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BRISTOL, Tenn. --? Chris Buescher and Austin Dillon did what they needed to do Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.They needed points to help get themselves in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. They might have wanted wins, but theyll have to be content finishing fifth and fourth, respectively.Dillon moved up to 13th in the Chase-qualifying standings, putting three drivers between himself and the current cutoff with three races -- Michigan, Darlington and Richmond -- remaining.He has a 55-point edge on 17th Trevor Bayne with Chase Elliott (47 points ahead of Bayne), Jamie McMurray (42) and Ryan Newman (35) between Dillon and Bayne. Kyle Larson and Kasey Kahne are 39 points behind Newman for the final spot in the Chase.So even if there is an upset winner, Dillon appears fairly safe.You never breathe easy in this sport because every week is different, Dillon said. I do feel happy going to probably one of my best tracks next week. We really focus on trying to get a win there.[The cushion] is good news. There still is a lot of work to do. Weve just got to keep plugging along and see what we can do.Buescher needed the points to get into the top 30 -- the place he needs to be in order to use his Pocono win to make the Chase. He went from three points behind David Ragan to 13 points ahead of him.With his team likely having more horsepower than the car of Ragan the next two weeks, Buescher should have no problem having a bigger cushion come Richmond -- not his best track -- as long as he avoids wrecks and mechanical failures along the way.You can still be aggressive, try and get all you can, Buescher said. If you mess up a little bit and you lose a couple spots, so be it.If you wreck a race car, it ruins your day, and ultimately itll ruin your points situation.In his run to the Xfinity Series title last year, Buescher talked repeatedly about how he hated points racing. And he must continue to do it the next few weeks.Just because of points being where theyre at doesnt mean we have to go and just focus on that aspect, Buescher said. We came to Bristol knowing that we had speed, that we love this racetrack, and it was a good chance for us to go out and have an awesome run, and thats exactly what we were able to do. Points will fall however they will.Xfinity Series: Matt Tifft recoveringSome of the biggest Xinity Series news came from a driver who was at the track but not racing.Matt Tifft, who had brain surgery July 1 to remove a benign tumor, said he had a test scheduled for Sunday at Hickory Motor Speedway after doctors determined he was not in danger of having seizures and did not need any additional chemotherapy nor radiation.They feel like if we can do MRI monitoring about every eight weeks, at least for a while and then theyll back it down to months and slow it down from there -- but just keep an eye on it since its something that can grow back, just the nature of the genetics of this tumor, Tifft said.Tifft had driven in six races this year and had more races scheduled for Joe Gibbs Racing before the tumor sidelined him.The most curious thing to me is just seeing what my level of stamina is compared to the past because its been so long since Ive been in a car, Tifft said. I dont know what the exact steps are going to be, but I think the biggest thing is just to get back going and get back re-oriented in a race car.Tifft spent only a day in the hospital.As soon as I got back home, you get that realization that this is not going to be tomorrow that Im going to be OK, this is going to take some time and in the beginning that took a while to really understand that, Tifft said. There were definitely some times where youre bummed out and you just want things to go back to normal.Then you just have to keep telling yourself that you have to do everything necessary to get back to that point.Camping World Truck Series: William Byron ready to make moveWilliam Byron has five wins and will focus on trying to win the Camping World Truck Series title this year at Kyle Busch Motorsports but has his future laid out with an Xfinity Series ride at JR Motorsports -- affiliated with Hendrick Motorsports -- starting in 2017.Byron has gone from JR Motorsports late model program in 2013 and 2014 to HScott Motorsports and winning the K&N Pro Series East title in 2015 and then to KBM.I was such a passionate race fan and it was something I always loved to do, Byron said. Some of it was just maybe what I was born to do a little bit. Im just really fortunate to be in the position with Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports -- those are opportunities I could only dream about a few years ago.Byron has used Max Papis as a driver coach.Max has been a big part of my program -- fitness-wise and on the race track on the road courses, Byron said.The best part of the Hendrick deal? Byron doesnt need to look for sponsorship for the Xfinity program. He brought the Liberty University deal to his rides the last few years.To not have that burden and just have him invest in me is something I can only dream about, Byron said. Kevin Walter Jersey Online . -- Quarterback Will Finch threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns, and Yannick Harou rushed in two scores as the No. John Gerak Jersey Online . The incident occurred at 19:56 of the second period of the Kings 4-2 road win over Edmonton on Sunday. 