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A relieved Alan Richardson admitted the gap between St Kildas best and worst football is still too great after the Saints got out of jail against Essendon on Sunday.John Worsfolds side had all the momentum when they led by seven points midway through the final term at Etihad Stadium before Maverick Weller stepped up with two late goals as St Kilda broke Bomber hearts with a 17.7 (109) to 14.14 (98) win.Coming off a disappointing loss to Gold Coast, the Saints returned to the same venue where they shocked Geelong two weeks earlier, but the two performances were chalk and cheese.Weve been too inconsistent over the year so far, Richardson said.Were really confident that our best footy is heading the right way, we think our players are improving ... with the ball (in hand) weve been really positive, but that wasnt the case tonight.It was the worst weve been with the footy by a fair way.The Saints, at times, had the air of a side that just expected things to happen for them against the suspension-ravaged, last-placed Bombers.Richardson disagreed with that assessment, but conceded his side had left too much to too few in the patchy display.I thought our effort was reasonable, I thought our want to try and do the right thing was positive ... we just butchered the footy, he said.We overused the ball a lot by hand and they were able to strip us ... full credit to them but in the end its (a feeling) of relief.Tim Membrey kept St Kilda in it with four of his five goals coming in the second half, while Jack Steven was enormous with 41 possessions and 12 clearances, with Jarryn Geary and Tom Hickey also earning praise from the coach.But while Richardson sounded like a coach dissecting a tough loss rather than a hard-fought win, counterpart John Worsfold was delighted with his sides effort, if still disappointed not to get over the line to snap their 12-game losing streak.Were here to win and were striving unbelievably hard to win, Worsfold said.It was disappointing to be in the game for so long and just not grab a couple of opportunities late.But the players delivered on pretty much everything we asked them to do.Im really proud of how they went about that.Zach Merrett was outstanding for the Bombers with 36 possessions, while Adam Cooney, Brendon Goddard and James Kelly were all important.Worsfold was also pleased with the input of Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Orazio Fantasia, Michael Hartley and Joe Daniher. 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Custom Nike New York Yankees Jerseys .C. -- Charlotte Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said after all of these years in the NBA hes still amazed at some of the things LeBron James does. DENVER -- A late-night session in the batting cage and a spirited discussion helped Nolan Arenado get his swing back.Arenado broke out of a slump in a big way, hitting two homers and driving in six runs Sunday to boost the Colorado Rockies past the Chicago Cubs, 11-4.The All-Star third baseman was 1 of 16 during the Rockies homestand before getting four hits. He passed Cubs slugger Kris Bryant for the NL homer lead.Ive been grinding, I havent really felt like myself, so to be up there, its a good feeling, Arenado said.Arenado credited Sundays results to his work with batting practice pitcher Garrett Carson late Saturday night. He said the two stayed after the loss to the Cubs to watch video and work in the cage.We almost got into an argument, Arenado said. He would be like, `I feel like theres not much off and Id be like, No, there is something off. The two concluded Arenado was overstriding, and he went into Sundays game with renewed confidence.After (Saturday) night I was able to sleep better after what I worked on, Arenado said. I applied it today and it worked out.Arenado hit a three-run homer during a seven-run burst in the first inning that included three Cubs errors, then added another three-run drive in the fourth.Arenado leads the majors with 104 RBI -- he had a big league-high 130 last year -- and tops the NL with 32 home runs.Jorge De La Rosa (8-7) tossed eight innings, giving up two home runs to Addison Russell.De La Rosa delivered a two-run single in the first as the Rockies quickly ended Jason Hammels 22-inning scoreless streak.De La Rosa scattered four hits and struck out six in matching his longest outing since last Sept. 16. Russell was the only batter to reach second base against the lefty, who outpitched his former teammate.Everything was working really good except those two pitches to Russell, De La Rosa said.Hammel (13-6) had been 6-0 with an 0.95 ERA since the AAll-Star before getting roughed up.ddddddddddddThe Rockies scored 10 runs off him, six earned, in 3 1/3 innings.Arenados first homer hugged the left-field foul pole to start the early outburst. Tony Wolters had a two-run double and De La Rosa added his single.Arenado singled in the second and drove Hammels first-pitch fastball into the left-field seats to make it 10-0 in the fourth.A lot of foul balls today off my slider and two mistakes to Arenado, Hammel said. That was pretty much the story.DJ LeMahieu also homered for Colorado.Russell hit solo homers in the fifth and seventh, and the Cubs scored two more off reliever Matt Carasiti in the ninth.The Cubs last run came when pinch-hitter Jorge Soler hit a foul popup between home and first and Anthony Rizzo ran in from third to an uncovered home plate.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Soler didnt start after fouling a ball off his right knee in Saturdays win. Manager Joe Maddon said he didnt want to play him in the spacious Coors Field outfield.Rockies: CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game because of a bruised right toe. Manager Walt Weiss said Blackmon and would likely be back in the lineup for Mondays game in Milwaukee.HOT BATLeMahieu had three hits, including his 10th homer, to raise his average to .345, tied for the NL batting lead with Washingtons Daniel Murphy. They are both 150 for 435 this season. LeMahieu finished the homestand 14 for 20 with nine runs and two homers.UP NEXTCubs: LHP Jon Lester (13-4, 2.86) opens the Cubs three-game series in San Diego on Monday. It will be the first start of Lesters career in Petco Park.Rockies: RHP Chad Bettis (10-6, 5.29) will start the series opener at the Brewers on Monday. He is 5-4 on the road this season with eight quality starts. ' ' '