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PHOENIX - Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Hornets finally finished the job on the road.Walker scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half, and Charlotte rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 103-95 on Friday night.Al Jefferson and Gary Neal each had 14 points for the Hornets, who won for the first time in five road games. Lance Stephenson scored 13, and Bismack Biyombo finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds.We finished it in the end, coach Steve Clifford. We had chances in New York, obviously were ahead at halftime in L. A., ahead with seven minutes to go in Portland, but tonight we did a good job of finishing up the game at the end.Eric Bledsoe had 22 points and matched a career high with 11 rebounds for the Suns, who had won two in a row. Marcus Morris scored 17 points, and Markieff Morris, Miles Plumlee and Goran Dragic each had 12.I think we got content when we got the lead but its basketball and teams go on runs, Bledsoe said. Every time we tried to get a stop they made a great play. We just missed shots, you know. It happens.The Suns got off to a fast start, but only had a 75-74 lead heading into the fourth.The Hornets, led by Neals two 3-pointers, used a 10-2 run to open a 91-81 lead with 5:54 to go.Phoenix closed to 91-87 on a driving layup by Marcus Morris with 3:26 left. But Cody Zeller scored on a reverse layup, and then took a pass from Stephenson while driving down the lane for another layup to make it 95-89 with 1:31 remaining.We were frustrated at the beginning but we got together, Stephenson said. We got mentally into the game and got the W.Charlotte had lost the last five games in the series.I thought our defence was pretty good throughout the whole game, even the first quarter, Jefferson said. When you play against a team like Phoenix or Portland, you know theyre going to go on an 8-0 or 10-0 run at any given time. We had to keep them moving because they have a lot of energy.The Suns, after watching Charlotte score the games first five points, closed the first quarter on a 28-9 run to open a 14-point lead. But the Hornets rallied in the second, tying the game on a Zeller dunk with .9 seconds to go in the first half.I thought our bench got thoroughly beat by these guys, Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. We had a good first quarter and then they came out to start the second quarter and scored what, 11 straight? We let them back in and they got life.___TIP-INSHornets: Walker started 2 for 7 from the floor but was 6 for 9 in the second half. ... Charlotte was without F Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who sustained a stress reaction in his right foot during Tuesdays loss at Portland. Neal (left foot contusion), Stephenson (groin strain) and Marvin Williams (left knee tendinitis) all played through injuries. ... PJ Hairston started in place of Kidd-Gilchrist and finished with nine points on 3-of-8 shooting in 17 minutes.Suns: Reserve guards Gerald Green and Isaiah Thomas, who combined for 53 points in the Suns past two games, were 2 of 13 from the floor and finished with nine points — all from Thomas. ... The Suns reserves, who average more than 45 points per game, were outscored 45-20 by the Hornets. . Phoenix wrapped up a five-game homestand. The Suns, who have only played two away from the U.S. Airways Center, embark on a season-long, six-game trip starting Saturday night.UP NEXTHornets: Visit Golden State on Saturday.Suns: Visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.HOME NOT SO SWEETPhoenix opened the season with seven of its first nine games at home, but managed only a 4-3 mark in what amounts to one-sixth of the home season.Youve got to do better than that, Hornacek said. If we dont come and play well, were not going to win a game. 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"The way Jordan pitched, that was a game we needed to win." The Cubs tied it in the seventh on Starlin Castros sacrifice fly against Drew Storen. Spans hustle turned a soft hit to right field off Pedro Strop (1-4) into a double leading off the eighth. The Cubs challenged the play, but replay showed that the sliding Span avoided the tag. "The fact that he broke out of the box hard and thought two (bases) from the beginning of it was key for us," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. Two outs later, the Cubs intentionally walked Adam LaRoche to bring up Zimmerman, who ripped a single to left to score Span from second. Tyler Clippard (6-2) worked out of trouble in the eighth inning. Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth and earned his 21st save for the Nationals, who have won seven of eight. Washington moved within one-half game of NL East-leading Atlanta. The Nationals took two of three games in the series, including 13-0 on Saturday to break Chicagos four-game winning streak. Zimmermann allowed seven hits with one walk and struck out five. He has given up two earned runs or fewer in seven straight starts. The right-hander is 3-2 with a 1.26 ERA in that span. "I think he found his slider," Williams said. "Gives him another weapon." The Cubs had at least one hit in each of the first six innings, but couldnt generate a clutch one versus Zimmermann. Chicago left 12 runners on base and went 1 for 9 with runners in scoring position. "I fell behind hitters and wasnt able to throw first-pitch strikes,"; Zimmermann said.dddddddddddd "Guys got on base, and I had to work out of a few jams. Other than that I threw the ball well." Following this weekends blockbuster trade that sent starters Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland As, Arrieta inherited the No. 1 role in the Cubs rotation. He has pitched to that level lately. The righty won his four previous starts and flirted with no-hitters in his last two. Arrieta carried a perfect game into the seventh inning on June 24 against Cincinnati and went 7 2-3 innings without allowing a hit at Boston on June 30. Washington ended such hopes immediately. Span hit a fly ball that sailed over the outfielders for a double leading off the first. One out later he scored on Jayson Werths groundout for a 1-0 lead. Arrieta allowed four hits and one run over six innings with three walks and five strikeouts. He gave up two singles to open the fifth, but escaped the jam. Zimmermann struck out while attempting to bunt the runner over. "It was a dogfight," Arrieta said. "I really had to grind it out there. I had guys on base. I had to make pitches in big situations. I was able to do that." Storen entered having allowed only three earned runs this season and only one in 17 appearances since May 17. The Cubs threatened in the eighth, putting runners at second and third with one out against Clippard, but didnt score. Pinch-hitter Wellington Castillo struck out looking, and Ryan Sweeney grounded out. Justin Ruggiano, Anthony Rizzo, and John Baker all had two hits for the Cubs. NOTES: The Cubs recalled RHP Blake Parker from Triple-A Iowa before the game. Parker takes the roster spot created by the trade with Oakland. ... Chicago hasnt announced who will replace Samardzija and Hammel when their rotation spots come up Wednesday and Thursday. Edwin Jackson (5-8, 4.99) will open the five-game series at Cincinnati on Monday against fellow RHP Mike Leake (6-7, 3.47). ... Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg (7-6, 3.53) will face RHP Chris Tillman (7-4, 4.21) on Monday when Baltimore visits Washington. 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