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WACO, Texas -- No. 11 Baylor and Kansas were on opposite ends of near upsets in their last games.Those outcomes were indicative of why the Bears are trying to get to 6-0 for the fourth straight season, and the Jayhawks are still trying to get out of the Big 12 cellar while serving as Homecoming opponents their next two road games -- the first being Saturday on the banks of the Brazos River against Baylor.Before having last weekend off, the Bears (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) needed a 17-point comeback in the fourth quarter at Iowa State. Their only lead in a 45-42 win came when Chris Callahan kicked a 19-yard field goal on the final play of the game, an outcome that certainly got their attention.You have to bring your `A game every game, quarterback Seth Russell said. And I feel like as long as we can focus on what we can do and execute at a high level, we can win ballgames.Kansas (1-4, 0-2) was oh-so-close to what could have been a season-boosting upset of TCU. The Jayhawks had a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter before missing three field goal attempts, the last in the final seconds of a 24-23 loss after the Frogs had kicked a go-ahead field goal. That stretched Kansas conference losing streak to 14 games.Coming off the game from last week, obviously our guys are anxious to get back out there and get another shot at it, second-year Jayhawks coach David Beaty said.Watching that game, theyre going to come with some fire. But I hope they watched our game, Bears senior cornerback Ryan Reid said. Thats not us, were going to come back and were going to (be) Baylor, definitely, at home.Some other things to know when Kansas makes its third consecutive trip to Waco as the Bears opponent for Homecoming. Baylor won 60-14 two years ago in its first season at McLane Stadium, and won 41-14 in 2012.SHOCK FACTORThis has been an up-and-down season for senior running Shock Linwood, who became Baylors career rushing leader Sept. 16 at Rice, then had only two carries for 4 yards the next week. But he is coming off a 237-yard performance against Iowa State in the last game, when he had 25 carries and his first touchdown of the season. On the sideline after the second quarter, I went over to him and said, `This is the Shock I remember. And he kind of laughed at me a little bit, Russell said.CENTURY SIMSJayhawks sophomore Steven Sims Jr . had nine catches for 101 yards against TCU, his third 100-yard receiving game this season. That is already the most by a Kansas player since 2009, when Dezmon Briscoe had seven and Kerry Meier five.BEHIND THE LINEKansas is fourth among FBS teams this season with 9.6 tackles for loss per game, which is currently on pace to break the school record (9.4 per game in 2016). Their 48 total is only 10 shy of what they had all last season. After last year, our whole staff, we take it personal where we finish in specific areas because your stats are who you are. You cant run from them, Beaty said, crediting defensive coordinator Clint Bowen and his staff for the improvement. He was extremely motivated because, man, he puts better teams out there than that routinely.TAKING THE FOURTHBaylor hasnt allowed a point in the fourth quarter this season, outscoring opponents 45-0 in the final 15 minutes. I think its reflective of a team that knows how to finish, said acting head coach Jim Grobe, adding that the Bears are a well-conditioned team. 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The postgame holiday fireworks show heralded another confident win for the Dodgers, who have won 15 of their last 20.Were playing much better baseball, manager Dave Roberts said. Even when we were down, we felt like we were still in this game.Yasiel Puig and Yasmani Grandal hit back-to-back homers in the second inning for Los Angeles (48-37), which rose to a season-best 11 games over .500.Seager extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a fourth-inning RBI single. His streak is the longest in the NL this season and the third-longest by a rookie in the Dodgers tenure in Los Angeles.The precocious shortstop then hustled for a triple on his drive down the right field line off Odrisamer Despaigne (0-1) in the seventh.It was just good to see us respond, Roberts said. Every time they scored, we answered. Corey is taking the extra base and turning a double into a triple there.J.J. Hardy and Joey Rickard drove in two runs apiece for the AL East-leading Orioles, who have lost five straight.BIG SAVELos Angeles bullpen bailed out teenage rookie starter Julio Urias with 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball. Joe Blanton (4-2) pitched the seventh, and Kenley Jansen finished for his 25th save in 28 chances.Urias yielded six hits and five runs while failing to get out of the fourth inning.Urias stayed up with Los Angeles longer than most expected. The return of Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu from injuries likely means the prized Mexican prospect is headed back to the minors for moore seasoning.dddddddddddd Urias is positive about the move.I would obviously love to be here, love to spend the rest of my career here, Urias said through a translator. But Im going to work hard down there and try to come back. I was able to see what I can do (in the majors), and Im very thankful.STRONG STARTBaltimore jumped on Urias for three runs in the second inning, including Hardys two-run double. Rickard then delivered a two-run single in the fourth, briefly putting the Orioles up 5-2.Utley and Seager came through with consecutive RBI singles in the bottom half of the inning against Yovani Gallardo, who yielded six hits and four runs in a four-inning start.I was just falling behind guys, and its hard to pitch like that at this level, Gallardo said. It just cant happen, especially when the guys put some runs up on the board early. Youve got to put up zeros.Los Angeles tied it in the sixth on Utleys RBI single. The Dodgers added an insurance run in the eighth when pinch-hitter Chris Taylor sprinted home from first base on Howie Kendricks double.FREE BIRDBefore the game, a trained bald eagle from the Los Angeles Zoo took the Independence Day spirit literally, flying past its handler in the outfield grass, over the center field fence and out of the stadium. The eagle was located safe and sound.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: OF Pedro Alvarez went on the bereavement list, and OF Dariel Alvarez was called up from the minors along with LHP Jayson Aquino, who made his major league debut by getting two outs in the eighth.Dodgers: Ryu plans to start for Los Angeles on Thursday against San Diego, completing his arduous return from shoulder problems. He hasnt pitched since the 2014 playoffs, undergoing surgery and numerous setbacks.UP NEXTOrioles: Chris Tillman (10-2, 3.71 ERA) already has twice as many wins as any other Baltimore starter.Dodgers: Kenta Maeda (7-5, 2.82 ERA) has a 2.21 ERA in his last seven starts, allowing opponents to bat just .219. ' ' '