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The Western Bulldogs vowed to bring the fight to the Swans in the AFL season decider after pipping Greater Western Sydney by six points in Saturdays epic preliminary final.Jack Macrae converted his set shot with a tick under three minutes remaining at Spotless Stadium, giving the Bulldogs a six-point lead.Devon Smith then missed a chance to level the scores before Troy Dickson hit the post after the siren in an appropriately dramatic finish to a pulsating clash, which the visitors claimed 13.11 (89) to 12.11 (83).The Bulldogs had won plaudits for an entertaining style of football this year but won ugly to snap a run of seven consecutive losses in preliminary finals.Both sides were a man down for the entire second half, with GWS co-captain Callan Ward and Bulldogs ruckman Jordan Roughead both suffering heavy hits to the head during the second quarter.The Giants were more refreshed after a week off but it was Luke Beveridges side who handled the dogfight better.I said to them before that when Ali was in his prime, when he started, he danced and had all the skills in the world, Beveridge said.Late in his career, he won The Rumble In The Jungle with the rope-a-dope. We saw a bit of everything tonight from both sides but we just kept getting off the mat, kept getting off the canvas.We feel like were going to be thereabouts next week in the biggest game of our lives.Well respect them (Sydney) but well go in trying to do what we know best. Thats a little bit of Ali dance, a little bit of rope-a-dope ... but I dont think theyll let us dance too much.Beveridge called the minor premiers one of the best teams that have ever gone around.The Bulldogs will return to the grand final for the first time since 1961, while they will be shooting for their first premiership since 1954.The second-year coach noted he was ecstatic but drained after the scrappy game - sentiments shared by many Bulldogs fans among the crowd of 21,790.Itll be a big night all around Australia for our supporters and we feel pretty good about that, Beveridge said.Having overcome a series of setbacks in an injury-riddled campaign, the Bulldogs again rallied against the odds.The Giants boasted a game-high lead of 14 points after booting the first two goals of the final term.The visitors somehow took control of the see-sawing contest thanks to clutch goals from Dickson, Marcus Bontempelli and Zaine Cordy.It was almost like a game of chess and a war of attrition, Beveridge said.There wasnt any great margin in the game the whole time ... who knows if it goes for another five minutes?Clay Smith booted four goals in the first half to help the Bulldogs back up knock-out final wins over West Coast and Hawthorn, last years two grand finalists.Luke Dahlhaus, Josh Dunkley, Caleb Daniel and Liam Picken were also influential for the Dogs, while Tom Scully was inspirational for the home side.Its disappointing but the Dogs deserved to win. 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I was really aggressive in the strike zone and I was using my off-speed pretty much throughout the whole game.Last years NL Cy Young Award winner got back on track after allowing four or more earned runs in three consecutive starts for the first time since 2012.Its good to see Jake pound the strike zone, manager Joe Maddon said. Its a good game for him to build off of. Another closely contested game with these guys. Weve just got to figure out how to score that run late to get on top.Closer Jeurys Familia escaped a bases-loaded jam with a game-ending double play after Rene Rivera drove in the tiebreaking run with two outs in the top of the ninth, lifting the Mets to their fifth victory in six games against the Cubs this season.Familia walked Addison Russell and Miguel Montero to start the ninth. Then Javier Baez reached on a bunt single when third baseman Jose Reyes made a play on a ball that appeared would roll foul. Pinch-hitter Matt Szczur hit a grounder to first baseman James Loney, and Loney threw out Russell at the plate.Kris Bryant then hit into a 5-4-3 double play to give Familia his 33rd save in 33 chances and 49th straight dating to Aug. 1, 2015.Its hard not to chase (Familias pitches) sometime, Maddon said. Hes got a natural sinker and he throws the ball really hard and he can throw ground balls, so give him credit.Rivera had the third single in the ninth -- following hits by Loney and Asdrubal Cabrera -- off Hector Rondon (1-2) as the Mets beat the Cubs in a rematch of in last years NL Championship Series.Hansel Robles (4-3) pitched two scoreless inningss in relief for the win.ddddddddddddNoah Syndergaard of the Mets also returned to dominant form in a no decision.Syndergaard gave up one unearned run on seven hits through 5 2/3 innings. He struck out eight before being replaced by Jerry Blevins after throwing 105 pitches.Syndergaard had his velocity early, reaching 100 mph in the first inning, and was able to escape jams in the first and second. He left in the fifth inning of his previous start, on July 8, with arm fatigue after allowing three runs in a loss to Washington.Overall, it was a great team win, lot of fun to be part of, Syndergaard said. It was great to come in here and squeeze out a win against their ace.Arrieta doubled with two out in the fourth, then was thrown out at the plate by right fielder Michael Conforto when he tried to score on Tommy La Stellas single. At first, Arrieta was ruled safe by umpire Eric Cooper, but he was called out following a video review.RIGHT ANGLEBoth Collins and Maddon loaded their starting lineups with lefties against two of the majors premier right-handed starters.Maddon called out the split against Syndergaard as enormously different. Righties entered hitting .210 against him, lefties were batting .282. Against Arrieta, righties were hitting .182, lefties were at .215.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: All-Star 2B Ben Zobrist batted fourth after getting two days off. ... OFs Dexter Fowler (right hamstring strain) and Jorge Soler (left hamstring strain) had the start of their rehab stints at Triple-A pushed back a day when the Iowa Cubs were rained out. Maddon said both were close to returning, but he didnt know exactly.UP NEXTRHP Bartolo Colon (8-4, 3.11) squares off against Chicago RHP Kyle Hendricks (8-6, 2.41) in the series finale on Wednesday afternoon. Hendricks allowed just three hits in six shutout innings in his last start against Texas on Friday and has a 1.70 ERA in his last 11 outings. ' ' '