Milwaukee an 8-5 lead. Milwaukee starter Kyle Lohse gave up three runs

1. Round 20 could decide the entire season for several teams.Some of the games this weekend are massive clashes in the way the season finishes for a lot of sides. There are huge things at stake for most of the teams and the consequences could be devastating for whoever loses.We know there are 12 sides still mathematically in it. We are still six or seven weeks out from the finals but at what stage do you want to have a hiccup? I dont think it is this week.That 28 points is the magical mark that youve got to get too. Weve got three or four sides on 20 points so its enormous considering the closeness of the competition.?The Bulldogs were team four at the start of the round on 26 points down to team 12 on 16 points - theres not a great deal of spread there.2. I want to see more playmakers copy Johnathan Thurstons kicking game.Johnathan Thurstons kicking game against Canterbury reminded me that there is a need for more tactical kicking in rugby league. We see sides too often bombing the ball from halfway - they dont want to relieve pressure, they dont want the ball to go dead.We saw a masterclass from Thurston about how to build pressure, how to get repeat sets, how to still tactically kick the ball flat and through the line and make it stay in the in-goal.It shows that if you want to be the best and you are the kicker in the football side - become better. Im now looking forward to any halfback or five-eighth in the competition to be inspired by Thurstons performance and start thinking about kicking tactically.It takes practice, it takes having some distance control. You see golfers being able to come up with shots when the game is on the line because they are confident in knowing where the ball is going to finish.The only way of getting better is practicing and JT is one of those classy players - most halves can kick and chase but the difference with him is, more often than not, he knows exactly where the ball will finish.Thats not just because hes a great player but he would spend time after time practicing. No young kid watching him should think that an hour of training two nights a week is good enough to make you the best player in the world.3. Wests Tigers result will impact on Jason Taylor/Robbie Farah feud.Robbie Farah will play at Leichhardt Oval in what could be one of the biggest crowds weve seen for a NSW Cup game for a long, long time. I imagine a lot of the Wests Tigers fans will probably be at that game rather than the NRL game in an act of support for Robbie Farah.Between now and the next six weeks, Jason Taylor will be right or hell be wrong, and it cant finish pretty. One bloke is on around $900,000 next year and the other bloke has made a pretty tough decision that has probably pushed him further out on that coaching tightrope.I think it has got to the stage where only one of them will be at the club next year. Last year was manageable but you have to say that this is the line in the sand that says it is unworkable. I just cant see how any club can pay a guy that sort of money to play in reserve grade next year.Sometimes coaches have got to make tough calls and well find out whether its been the right or wrong call but as a coach youve got to believe in what youre doing is correct and back himself.But this game is results-driven and people and fans dont care about next year - they just care about this weekends result.You live and die by your decisions as a coach and Jason Taylor will live and die by this decision but in time well see whether its been right or wrong.Win, lose or draw for the Tigers this weekend against St George Illawarra - theres no turning back for Jason Taylor now.? Jerseys NFL Cheap . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. 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Bianchi lofted a single that dropped just behind Washingtons drawn-in infield, breaking a tie and capping a five-run sixth inning in the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 win over the Nationals. "Sometimes youre supposed to hit it where theyre not, right?" Bianchi asked rhetorically after hitting his clutch single and executing a perfect squeeze bunt to score another run. With the score tied 4-4 and runners at second and third, Bianchis soft bloop off Fernando Abad (0-3) dropped in behind second base as Anthony Rendon raced back to make a play. It allowed Khris Davis to score easily from third and Juan Francisco to just beat the throw home with a perfect slide, giving the Brewers the lead for good. "I was just able to get a pitch that I just barely got the bat on," Bianchi said. With Braun done for the season, Aramis Ramirez on the disabled list and Corey Hart out for the year with knee injuries, the soft hit by Bianchi was good enough for a Brewers team that managed only two runs in the first two games of the series. "One inning, sometimes its just one big at-bat -- you dont know whats going to turn things around," Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said. "We got some breaks." John Axford (5-4) allowed a home run to Adam LaRoche in the top of the sixth but nothing more to earn the win. Jim Henderson pitched the ninth for his 15th save in 18 chances. Milwaukee snapped a three-game losing streak and Roenicke hopes the comeback helps his team during its coming nine-game road trip. "I really enjoyed this," Roenicke said. "You get down, 3-0, and youre thinking the offence hasnt been scoring so its going to be a little tough. "Then you start seeing some good things happen, then a lot of good things happen and it makes you feel good, especially going on a road trip," he said. "Weve got a tough time ahead of us so hopefully this is good for their confidence. It should be." The Brewers were trailing 4-1 against Washington starter Taylor Jordan until breaking through in the sixth. Logan Schafer hit an infield single, Jean Segura ddoubled and Jonathan Lucroy walked on five pitches to load the bases with no outs.dddddddddddd. Carlos Gomez hit a sacrifice fly that scored Schafer to pull the Brewers within 4-2. Abad replaced Jordan, and pinch-hitter Davis greeted him by hitting a high chopper in front of the plate that bounced over third baseman Ryan Zimmerman for a single, scoring Segura and making it 4-3. Juan Francisco, batting .111 (3 for 27) against left-handers, was allowed to hit and doubled down the right-field line, scoring Lucroy to tie the score. Bianchi then lofted the ball over the infield for his tie-breaking single. "There was a lot of tough breaks that inning," Jordan said, acknowledging his arm was tired in the frame. "Its not like they were crushing the ball or anything. Just a couple tough breaks." Anthony Rendon opened the seventh with a homer off Mike Gonzalez, hit fifth of the year, but Washington couldnt score the rest of the way. Schafer scored from a third on a groundout by Lucroy to make it 7-5 in the bottom of the seventh. Bianchi executed a squeeze bunt in the eighth that scored Davis from third to give Milwaukee an 8-5 lead. Milwaukee starter Kyle Lohse gave up three runs, two earned, on five hits and a walk while striking out two in five innings. "It was good to see us get some of those lucky bounces," Lohse said. "The guys are battling. Thats pretty good to see out there. We could have just rolled over. We didnt do that and beat a pretty good team." The Nationals took a 3-0 lead in the second. Jayson Werth and Ian Desmond were hit by pitches, and Steve Lombardozzi singled to load the bases. Kurt Suzuki then singled to right-centre to score Werth and Desmond and make it 2-0. Jordan attempted a sacrifice bunt, but Lucroy misplayed the ball for an error, allowing Lombardozzi to score for a 3-0 lead. Notes: LaRoches homer was his second in two games and 16th this year. ... Roenicke said 3B Ramirez should return sometime during the teams road trip, which begins Monday night at San Francisco. ... Washington RHP Ross Ohlendorf was placed on the 15-day DL Sunday, retroactive to Thursday, due to right shoulder inflammation. LHP Xavier Cedeno was recalled from Triple-A Sycracuse to take his spot on the roster. ' ' '