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SAN FRANCISCO -- In a lineup full of sluggers and superstars, Jonathan Schoop has had the timeliest hits for the Baltimore Orioles.He delivered again with a three-run homer in the ninth inning Sunday, when the Baltimore Orioles overcame a six-run deficit to give the struggling San Francisco Giants another deflating loss, 8-7.Oh, the feeling is amazing, Schoop said.Schoop smacked a 1-0 curveball off closer Santiago Casilla (2-4) into the left-field bleachers after Manny Machado singled and Mark Trumbo walked.I see (center fielder) Angel (Pagan) is going back and I say `please get out ball, please go, and it went out, Schoop said.Baltimore has four players (Trumbo, Machado, Chris Davis and Adam Jones) with more than 20 homers this season, but Schoop leads the Orioles with 12 game-winning RBI.Good things seem to follow him around, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. Hes getting out of the game what he puts into it. Jon doesnt cheat the game. Its good to see people who approach the game that way get a return for it.Matt Wieters had a career-best five hits, including a triple, and the Orioles won for the third time in four games and concluded a 10-game trip with an even record. Baltimore trails Toronto by half a game in the AL East.Baltimore trailed 7-1 after six but got two runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings.The Giants led the NL West by 6 1/2 games at the All-Star break but have gone 9-18 since. They remained one game ahead of the Dodgers, who lost to Pittsburgh 11-3.Theyre a good club, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of the Orioles. They have a dangerous lineup one through eight there, they can hurt you, thats what happened today.Brad Brach (7-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning for Baltimore.Giants starter Johnny Cueto extended his streak of winless starts to six. He allowed one run, eight hits and one walk in 6 2/3 innings.Trevor Brown had two hits and three RBI, Angel Pagan doubled twice and Hunter Pence homered for the first time since coming off a two-month stint on the disabled list for the Giants.Brown had a two-run single that highlighted a four-run fifth inning. Pagan extended his hitting streak to 12 games.Orioles closer Zach Britton pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 37th save in 37 chances, extending the longest streak ever for a left-hander in the majors.Baltimore lefty Wade Miley allowed seven runs (six earned), eight hits and two walks in 4 1/3 innings. He was acquired from Seattle on July 31 and remains winless with his new team.Derek Law allowed one hit in a scoreless 2/3 of an inning in the eighth that extended his consecutive streak of scoreless outings to 19.Trumbo hit his major league-leading 34th homer off Hunter Strickland in the top of the eighth inning to move ahead of Edwin Encarnacion, who hit his 33rd earlier in the day for Toronto.BATGIRL HONOREDThe Giants unveiled a plaque in their dugout before the game commemorating Alexis Busch, the first full-time bat girl in major league history, who was killed in a sailing crash in 2012 at age 26. She was the daughter of former Giants executive vice president Corey Busch and served as the teams batgirl from 2000 to 2001.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Showalter took note of CF Jones return to the lineup without complaints after getting hit on his finger and knee trying to bunt in the sixth inning of Saturday nights game. Its an honor to watch him post up every day, Showalter said.Giants: C Buster Posey was scratched from the lineup just before first pitch with lower back tightness. ... OF Mac Williamson, on the disabled list since Aug. 1 with a left shoulder strain, began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sacramento. ... RHP Cory Gearrin, out since July 6 with a right shoulder strain, pitched for a second straight day on Saturday for Triple-A Sacramento. Hell continue his rehab assignment as the Giants consider the timing of his return.UP NEXTOrioles: RHP Yovani Gallardo will pitch the series opener with Boston on Tuesday. Gallardo is 1/3 with a 4.70 ERA in his last eight starts but has had two straight quality starts, allowing three earned runs in 12 innings over that stretch.Giants: Newly acquired LHP Matt Moore will make his home debut in a series opener with Pittsburgh. He is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in his first two starts with San Francisco and 7-8 with a 3.99 ERA in 23 combined starts with the Giants and Tampa Bay. Asics Kayano Womens Sale . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. Onitsuka Tiger Mexico Delegation . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. http://www.onitsukatigersaleaustralia.com/asics-kayano-sale-australia/asics-gel-kayano-20-womens-mens.html . That gave fans outside Joe Louis Arena another chance to ask for autographs from the 19-year-old whose stardom in the NHL has arrived earlier than most expected. Asics Kayano Sale Australia . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. Onitsuka Tiger Womens Sale .J. -- New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his left knee.EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Kurt Rambis is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers coaching staff as an assistant to Mike DAntoni. The Lakers hired former NBA head coaches Rambis and Johnny Davis on Monday to fill out DAntonis coaching staff for his second season with the club. Rambis was a key role player and a bespectacled fan favourite for the Lakers during the "Showtime" era. He has been associated with the team in various capacities for three decades, including a brief stint as the head coach. He served as an assistant coach from 1994-99, 2001-04 and 2005-09, helping to guide the team to two NBA titles and four Finals appearances during coach Phil Jacksons tenure. Rambis went 24-13 as the Lakers head coach during the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season, and he spent two stints in the Lakers front office. "Kurt is a great basketball mind, extremely good at working with big men, and his experience as a head coach in this league is going to prove very helpful to our staff," DAntoni said. Rambis was thought to be a ppossible heir to Jackson before leaving to take over the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2009.dddddddddddd Rambis was fired in 2011 after going 32-132 in two seasons with the rebuilding franchise. Rambis has been a television analyst for the past two seasons, frequently appearing on ESPN and the Lakers own Time Warner-backed network in Los Angeles. Davis, a 10-year NBA veteran player, was the Philadelphia 76ers head coach in 1996-97, and he coached the Orlando Magic from 2003-05. He spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors. Dan DAntoni is the only assistant from Mike DAntonis huge Lakers coaching staff who is sticking around for a second season in Los Angeles. Mike DAntoni retained several assistants from fired coach Mike Browns staff when he took over five games into last season. Steve Clifford was hired as the Charlotte Bobcats head coach, and Eddie Jordan took over at Rutgers. Bernie Bickerstaff and Phil Handy followed Brown to Cleveland, and Darvin Ham is an assistant in Atlanta. ' ' '