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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Matt Kemp skipped down the first base line, watching his drive fly while calling out to the ball, trying to coax it to stay fair.Once it sailed inside the foul pole and landed in the lower left field seats, he had salvaged a victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers after their bullpen almost gave it away.Kemp hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, lifting the Dodgers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night and evening their NL Division Series at a game apiece.This was big for us, he said. I feel like we definitely do have the momentum. We got continue to go, though.The crowd of 54,599 erupted in cheers as Kemp rounded the bases. Bubbles percolated into the hot night air from a machine in the dugout the Dodgers turn on to celebrate homers.It seemed like a mistake pitch to Matt and hes been hot, as everyone knows, and that was exciting, Dodgers starter Zack Greinke said.No one looked happier greeting Kemp in the dugout than a once-distraught J.P. Howell, who had served up a tying, two-run homer to Matt Carpenter in the top of the inning after relieving Greinke. Kemp hugged Howell, who pointed skyward in relief.It was incredible, man, Howell said. To me it was almost religious because I was praying so hard and it happened pretty quickly. I was pretty thankful.Kemp connected against Pat Neshek for his fifth hit in the best-of-five series.He tried to get me with a couple of sliders, Kemp said. I laid off some tough ones that were close on the plate, but he left one just out on the plate that I could do something with and I put a good swing on it.Game 3 is Monday night in St. Louis, with John Lackey starting for the Cardinals against Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers.It was there for us and we let it slip away, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.Brandon League got his first career post-season win with a scoreless inning of relief. Kenley Jansen retired the side, striking out two, in the ninth to earn the save.Now we just got to get our rest in and try to beat the Cardinals at their place, just like they did here in the first game, Jansen said. Got to go there and steal one.Greinke pitched two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings a night after ace Clayton Kershaw gave up Carpenters go-ahead three-run double in the seventh that helped the Cardinals win 10-9.The low-key Greinke, who has pitched in Kershaws shadow the last few years, tried not to put any extra pressure on himself to deliver a win.Any time personally I try to do more than I feel Im capable of, it backfires, he said. My game plan is always to try to lower my expectations and not try to do too much.Greinke belatedly took the mound in the eighth after his teammates had already taken their positions. Manager Don Mattingly came out to get him, and Greinke left to a standing ovation.Were seeing two teams that dont really want to go home and that are fighting for every game and every out and every pitch, Mattingly said. Its what everybody wants to see at this time of year.Howell took over and promptly gave up a single to pinch-hitter Oscar Tavares before Carpenter tied it at 2. Carpenter is 4 for 8 in the series, with two homers, two doubles and six RBIs.Im just trying to be aggressive, Carpenter said. Im getting some good pitches to hit, putting some good swings on it. I dont think theres any rhyme or reason to it.Greinke struck out seven, walked two and didnt allow a runner past second base. He didnt give up a hit until the fifth, when Kolten Wong doubled down the right-field line before Greinke struck out the next two batters to end the inning.Greinke was pretty nifty at the plate, too. He went 2 for 3 for his first career post-season multihit game, and even slid headfirst into third on Dee Gordons single in the fifth that eluded Wongs dive at second base.Its really important fielding your position and hitting, not being an absolute out, Greinke said.Cardinals starter Lance Lynn gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings, struck out eight and walked two.The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the third. Gordons groundout to second base scored A.J. Ellis, who doubled leading off for his fifth hit of the series. Adrian Gonzalezs two-out RBI single made it 2-0, with Greinke scoring from second.Mattingly had earlier challenged a call that Greinke was tagged out going to second. After a review, the umpires ruled him safe when Wong tagged Greinke with his empty glove after Wong had already moved the ball to his throwing hand to try for a double play.The teams that share a combustible history in the playoffs were under control, even after Greinke hit Cardinals centre fielder Jon Jay with a pitch in the first inning. Unlike a night earlier, when Yasiel Puigs plunking by Adam Wainwright triggered a benches-clearing scrum, everyone stayed put in their dugouts.Puig, who drew attention with his neon-green batting gloves, struck out on a high fastball from Lynn in his first at-bat. Catcher Yadier Molina appeared to say something to Puig, who reacted and had to be walked part way back to the dugout by umpire Rob Drake. Puig struck out four times.Molina and Gonzalez yelled in each others faces in Game 1 as both benches and