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CINCINNATI -- The Reds have finally started winning as trading time approaches.Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer and barely missed another during one of Cincinnatis final home games before the non-waiver trade deadline, and the Reds beat the fading Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday night for a modest breakthrough.The last-place Reds have won three consecutive series for the first time, finding success against other struggling teams.I think were starting to see some cohesiveness in the pitching, manager Bryan Price said. Were just playing better baseball. Thats good coming out of the break.Bruces 20th homer off Robbie Ray (5-9) gave him the team lead with 69 RBI. He also doubled off the top of the wall in left field and thought he might have gotten another homer, but the call of a double was upheld after a video review.The Reds tried to trade Bruce in the offseason, but the deal fell through. Hes Cincinnatis most attractive player for a deal before the Aug. 1 deadline. Cincinnati hits the road after concluding the series on Sunday. Bruce wasnt made available to talk to reporters after the game.The Diamondbacks have lost 17 of 21, falling from third place into the basement of the NL West.Michael Lorenzen (1-0) took over in the fourth inning for Keyvius Sampson, who made his first start of the season after seven relief appearances. A starter last year, Sampson hadnt gone more than four innings this season. He gave up four hits in 4 1/3 innings, throwing 88 pitches.I wanted to go on, but I got tired, Sampson said. I hit a wall.Arizonas Chris Owings was activated off the disabled list and singled home a run in the first inning. Owings had been sidelined by plantar fasciitis in his left foot.The Reds got three unearned runs in the first, two of them on third baseman Jake Lambs throwing error. Brandon Phillips doubled home a run to complete the inning, extending his hitting streak to 11 games. The Diamondbacks had a chance to get out of the inning when they got Billy Hamilton involved in a rundown, but they botched the play and allowed him to return safely to third.In the first inning, those three runs were on our defense, Arizona manager Chip Hale said.dddddddddddd We had him in a rundown. Those are plays that have got to be made at this level.The Diamondbacks were still fuming over leadoff hitter Jean Segura getting hit in the lower back by Dan Straily on Friday night. The plunking came on the first pitch of his next at-bat after a solo homer. Hale thought Straily hit him on purpose, and warned that theres going to be some retribution at some point.There were no issues on Saturday. Rays first pitch to Joey Votto in the first inning was an 82 mph breaking ball that sailed over his head for a wild pitch. Nobody from either team got hit.SLOW STARTThe first inning lasted 38 minutes and featured 61 combined pitches.STATSRay fanned a career-high 10 batters in five innings. Hes the second pitcher in team history to strike out at least 10 in five innings, joining Max Scherzer (Sept. 7, 2008 against the Dodgers). ... The Reds will try for their first three-game sweep of the Diamondbacks in Cincinnati since 2007. ... Joey Votto has hit safely in all eight games since the All-Star break.YOU SHOULD BE DANCINGJohn Travolta and Kelly Preston watched the game from a suite. Travolta was shown on the videoboard while Night Fever played in the middle of the eighth.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: Placed INF Nick Ahmed on the 15-day DL with a sore right hip. He started at shortstop on Friday and went 0 for 2 with a walk during Cincinnatis 6-2 win. Hale said his hip has been bothering him and was especially sore during the game Friday.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (2-1) gave up four runs in five innings of a 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays on July 19. Hell make his first career start against the Reds.Reds: LHP Brandon Finnegan (5-7) got the win by going five innings in an 8-2 win over Atlanta on Monday. He hasnt gone more than five innings in any of his last three starts.---Follow Joe Kay on Twitter: http://twitter.com/apjoekay ' ' '