LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have their sights on the San Francisco Giants again and possibly overtaking them atop the National League West standings.After taking two of three in a weekend series against the St. Louis Cardinals to cap a 5-4 road trip, the Dodgers begin a five-game homestand with a two-game set beginning Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Rays.A first-inning grand slam by Adrian Gonzalez highlighted Sundays 9-6 victory over the Cardinals and allowed Los Angeles (56-44) to cut NL West-leading San Franciscos lead to three games, down from 6 1/2 at the All-Star break. The Giants, who lost three of four to the New York Yankees over the weekend, have been beaten in seven of their last eight games.I think we always felt we had a chance, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said about his clubs pursuit of the rival Giants, according to the Orange County Register. We just werent playing the baseball we were supposed to be playing. Theres still a lot of baseball. I know people talk about the standings but I think were just hyper-focused on ourselves. Our goal is to win the division. Thats never changed.Is more change in order? The Dodgers are rumored to have interest in Rays right-hander Chris Archer (5-13, 4.60 ERA), who is scheduled to start Tuesday night.The fact that Los Angeles president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman worked for Tampa in a similar capacity for nine seasons before being lured here adds to the intrigue. A deal for Archer might shore up some of the void left by injured ace Clayton Kershaw, who is on the 15-day disabled list with mild disc herniation and whose return is unknown.Regardless, the Rays (38-60) are hurting. They are in the midst of a three-game skid and are one of the American Leagues worst teams. They dropped the last three in a four-game set with the Oakland As in dramatic fashion.After capturing Thursdays opener, Tampa allowed the As to earn walk-off celebrations in Fridays and Saturdays games. On Sunday, Oakland rallied for a 3-2 victory with a two-run eighth on homers by Logan Forsythe and Billy Butler, the latter being the game-winner off reliever Erasmo Ramirez.Its unfortunate, Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Sundays loss, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Theres many ways to lose ball games. We like to be in tight ball games. Youve got to pride yourself on finding a way to win those ball games. And Logan Forsythe did. He got a huge hit off a very good pitcher. And again we came up short.Believe me, were all sick and tired of hearing we came up short. But thats kind of what it is right now.Los Angeles will counter with righty Bud Norris (5-9, 4.56 ERA). In his last appearance Friday night, Norris served up a walk-off home run in relief to Matt Adams of the Cardinals in a 4-3 setback in 16 innings.The last time Norris faced the Rays occurred on Sept. 7, 2014, when he was a member of the Baltimore Orioles. 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The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. MONTREAL -- A good start has turned into a distant memory for the Vancouver Canucks. The Montreal Canadiens are looking to avoid falling into a similar trap.After surprising many with a 4-0 start -- allowing just- five goals in that stretch -- the Canucks (4-4-1) have dropped their last five games while being outscored 18-7. Now, the team embarks on a season-high six-game road trip that will take them through the Eastern Conference over the next 11 days.And it will begin against the Canadiens, winners of seven straight and, at 8-0-1, the only NHL team without a regulation loss.Its a huge game for us against Montreal. Theyre playing well and its going to take a full team effort to get past them, Canucks captain Henrik Sedin said.The team headed out on the trip with nine defensemen in tow, including Chris Tanev, who is inching closer to a return after missing the past three games with injury. Tanev took part in Tuesdays practice in Montreal, rotating with rookie Troy Stecher, who has filled in on the top pairing with Alex Edler. But his presence in Wednesday nights line-up was uncertain, according to coach Willie Desjardins.Grinding wingers Alexandre Burrows and Derek Dorsett appear to be on the verge of drawing back in after missing the past four games. But while the Canucks will gladly welcome the energetic forwards, the team is hoping for more offense from its top six to get out of its current funk.Left winger Loui Eriksson, who signed as a free agent in the offseason, has yet to score through nine games and has just four assists to his credit. On Tuesday, he moved from the top line with Henrik and Daniel Sedin to the second line with Brandon Sutter and Markus Granlund.All players go throough slumps and all you can do is dig in and know that youre a good player and know with what you did before that you can score, Eriksson told the Vancouver Province.dddddddddddd Its a matter of getting the mindset to be hungry and shoot the puck more.Theyll be looking to do so against a healthy Carey Price, who has won all five of his starts so far, becoming the fourth goaltender in NHL history to win his first fivcs with a 9-0-0 record before ultimately seeing their streak snapped against the Canucks (in Vancouver). A couple of games later, Price was injured for the first time in what eventually turned into a season that spiraled out of control.Montreal is coming off a 2-1 against the Maple Leafs on Saturday night, marking the first time this season that they havent scored at least three goals in a game.Everything appears to be running smoothly for the Habs, including its once-maligned power play. With another strike on the man advantage on Saturday, the Canadiens have now scored power-play goals in four straight games, and in seven of their nine games so far this season.We work on it quite a bit in practice and with video, defenseman Jeff Petry said. I think the main thing that sticks out in my mind is that were moving the puck quickly and taking the shots when theyre there. The more you shoot the puck, the better the results are going to be. ' ' '