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MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins have placed All-Star closer A.J. Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a right finger fracture.The move was retroactive to Aug. 6, and Ramos, who has 32 saves in 34 opportunities, would be eligible to return on Aug. 21.It got kind of funny at the end, because one day it would feel OK and then the next day it wouldnt, and then it wasnt two day days in a row, manager Don Mattingly said. We were trying to hold off and give him three days here this series and the off day, and hopefully [Friday] we would be ready to go, but with last night we decided we had to do this and bite the bullet.Fellow All-Star reliever Fernando Rodney, who has 18 saves in 20 chances primarily with San Diego, will assume the closing duties with Ramos out.The Marlins lost to the Giants 8-7 in 14 innings on Monday using all seven relievers except for Ramos, who was unavailable. 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Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea.Washington Redskins players and coaches couldnt shake the pit-in-the-stomach feeling after playing to a tie with the Cincinnati Bengals.A week after a last-minute loss at the Detroit Lions, they went into their bye week 4-3-1 and not quite sure how to feel.The Redskins sit in last place in the unexpectedly strong NFC East, and uncertainty about situational defense, red zone offense and a four-game suspension to Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams has them feeling uneasy.Were not in a great position, but were not in a bad position right now at 4-3-1, linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said.Were still over .500 and we know were still right in the thick of things with the NFC East and weve still got a bunch of NFC East games left. Were right there, weve just got to find a way to get healthy over the bye week and then come back and win some pretty big games.Coach Jay Gruden called being in last place a little disappointing, a description that just about sums up Washingtons first half -- even after quarterback Kirk Cousins led a four-game winning streak to climb out of an 0-2 hole. The upcoming schedule of games against the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals makes it a perilous situation.The climb back to the playoffs is more difficult because the Redskins have to face those four opponents without Williams, suspended four games for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy. Its Williams second four-game suspension after serving one in 2011, only this time itll force Ty Nsekhe into important duty for a crucial stretch.Keeping the running game clicking without Williams is a substantial challenge, though the bigger one may be splitting up carries between fumble-prone starter Matt Jones, undrafted rookie Robert Kelley, third-down back Chris Thompson and even preseason favorite Mack Brown. Jones missed the Bengals game with a knee injury and even if healthy may not shoulder the load anymore.If we had a clear-cut, No. 1 guy, it would bbe different, Gruden said.dddddddddddd I think we have four really good backs. Its just a matter of you only have one ball.We have five, six, seven really good receivers and tight ends and we just have to distribute the ball properly and try to keep everybody off-balance with our running game and passing game.Finding balance is all well and good, but the Redskins would really like to find the end zone more. At 40 percent efficiency, theyre second-last in the NFL, despite having difficult-to-cover tight end Jordan Reed and receivers DeSean Jackson and Pierre Garcon to throw to.We have to get better in the red zone, without a doubt, Gruden said. Were not going to concede to anything. We understand the importance of the red zone and converting drives into touchdowns. Whether its run or pass, weve got to take a long look at it and find our best ways to get the ball to our best weapons down there and convert.On the other side of the ball, Washington is 29th in third-down defense. Gruden said thats part of the situational football the Redskins will try to get better at coming out of the bye.Effort isnt the question. Execution is.Im sure there will be a lot of things we can correct, but I think the more we play together, the better we are, linebacker Will Compton said.Gruden sees coachable fixes to problems, and Kerrigan believes the Redskins still have their best ahead of them. They have to if theyre going to repeat as a playoff team.Nothings going to get easier, defensive end Chris Baker said. Weve got a lot of great opponents coming up, so weve just got to heal our bodies up and get a chance to get away from football this week. Heal up if youve got any injuries and get back and get ready to finish a really tough season.---Freelancer Zac Boyer in London contributed.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '