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Its not lost on Sydney FC that struggling Adelaide have amassed as many A-League points as the runaway leaders have dropped.Yet, the Sky Blues refuse to take Saturdays top-versus-bottom clash lightly, wary it was about this time last season that Guillermo Amors defending champions starting firing.The Reds had three points after seven rounds in 2015-16, one more than the two theyve accrued in the same period of this, so far horrendous campaign.After eight games, they were still tied to the bottom of the table, but Sydney centre-back Alex Wilkinson is mindful of what happened next - a 14-match unbeaten run that ended with the premiership-championship double.And, he said Graham Arnolds undefeated Sky Blues, who dropped their first two points in last weekends draw with Brisbane, were prepared to host a team low in confidence but even hungrier for a win.Obviously, Adelaide have had a few struggles early on this year, just like they did last year - and look where they ended up last year, Wilkinson said.Theyre definitely not a team that deserves to be on the bottom of the league.Well be treating them with the same respect we treat every opponent (with).Were expecting a difficult game and theyll be well up for getting their first win of the season.Obviously, Adelaides confidence might be a little low so, if we can get on top of them early and maybe grab a goal, that would be great for us and put them on the back foot.Arnold will again field a perfectly fit squad - albeit potentially with Wednesdays FFA Cup final in mind.The Reds, plagued by injuries, appear to be emerging from the darkness with striker Henrique back from a knee problem to boost the attack along with Sergi Guardiola, who appears to have promptly recovered from last weekends injury against Perth.But Arnold sees a clear advantage in Amors absence from the Allianz Stadium sidelines as the Spaniard serves a one-match ban for his outburst during Uniteds controversial loss last Friday to the Glory.You saw the same with Kenny Lowe; its not the same for the players without the coach on the sideline, Arnold said.The players always look across to the coach for reassurance and tactical instructions.STATS THAT MATTER:* Adelaide have won four of their six most-recent games against Sydney and are unbeaten in the past three* The Reds have kept a clean sheet in their past four regular-season away matches with the Sky Blues, outscoring them 9-0 across that period* Sydney have conceded the most fouls (128) and won the fewest (83) of any team this season* Sergi Guardiolas 20 shots at goal are the second most of any player this season and four more than any Sydney player Wholesale Air Max 90 Kpu .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. 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The heart of the order finally came up with hits after the Cubs struggled with runners in scoring position against Brewers starter Junior Guerra.That changed after Will Smith took over for Guerra with one out in the seventh.Tommy La Stella, who went 3 for 3, had an RBI double before Smith (1-3) walked Kris Bryant to load the bases for third-place hitter Rizzo. He hit a 2-2 slider down in the zone into right-center to clear the bases and give Chicago a 5-4 lead.Ben Zobrists RBI single scored Rizzo in the seventh and gave the Cubs a needed insurance run after closer Hector Rondon gave up a homer to Kirk Nieuwenhuis with two outs in the ninth to draw Milwaukee within a run.Rondon struck out Jake Elmore looking for his 18th save.It was a complete victory. Rizzo had a couple tough at-bats but got a really big hit, manager Joe Maddon said.It completed a successful comeback from Tommy John surgery for Nathan, pitching in his first game in the majors since April 2015. He was activated off the 60-day disabled list earlier Sunday.Cubs pitchers labored for much of the afternoon, with starter Jon Lester struggling through four innings, allowing four hits and walking five.Nathan gave up a leadoff triple to Jonathan Villar in the sixth and a walk before striking out 3-4-5 hitters Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy and Chris Carter.Certainly a lot of moments in the game. We had some opporttunities to add on runs in general, just to score runs and we didnt capture those opportunities, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said.ddddddddddddBRINGING THE HEATThe Brewers left the retractable roof at Miller Park open on a sticky afternoon, with the game-time temperature at 90 degrees. The contest lasted more than four hours.It was without a doubt the hottest game of the year, and it was one of the longer games, so guys were tired, for sure, Counsell said.ON THE MOUNDSmiths struggles overshadowed another solid start by 31-year-old rookie Guerra, who allowed five hits and one unearned run over 6 1/3 innings.But the lead evaporated against Smith, normally one of the leagues toughest left-handed relievers. Left-handed hitter La Stella and Rizzo both got to Smith for clutch hits.Smiths ERA ballooned from 1.93 to 3.86 after failing to record an out while giving up five runs on three hits, a walk and an error.SWIPE CITYThe Brewers built their 4-0 lead, stealing six bases in a game for the first time since May 13, 2013. Braun and Villar each had two steals off Lester by the bottom of the second.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: Nathan signed with the Cubs as a free agent in May and was on the DL until this weekend. Right-hander Adam Warren was optioned to Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move. ... SS Addison Russell left the game before the bottom of the fourth with a left heel contusion.Brewers: Will Middlebrooks left the game before the top of the fourth a lower right leg strain. The third baseman popped out in the bottom of the third.UP NEXT:Cubs: Jake Arrieta (12-4) takes the mound when Chicago travels to the South Side for an interleague series against the crosstown-rival White Sox. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 3.82 ERA in six starts against the White Sox.Brewers: Chase Anderson (4-10) opens a four-game series against his former club, the Arizona Diamondbacks. The righty has struggled over his past six outings, going 0-4 with a 9.13 ERA. ' ' '