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LOS ANGELES -- The San Francisco Giants hope Matt Moore can expose weaknesses in the Los Angeles Dodgers offense.Moore (7-10, 4.18 ERA overall) will face Dodgers starter Ross Stripling (3-4, 4.04 ERA) in the finale of the three-game series Thursday. A win by the first-place Dodgers would allow them to sweep their archrival and increase their margin in the National League West to four games.Now its time to put the foot on the pedal and keep going and try and create some separation, said Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, whose homer Wednesday was the difference in Los Angeles 1-0 win. You never want to relax with those guys. Theyve got a great club over there.The Giants will be relying on Moore to help them reverse their tailspin, which has resulted in an 11-25 mark since the All-Star break, the worst in the majors. San Francisco has lost four in a row and eight of its past 10.Were not panicking, I dont think, Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said. Yeah, we havent been playing well, but hopefully we can turn it around.Moore, a southpaw, could be the answer. The Dodgers havent been great against lefties this season. At one point, they were hitting under .200 against left-handers as a club but recently raised the average to .227, which remains last among major league clubs.Moore had mixed results in the two times he faced the Dodgers this season as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays. In his last meeting against them on July 27 at Dodger Stadium, he struck out five, walked four and allowed only an unearned run in 6 2/3 innings in 3-1 Rays victory.However, Los Angeles tagged Moore for seven runs and knocked him out in 4 1/3 innings in a 10-5 win on May 3 at Tampa Bay. Joc Pederson and Trayce Thompson homered off Moore.Overall, Moore has a 5.73 ERA against the Dodgers.Moore will be making his fifth start for the Giants since being acquired in an Aug. 1 trade with the Rays. As a Giant, Moore is 0-3 with a 4.70 ERA.Moore suffered a loss in his last outing Saturday against the New York Mets. He allowed three runs on five hits in five innings in a 9-5 loss to the Mets.Stripling made his major league debut at San Francisco on April 8, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning before manager Dave Roberts pulled him after 100 pitches. Stripling struck out four and walked four in 7 1/3 innings. He didnt factor into the decision as the Dodgers bullpen faltered in a 3-2 setback.In his last start on Aug. 18 at Philadelphia, Stripling fanned five, walked two and allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits in five innings in another no-decision. Los Angeles fell 5-4 to the Phillies.Stripling rejoined the rotation in early August because of a slew of injuries. In six games (three starts) since the All-Star break, Stripling is 1-1 with a 3.16 ERA. He has limited batters to a .224 average while striking out 19 and walking five.Jalen Lecque Jersey . 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Bjorn, who had a 36-hole total of 8-under 134, made a testing six-foot putt to save par on the 16th and a birdie on the 17th before bogeying the final hole after a misjudged approach shot. American Kevin Streelman was in second place after shooting a 69.RIO DE JANEIRO -- In more than two decades as a pro, Adilson da Silva never felt nerves like this on the first tee.Thursday wasnt any tournament.It was the official return of golf to the Olympics, the first games in South America. And as the only Brazilian in the mens competition, he was chosen to hit the opening tee shot at Olympic Golf Course.I couldnt say I wasnt nervous, because I was nervous, da Silva said. But at the same time, I still need to hit a good shot. Before I teed off, my head was everywhere. `Just dont goof this. Dont make a scene. But just toward the end, I managed to calm myself down.Da Silva sent his drive soaring down the middle of the fairway and removed his cap as he looked back at the crowd, mostly golf officials who pushed to make golf part of the Olympic program again.Walking over to his bag, his caddie patted him on the back.His caddie is Andrew Edmondson, a tobacco buyer from Zimbabwe who once used an 11-year-old da Silva as his caddie during weekend rounds in Brazil and later brought him across the ocean to provide better golf instruction.Its the end of a long journey -- or the beginning of a new one, said Peter Dawson, the prresident of the International Golf Federation who stood proudly on the first tee.dddddddddddd Adilson said it all. The relief on his face showed it was a lot more than a normal event.The only disappointment for da Silva was a few concentration lapses that led to no birdies until No. 9, three bogeys on the back nine and a score that left him nine shots behind at the end of the opening round.At least the tee shot went well, and da Silva only smiled when asked how he slept the night before.Look, its in your mind. Everybody is talking about, your friends saying, `Wow, its such a nice thing to do, he said. But I still need to hit the shot. So it was tough.Most pleasing to da Silva was the crowd, which grew as the day wore on to resemble several PGA Tour events on a Thursday. Most of the Brazilians were following his group, and at one point he apologized to Graham DeLaet and Byeong Hun An for the extra commotion.They understand, he said. They know that we are not there yet, but were learning. People are there just to give us support. ' ' '