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MONACO -- Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz easily beat Malik Scott for the vacant WBA intercontinental heavyweight title on Saturday.Making his European debut, Ortiz floored the listless Scott several times and won by a unanimous decision: 120-105, 120-106, and 119-106 on the judges cards.He improved his unbeaten record to 26-0 with two no contests, and consigned Scott to a third defeat in 42 bouts, with one drawn.Scott, whose other two losses were against fellow American Deontay Wilder and Britains Dereck Chisora, once held a 35-0 record, and his quick feet, craft, and elusiveness were a credit to his boxing pedigree. But he hardly threw a punch against Ortiz, and was knocked down twice in the fourth round, once in the fifth, and once in the ninth.Scott did catch Ortiz with a couple of flashing right hooks, but did not do enough.The 37-year-old Ortiz has signed with promoter Eddie Hearn, meaning he could fight IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, although he will need to up his game if he does.In a far more exciting fight on the undercard, American Jason Sosa retained his WBA super featherweight title with a unanimous verdict against Britains Stephen Smith after a ferocious 12 rounds.Although Sosa won 116-111; 117-110, and 116-112, Smith fought for much of the bout with a deep cut above his right eye and blood streaming down his face.He was floored in the second round and sustained the cut in the next. 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CINCINNATI -- Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts admits to feeling fortunate that his club is in the thick of the pennant race despite myriad injuries, most notably the herniated disk that has kept ace Clayton Kershaw out for nearly two months, but Roberts says hes not surprised.Were right where we need to be in the race coming into September, he said. If you look at what weve endured (with injuries), I feel fortunate. Thats fair to say to be within a half game of first place. Am I surprised? No. With the players we have, Im not. Our guys are focused on winning baseball games. Thats what we need to do moving forward.LA will face the Cincinnati Reds on Monday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series.The Dodgers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory on Sunday behind six shutout innings from 20-year-old rookie left-hander Julio Urias.Left-hander Scott Kazmir will start for Los Angeles. Kazmir picked up his 10th victory on Wednesday, allowing two runs and eight hits in five innings of a 7-2 Dodgers win.He has been stellar away from Dodger Stadium, going 6-0 with a 4.77 ERA on the road while limiting opponents to a .223 average.Kazmir last faced Cincinnati on May 25 when he gave up one run and four hits in six innings of a 3-1 win on May 25 in Los Angeles. In two career starts against the Reds, Kazmir has gone 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA with 17 strikeouts and just three walks in 13 innings.Getting Homer Bailey back fromm injury has been a boost for Cincinnati.ddddddddddddOn Sunday, Bailey will make his fifth start of the season and 10th career start against the Dodgers.Coming off multiple arm surgeries, Bailey has gone 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA in four starts. Shortly after signing a six-year, $105 million contract, the injuries came hard and fast for the former first-round draft choice and owner of two no-hitters.On September 15, 2014, Bailey had surgery to repair the torn flexor tendon in his right forearm. Then, on May 8, 2015, he had Tommy John surgery to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.Early returns indicate that Bailey has come back stronger than ever. He has gone 4-3 with a 3.84 ERA in nine career starts against the Dodgers.The Reds have gone 21-13 since the All-Star break and have won eight of 10 series. Theyll have a chance to make it nine of 11 with a win over the Dodgers on Monday.Cincinnati will have both right fielder Scott Schebler and first baseman Joey Votto back in the lineup after both got days off Sunday.After residing in last place in the National League Central for 98 straight days, the Reds were in fourth, a half-game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers after Sundays loss.We were on a prodigious run lately, Reds manager Bryan Price said. Like the Jeffersons said, were moving on up. ' ' '