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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Wil Myers return to Tropicana Field was bust for him and the San Diego Padres.Myers struck out in all four at-bats Wednesday to give him seven straight strikeouts, and the Padres lost 2-0 to Chris Archer and the Tampa Bay Rays.Archer struck out nine, including Myers three times, in 7 1/3 innings to help the Rays complete a three-game sweep.Im good friends with Archer, great dude, really good pitcher, Myers said. He looked really dominant today. One of the best starts Ive personally seen him have. Unfortunately, I was on the other end of it.Myers, the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year, sent to San Diego from Tampa Bay in a blockbuster three-team trade in December 2014. He fanned in final three at-bats Tuesday and went 1 for 12 in the series.It comes down to me, I havent done anything to really get the offense going, Myers said. Ive been not just bad but terrible this last two weeks. Its something that Ive got to turn around.Christian Friedrich (4-9) allowed two runs and six hits for the Padres, who have lost five straight and eight of 10. The left-hander is 0-7 over his last nine starts.Id say thats the best my fastball has felt, being able to pull it down in the zone, Friedrich said. It was definitely fun to establish the heater today.Archer (7-16) allowed four hits and a walk.Brad Miller hit his 25h homer in the first inning after going deep twice in a 15-1 rout Tuesday night.Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 28th save. He escaped a two-on, no-out jam in the ninth.Nick Franklin was hit in the head on deck by a teammates bat, but drew a walk and scored in the first inning before leaving the game with a head bruise against the San Diego Padres.Kevin Kiermaier smacked the back of Franklins head with a bat when Franklin bent to grab pine tar in the on-deck circle prior to leading off the first inning. Kiermaier was stretching a few feet in front of Franklin, swinging the bat with a weight on it over his head with one arm. Franklin was wearing a helmet.Franklin passed a concussion protocol test.Right when it first happened, I felt a little bit dazed, Franklin said. Partially it was my fault. I saw him there, I thought I was out of the way and next thing you know I got whacked.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: OF Jabari Blash (sore knuckle) got the day off. ... OF Alex Dickerson (general soreness) was the designated hitter for the second straight game.UP NEXTPadres: RHP Paul Clemens (2-2) will go against Arizona RHP Archie Bradley (4-8) when San Diego opens a seven-game homestand Thursday night. Hyun-Jin Ryu Womens Jersey . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. That particular season the late great Harry Caray was calling the White Sox games. 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It might be Greater Western Sydneys AFL home fortress but, on Saturday, Spotless Stadium belonged to the Western Bulldogs - and their fans.The red, blue and white faithful brought plenty of bite to the second preliminary final to witness their team put on a performance 55 years and 1212 games in the making.Not since 1961 has the club reached a season decider.They broke that drought in dramatic fashion at a venue where the Giants had won six of eight games this year, four of those by more than 60 points.From the moment the Giants ran out for their pre-match warm-up, they were roundly booed by Dogs fans, who made up at least half of the sold-out 25,790 crowd.The jeering continued in earnest every time former Dogs players Callan Ward and Ryan Griffen touched the ball.Even when Ward briefly returned to the bench following a sickening second-quarter blow to the head, he was the recipient of crowd vitriol.The on-field niggle was just as heated, with punches regularly thrown and players taking every opportunity for a bit of biff.GWS vice-captain Heath Shaw and Bulldogs midfielder Tom Liberatore gave each other a goood roughing up in the first quarter, while feisty ruckman Shane Mumford became the enemy of just about every foe who crossed his path.ddddddddddddBut Luke Beveridges battlers, who finished seventh on the regular-season ladder, had already vanquished both of last years grand finalists en route to this match.Not willing to leave without locking in the clubs third-only grand-final berth, the Dogs hunted and hounded the Giants at every turn, ultimately outpressuring them despite a third-quarter comeback during which the hosts slotted four goals to one.One away from an unlikely premiership, Bulldogs fans will take their vocal chords to the MCG next Saturday to play Sydney for the flag.Its been 1212 games since their last grand final, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said before the match.It will not only put to bed the past seven lost preliminary finals; it will not only carry the hopes of their passionate fans - they will carry the support of most Victorians at the MCG next week. 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