2011 winner of the Walter Payton Award which is awarded to the most outstanding player in the Football Championship Subdivision while at Eastern Washington, has won 12 of his first 13 starts as a quarterback in the CFL and has the Stampeders running over the competition as a result. Last week, Calgary won for the fifth time in as many games, thanks to a 41-34 triumph over Edmonton, which means the team has won five straight, the longest streak since it rattled off seven consecutive victories during the 2010 campaign. Although he converted just 14 of his 24 pass attempts, Mitchell still finished with 216 yards and two touchdowns through the air for the Stamps, as they defeated the Eskimos for the second time in as many weeks and completed the season sweep of Edmonton for the third year in a row. The signal caller also tallied a pair of majors on the ground for the visitors, while running back Jon Cornish responded with 109 yards and a TD as he was named the leagues top Canadian yet again. Receiver Marquay McDaniel needed just four catches to tie for the game high with 124 yards, leading to one score for a very disciplined squad that was flagged just twice for 15 yards, compared to nine penalties for a loss of 95 yards for the Eskimos. Needless to say, with a record of 9-1 Calgary not only leads the West Division standings, two points ahead of Saskatchewan, it is also the top team in the entire league right now, given how poorly the East is performing through 11 weeks of action. With Cornish having missed several games due to injury, much of the credit for Calgarys success to this point needs to be given to Mitchell who is currently the only regular starter with a quarterback rating of at least 100 (100.5) as Week 12 action begins. Mitchell is third in the league with 2,426 passing yards and has 15 TDs against only four interceptions. Just ahead of Mitchell on the passing list is Torontos Ricky Ray, who has 2,584 yards and leads the league with 16 majors, although he haas suffered some tough breaks with an uncharacteristic 10 INTs thus far.dddddddddddd The newest member of the 50,000-yard passing club in the CFL, Ray had a mere two picks in 11 appearances all of last season. With the addition of Ottawa to the league this season, almost every week there is one team that enjoys a bye and in Week 11 it was Toronto that was granted some additional time to rest and heal after falling to Hamilton on Sept. 1 by a score of 13-12. The loss was the third in a row for a club that has been dealing with some major injury issues this season, particularly to key offensive performers such as Andre Durie and Chad Owens. Against the Tiger-Cats, Ray threw for a mere 142 yards, completing 16-of-29 passes, for one TD and one INT, while being sacked four times. The rushing attack for Toronto consisted of just eight attempts for a measly 35 net yards. Toronto managed only nine first downs and could not quite capitalize enough on Hamiltons 17 penalties for a loss of 111 yards in the meeting. Missing the talent of Owens has been crucial for the Argos, seeing as how the sprite Hawaiian has been one of the most productive players in the league when healthy, producing a couple of campaigns in which he has posted better than 3,000 combined yards. So, not only is Ray missing one of his favorite receivers, the Argos are also having to find new options for kick and punt returns as well while Owens sits out recuperating. Calgary won the first meeting of the season with the Argos back on July 12 by a score of 34-15 on the road. During that contest, Mitchell hit on 16-of-24 passes for 267 yards and four touchdowns, two of those going to Jeff Fuller who caught five balls for 58 yards. Not to be short-changed, Anthony Parker added four receptions for a team-best 101 yards and a major as well. While the running game for Toronto was struggling to come up with 82 yards on 15 attempts, Ray converted all but eight of his 36 pass attempts for 292 yards, but he failed to get a single completion into the end zone and was sacked three times. Also working against the Argonauts was 17 penalties which cost the team 154 yards in field position. The Stamps now lead the all-time series, one that takes into account only regular-season bouts reaching back to 1961, by a narrow 43-42-1 margin thanks to six wins in the last eight meetings. ' ' '