bullpens emptied without punches being thrown.SIGN-GATEMatheny didnt consider the talk about his hitters allegedly stealing signs in Game 1 to be a compliment.That would be an insult. Absolutely, he said. Our guys go about their at-bats like pros. Its just rumour and right now it could just be a distraction.The suggestion that Kershaw might have been tipping his pitches on Friday generated a lot of talk among the games TV announcers and on Twitter.Ill be the first one to say that theres nothing to it, Cardinals centre fielder Jon Jay said.Mattingly said he knows most teams try to give their hitters the location of pitches, but he knows of only one player who ever relayed pitch signs from second base to the hitters. He declined to name the player except to say hes still active.We know theyre trying to do it and everybody tries to do it, he said. Were switching signs, you do all this stuff. Its just not that easy, so its execution.UP NEXTCardinals: Lackey (3-3, 4.30 ERA) needs 3 2-3 innings to become the active leader in post-season innings pitched and overtake leader CC Sabathia with 107 1-3. The right-hander hasnt lost a division series game since Oct. 1, 2008, against Boston when he was with the Los Angeles Angels.Dodgers: Ryu (14-7, 3.38) hasnt pitched since Sept. 12 while rehabbing from left shoulder irritation, but Mattingly isnt worried. He seems to be able to not throw a whole lot and be pretty sharp, the manager said. Guillermo Ochoa Jersey .com) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly found themselves a new offensive coordinator, and one thats quite familiar with the NFC South. 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Thats what a lot of people were trying to say. We came out tonight to really prove that." They sure did, once again looking more like a juggernaut than a joke. Carmelo Anthony had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and New York snapped a seven-game home losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 121-83 on Friday night for its first victory at Madison Square Garden since October. "We got tired of losing. Whether we figured everything out in two games, thats yet to come, but well take these two wins," Anthony said. Andrea Bargnani and J.R. Smith each added 17 points for the Knicks, who followed their 113-83 rout of Brooklyn on Thursday with an even more powerful performance, giving them consecutive victories for the first time this season after a nine-game losing streak. "At some point it was going to get unleashed," Felton said. "Brooklyn was just the team that got the first wrath of it, so everybody else is going to have to feel it later on, too." The Knicks hadnt won at home since beating Milwaukee in their season opener on Oct. 30. The seven-game skid had matched the longest in franchise history, set during the 2007-08 season. They ended it emphatically, just missing the biggest victory in the NBA this season, the Clippers 39-point rout of Chicago on Nov. 24, according to STATS. "I think the results of their game in Brooklyn carried over to this game," Orlando coach Jacque Vaughn said. "They shot the ball extremely well like they did in Brooklyn, so there you have an NBA game for you." The Knicks made a season-best 17 3-pointers -- a night after hitting 16 -- and turned it into another easy night for Anthony, who took only 10 shots one niight after attempting only 12.dddddddddddd "I wanted to try to do something a little different to see if it worked," he said. "Me scoring 30 wasnt working." New York moved ahead of the Nets and out of last place. Despite their struggles, the Knicks (5-13) are only 2 1/2 games behind first-place Boston in the pathetic Atlantic Division, and can move even closer when they host the Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Arron Afflalo scored 20 points for the Magic, who dropped their fourth straight. Victor Oladipo added 17 points and nine rebounds. Amare Stoudemire sat out for the Knicks, still not ready to play on back-to-back nights after off-season knee surgery. No matter, as Metta World Peace picked up the extra minutes and scored 12 points. Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 15 and Felton had 14. The Knicks broke it open by outscoring the Magic 30-15 in the third quarter to open a 20-point lead. The highlight came on a ferocious drive and dunk by Iman Shumpert. Orlando fell to 1-8 on the road, running out to a quick start but then getting run over from there. The Magic hit six of their first seven shots, including all three 3-pointers, to storm to a 15-5 lead. The Knicks started 2 for 12 but eventually got going and trailed just 31-28 after one. The Knicks answered with five 3-pointers in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter, going ahead 43-35, and took a 59-54 advantage into halftime. "They put us in tough situations," Orlando guard Jameer Nelson said. "We just have to recognize situations and get better at them so it (doesnt) happen again." Nelson was back for Orlando after missing three straight games with a sprained left foot, but leading rebounder Nik Vucevic missed his second in a row with a sprained left ankle. NOTES: The Knicks seven-game winning streak against Orlando is their longest active streak against an opponent. They have beaten Milwaukee six straight times. ... Shumpert finished with 10 points and every Knicks player scored. ' ' '