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MIAMI -- Chris Johnsons run-scoring ground-rule double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth gave the Miami Marlins a 7-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.The Marlins scored three runs in the eighth to tie it before Johnson gave the Marlins their third walk-off win of the season. Johnson hit a deep fly ball to right-center field that took one bounce before landing in the Marlins bullpen. Center fielder Travis Jankowski converged on the ball, but was unable to make the catch.Martin Prado, Christian Yelich, and Marcell Ozuna each drove in two runs for the Marlins.Luis Sardinas homered and drove in four runs and Ryan Schimpf also homered for the Padres.Fernando Rodney (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to pick up the win.Brandon Maurer (0-4) blew the save in the eighth and lost it in the ninth, allowing four hits and one run in one inning.San Diego starter Jarred Cosart allowed two runs and five hits over five innings in his first appearance against his former club where he spent parts of the last three seasons. He was traded to San Diego in a seven-player deal involving pitcher Andrew Cashner on July 29.The Marlins scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the score at 6-6. Maurer entered with the bases loaded and gave up a two-run single to Prado and an RBI single to Yelich. It was Maurers fifth blown save in 11 chances.Miami starter David Phelps allowed four runs and two hits with three walks in 3 2/3 inningsSardinas, who was 1 for 8 coming in, had a three-run double and a home run -- his third in 115 career games.Ozunas RBI double and Yelichs RBI groundout gave the Marlins a 2-0 lead.The Padres took the lead with a four-run fourth keyed by Sardinas bases-clearing double as nine men went to the plate. An error by Phelps covering first base on a grounder gave the Padres a 4-2 lead and ended his night.Schimpfs home run, his 15th, into the upper deck in right field pushed the lead to 5-2. His 15 home runs are tied for the fifth-most by a Padres rookie.Sardinas made it 6-2 with a solo homer in the fifth.The Marlins pulled within three on Ozunas RBI single in the seventh.PADRES PITCHERS WITH MARLINS TIESCosart is one of four active San Diego pitchers that were with the Marlins during spring training.Edwin Jackson and Paul Clemens both pitched for the Marlins this season while Brad Hand was claimed off waivers in April after being designated for assignment.Its different Im sure, but thats how this game is, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. Its funny. Its really weird, but I think sometimes you get kind of connected with a team front office-wise with deals that go that direction or you get a relationship going and things kind of happen.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder) made a rehab start with Class-A Lake Elsinore on Thursday allowing four runs in 2/3 of an inning. When we look at Tyson the only thing that really matters is health, manager Andy Green said. I dont really read too much into rehab starts. . I think hes going to throw another start in the minor leagues before he pitches for us. ... LHP Christian Friedrich will be skipped in the rotation to give him rest. ... CF Jon Jay (forearm) took swings inside the batting cage on Friday and is eyeing an early September return.UP NEXTPadres: LHP Clayton Richard (0-3, 4.44) will start Saturdays game. Richard is 0-2 with a 1.64 ERA in two starts this season.Marlins: RHP Jose Urena (2-4, 6.33) will make his sixth start of the season. Urena picked up his first victory as a starter this season in his last start at Pittsburgh allowing two runs in six innings. Joe Ledley Wales Jersey .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. 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NEW YORK -- LeBron James had little to say about his choice of hotels and even less about Phil Jacksons choice of words.James and his teammates made their statement loudly on the court.James scored 25 points, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love also surpassed 20, and the Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the New York Knicks 126-94 on Wednesday night.It was the first meeting since James was angered when Jackson referred to his friends and business partners as a posse last month in an ESPN interview. James refused to answer questions about the Knicks president, who watched the game from his usual seat a few rows back of center court.Im motivated for the love of the game, Im motivated by the process, Im motivated knowing that my kids are watching me tonight on national television, James said. So I dont need much more.The Cavs, who didnt stay together in New York after James and some other players opted against staying in the teams Donald Trump-branded hotel, won their second straight after a three-game skid.Irving led Cleveland with 28 points and Love scored 21, 16 in the first quarter, in Clevelands eighth straight victory over New York.Were going to go through skids, were not the perfect team, Irving said. But we also know what we have as a team when we collectively come together and its a beautiful thing.Brandon Jennings scored 16 points for the Knicks, who had their four-game winning streak snapped and lost for the just the third time in 10 games. He started for Derrick Rose, who missed his first game of the season with lower back pain.The Cavs made 22 3-pointers in 40 attempts.They played unbelievable and made all those shots, Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis said. Its really hard to stop a team like that.James and Love outscored Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony 46-20.Tristan Thompson grabbed 20 rebounds for the Cavs. They played without guard J.R. Smith, who returned to Cleveland for additional testing after hyperextending his left knee Monday in Torontoo.ddddddddddddLove and Irving made consecutive 3-pointers to kick off a 20-4 spurt that extended a one-point lead to 34-17 and the Knicks never really recovered. They trimmed it to nine late in the first half, but James had a ferocious dunk during the Cavs run of six straight points, and another burst to open the second half pushed it to 71-48 on Irvings 3-pointer.TIP-INSCavaliers: It was a rough first quarter for former Knicks guard Iman Shumpert, who missed a layup and a breakaway dunk, when he appeared to hurt his hand after hitting it on the rim. ... Irving came in averaging 28.4 points in five games at MSG, his highest in any arena.Knicks: Anthony was presented with his USA Basketball Olympic championship ring before the game. He shared USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year award earlier Wednesday with Kevin Durant after winning his record third gold medal in Rio. ... Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, working the game for ESPN, got a big ovation when shown on the overhead video screen.LEBRONS LODGINGJames said the decision not to stay at the Trump SoHo was a personal preference and not a political statement. He said it was the first time he hadnt stayed in the team hotel -- some other players also changed hotels -- though he did ride the team bus as usual to the morning workout.BAD BACKRose left the Knicks victory over Miami on Tuesday in the third quarter and was still feeling pain when he arrived Wednesday to meet with team doctors, who sent him for an MRI exam to make sure there was nothing structurally wrong.UP NEXTCavaliers: Host Miami on Friday. The Cavaliers have won the last three meetings in Cleveland.Knicks: Visit Sacramento on Friday to open a five-game trip in the West. The Knicks just beat the Kings here on Sunday, 106-98.---Follow Brian Mahoney on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Briancmahoney ' ' '