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Turns out Benji Marshall wasnt the only one to be called out in Wollongong last week, with Tariq Sims also copping a serve from St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor.However, both players responded positively to their dressing down with leading performances in the Dragons 32-18 boilover of Cronulla on Saturday night to earn some praise from their coach.While Marshall and McGregor made plenty of headlines for what the Dragons No.7 described as a healthy debate during a video review last week, Sims revealed he too had been ordered to lift his game.And the former Newcastle forward responded with a heroic two-try effort, while also setting up a third.Mary, (McGregor) hes great at challenging individuals and he challenged me through the week. Id like to think that I responded the way that he wanted me to, Sims said.McGregor said it was exactly the reply he was looking for from his bench forward.As soon as he came on, he made immediate impact. Thats what you want from a player of his capabilities coming off the interchange, McGregor said.Sims best performance in the Red V was soured by an ankle injury that will require scans.Unfortunately got a strain in the ankle there late in the game. Not too sure how bad that is but well get it checked and hopefully it wont keep him out for many games, McGregor said.McGregor also lauded the bounce-back from Marshall, who put a disappointing outing against Brisbane behind him by setting up two tries in an improved display against the Sharks.Thats how you want your playmakers to be. You want them to build pressure and then when the opportunity presents itself, create tries, McGregor said.To come off a game like he did last week, and the pressure hes been under from all sorts of different areas, to come out and play like that, is really good. Itll give him confidence going into next week.The win temporarily leaves the 11th-placed Dragons just two points shy of eighth-placed Penrith ahead of the Panthers match against Newcastle on Sunday.McGregor admitted his team would need to win their final three games of the regular season but, with Leeson Ah Mau to return from suspension next week, refused to give up hope of a late finals push.Their remaining three games are against the lowly Sydney Roosters, Parramatta and Newcastle.We had three back tonight that we missed last week in (Tyson) Frizell, (Joel) Thompson and (Josh) Dugan, they all got through well, he said.Were getting some troops back and were playing all sides below us in the competition so its certainly in our hands. Weve got to keep getting a bit better each week like we did tonight. You never know. Wholesale NHL Jerseys .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. NFL Jerseys China . 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MILWAUKEE -- After snapping out of an offensive funk Thursday with an 11-3 rout over the Atlanta Braves at Miller Park, the Milwaukee Brewers will try to keep things rolling when they open a three-game series in Milwaukee against their National League Central rival, the Cincinnati Reds.To do that, theyll need Jimmy Nelson to snap out of his own recent funk.He will take the mound Friday night looking to win for the first time in five starts. He has lost each of his last four starts, posting an 8.00 ERA during that stretch while allowing 16 earned runs in 18 innings of work.Hes not where he we wants to be or where we want him to be, Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell said. Things are snowballing a little bit. We have to get more quality pitches. Every pitcher goes through this, there is going to be stuff that goes on, and you have to move on to the next pitch. Thats the game. Jimmys preparation is second to none.Nelson hasnt made it out of the fifth inning in any of those outings and hasnt made it past the sixth in 11 of his last 12. He allowed six earned runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings his last time out, striking out four, with three walks, two hit batters and a wild pitch in a 9-3 loss to Arizona.Im just trying to stay positive at this point, Nelson said. Most of the stuff in that game was my fault. The three-run inning (fourth). Got balls up that got away from me.Homer Bailey will make his third start of the season for the Reds, who arrive in Milwaukee with a .dddddddddddd500 mark in their last 16 games and 5-5 against the Brewers this season.Bailey missed the first four months of the 2016 season while still recovering from Tommy John surgery performed in May 2015. He took the victory in his debut, allowing just two runs over 5 2/3 innings against the Padres on July 31, but he only lasted three innings his last time out and was charged with five runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts in a 5-3 loss at Pittsburgh.Luckily the bullpen did a great job today, the starter just wasnt worth a damn, Bailey said after the game.Manager Bryan Price said after the game that it wasnt uncommon for a pitcher to show that kind of inconsistency after returning from such a major procedure.This is a part of the recovery, Price said. He didnt feel as electric in Game 2 as he did in Game 1 last week in San Diego, and thats probably going to be a part of what this looks like every now and again over the course of the rest of the season as he gets his arm really back into 100 percent pitching shape. Its certainly something I anticipated along the way and hoped we wouldnt see it for a little while. Today just wasnt his best stuff.Friday will mark Baileys 22nd career start against the Brewers, against whom he is 4-8 with a 4.86 ERA, including a 2/3 mark with a 4.80 ERA in 10 career starts at Miller Park. ' ' '