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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- All the excitement surrounding Tennessee during its surge into the top 10 has morphed into anxiety about a program that has fallen out of the rankings entirely.Tennessee (5-3) has dropped three straight games, including a stunning 24-21 setback Saturday against two-touchdown underdog South Carolina. A roster decimated by injuries now is being hit by other defections, most notably Mondays announcement that leading rusher Jalen Hurd intends to transfer.The Volunteers remain confident they can turn things around.I dont think its shaken us at all, Tennessee safety Todd Kelly Jr. said. We know what were capable of. We know what Tennessee football is about. When we played in those games, we didnt play Tennessee football. Were definitely going to bring that back into the equation.Tennessee coach Butch Jones says the Vols must regain the energy and enthusiasm they showed while winning their first five games. He said those elements were missing against South Carolina.Id be sitting up here and misleading you if I said we played with great effort and great energy for 60 minutes, Jones said. We did not.The problems hindering Tennessee were discussed Sunday at a team meeting in which players preached accountability. Jones believes the benefits of that meeting will be evident the rest of the season.The players say they can continue moving forward without Hurd, who was just 440 yards shy of the schools career rushing record when he left the team.He did a lot for us, but thats just one player, defensive end Derek Barnett said. Its not going to ruin a team.The Vols already are accustomed to performing without key players, as three of their four captains are injured. Linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin underwent season-ending shoulder surgery last month, cornerback Cam Sutton has been out since mid-September with a fractured ankle and running back Alvin Kamara will miss a second straight game Saturday against Tennessee Tech (3-5) with an unspecified injury.But the injury bug isnt the only problem infecting Tennessee.Some of Tennessees issues persisted even during their five-game winning streak to open the season. The Vols have trailed by double digits in seven of their eight games, and they have committed 20 turnovers. Kansas, Bowling Green and Duke are the only Football Bowl Subdivision teams with more turnovers.Other problems have arisen more recently.Quarterback Joshua Dobbs has thrown five interceptions and lost three fumbles during this three-game losing streak. Dobbs was 12 of 26 and threw two interceptions and lost one fumble against South Carolina.I didnt play well, and it obviously showed, Dobbs said. Thats something that cant happen moving forward.After allowing just 3.8 yards per carry and 149 yards rushing per game during its 5-0 start, Tennessee has given up 6.3 yards per carry and 306.7 yards rushing per game in losses to No. 7 Texas A&M , No. 1 Alabama and South Carolina. Rico Dowdle of South Carolina was the fifth individual to run for at least 100 yards against Tennessee over the Vols last three games.That run defense has been hurt by season-ending injuries to defensive tackles Shy Tuttle and Kahlil McKenzie as well as the dismissal of defensive tackle Danny OBrien.We had some missed tackles, Kelly said. People were in the right position but didnt make plays. We have to do a better job of executing.Tennessee has a chance to correct these issues Saturday when it hosts Tennessee Tech, a Football Championship Subdivision program that has never beaten an FBS team in 30 attempts. 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LOS ANGELES -- Ross Stripling wasnt blowing away the Arizona hitters, so when his velocity dipped the rookie gave way to the bullpen.The Dodgers relief corps combined with Stripling on a four-hitter and he helped himself with a go-ahead single in the second inning, leading Los Angeles to a 5-2 victory Tuesday night, the teams fourth straight.I heard my velocity was down. Maybe just one of those days, Stripling said. Maybe a weird day. I was happy to get through five. Im approaching an innings limit.Stripling and fellow rookie Julio Urias are on unspecified innings limits.The NL West leaders remained a season-high four games ahead of San Francisco, which beat Colorado 3-2.Were playing great baseball, right fielder Josh Reddick said. If we keep doing that the rest of the year we wont have to worry about them.Stripling (4-6) allowed two runs and three hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out five and walked none.I didnt want him pushing it, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. I saw his velocity dip down in the fourth. It was more the crispness of the pitches.Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 42nd save in 48 chances in his 400th career appearance. He is two from tying his career high saves set two years ago.The Dodgers produced most of their runs on singles a night after hitting five home runs off former teammate Zack Greinke in a 10-2 victory in the series opener. They had 11 hits.This month and month and a half for them has been pretty amazing how they have been swinging the bat, Arizona starter Shelby Miller said. They were pretty aggressive out of the first inning.Miller (2-11) extended his losing streak to five games after giving up five runs and a career-high-tying 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings, his shortest start since May 1 against Colorado. The right-hander struck out two and walked none in his second start since returning from the minors on Aug. 31. He has lost 11 of 13 decisions since being acquired in a five-player trade from Atlanta last offseason.Im struggling with the loss a little bit, Miller said, just kind of tired of losing.Striplings first career RBI single down the first-base line with two outs in the second gave Los Angeles the lead for good at 2-1. Justiin Turner tied the game with a RBI single in the bottom of the first.ddddddddddddStripling, who attended Texas A&M, has known Miller for a while. Miller committed to the Aggies to play baseball, but instead signed with St. Louis after being drafted in 2009.Thats pretty funny, Stripling said. I squeaked it right by that bag. Im certainly no expert with the bat. I didnt hit in college or even high school, so were learning on the run.The Dodgers produced three runs on five hits in the third. Yasmani Grandals RBI groundout made it 3-1 before Reddick and Andrew Toles came up with RBI singles with two outs for a 5-1 lead.A.J. Pollocks two-out homer in the first and Jake Lambs sacrifice fly in the fourth accounted for Arizonas runs. The D-backs have lost four of six.SERIES WINThe Dodgers extended their home unbeaten streak against the D-backs to 10 straight series (9-0-1). They last lost to Arizona in Los Angeles from June 10-12, 2013. The Dodgers are 23-7 at home against the D-backs in that span.TRAINERS ROOMD-backs: Recalled LHP Steve Hathaway, RHP Dominic Leone, RHP Matt Koch, OF Mitch Haniger and INF-OF Peter OBrien from Triple-A Reno. Also reinstated LHP Andrew Chafin (left shoulder tendinitis) and C Chris Herrmann (strained right hamstring) from the DL, and added Reno manager Phil Nevin and special assistant Orlando Hudson to the coaching staff .Dodgers: RHP Pedro Baez was recalled from Double-A Tulsa, where he didnt appear in a game after being optioned. He is 3-2 with a 3.61 ERA in 62 appearances with the big league club, having last pitched for the Dodgers on Aug. 29 at Colorado.UP NEXTD-backs: LHP Robbie Ray (7-12, 4.36 ERA) is averaging 11.03 strikeouts per nine innings, fourth-best in the NL. He didnt factor in the decision in his last outing on Sept. 2 at Colorado, allowing six runs -- five earned -- and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings.Dodgers: RHP Brock Stewart (0-2, 7.94) last pitched for the Dodgers on Aug. 28 against the Cubs, allowing two hits in five scoreless innings while not factoring in the 1-0 victory. He struck out a career-high eight and walked two. ' ' ' |
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