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PHOENIX -- Eric Bledsoe scored 15 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns pulled out a 98-92 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Goran Dragic added 20 points, 15 in the first half, and Markieff Morris scored 16 for the Suns. Rodney Stuckey scored 23 and Andre Drummond had 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Pistons in their fourth overall loss and 12th straight on the road. Bledsoe, in his biggest game since returning from knee surgery March 12, made a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to put the Suns ahead for good 89-86 with 3:22 to play. Detroit was just 10 of 26 at the foul line, to Phoenixs 24 of 35. Phoenix outscored Detroit 12-6 over the final 3:22. The victory pulled the Suns within a half-game of Memphis for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West, although the Grizzlies have the tiebreaker. Detroits worst culprit at the foul line was Josh Smith, who had 15 points and 10 rebounds but missed all eight of his free throws. Greg Monroe scored 16 for the Pistons. After quickly erasing a 12-point Phoenix lead in the third quarter, Detroit played the Suns close and had an 82-80 lead when Drummond made one of two free throws with 6:31 left. The game was tied three more times before Bledsoe, as the shot clock neared zero, hit a 3 from the top of the key to make it 89-86. Monroe made two free throws with 3:02 left to cut it to 89-88, Morris scored on a drive, Channing Frye blocked Kyle Singlers layup try. Morris and Bledsoe each made free throws to put Phoenix up 93-88 with 1:05 to go. Will Bynum scored, then Bledsoes driving layup had the Suns ahead 95-90 with 48.9 seconds to play. Neither team led by more than six points in the first half, with Phoenix up 51-50 at the break. Dragic hit a 3 and Miles Plumlee made two free throws to put Phoenix up 51-46 with 1:59 left in the half. Drummonds layup with 1:22 left, followed by his tip-in with 6.8 seconds to go, left the Suns with a one-point halftime lead. Phoenix opened the second half with a 14-3 run to go up 65-53 on Plumlees reverse dunk on a pass from Bledsoe. Plumlee scored seven in the spurt. But Detroit responded, outscoring the Suns 14-2 to tie it at 67-67 when Drummond made one of two free throws with 3:34 left in the quarter. Smith was fouled by Dragic on a 3-point try but missed all three at the line and Phoenix led 73-71 entering fourth. Notes: The Suns Markieff Morris drew his 12th technical foul, fourth-most in the NBA. ... Detroits last road win was at Washington on Jan. 18. ... Nine of the Suns remaining 13 games are on the road. ... The teams split the season series 1-1. Athletics Jerseys 2020 . -- Martin Kaymer never lost sight of opportunity even amid so much evidence of trouble in the closing stretch Sunday at The Players Championship. Stitched Athletics Jerseys . Ryan Callahan trade talks caught a lot of people off guard. Details are now emerging about why the Rangers would consider such a move. 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RHP Kenny Giles will be called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill Adams spot on the roster.Andy Murray has set up another thrilling final against Novak Djokovic at the Rome Masters today, live on Sky Sports. The world No 1 denied Murray more silverware in last weeks Madrid Open final and they meet again in the Italian capital, where the Scot attempts to end a run of four straight defeats against the sports dominant champion.Djokovic, who is targeting a hat-trick of title wins in the clay court tournament, had to overcome injury and a dropped first set in his 2-6 6-4 7-6 semi-final win over Kei Nishikori. The Serbs pain was self-inflicted as he struck his ankle with his racquet while attempting to clean clay from his shoes. Djokovic played through the pain in his win over Kei Nishikori A message to all the kids out there: dont hit your own ankle when youre cleaning your shoes, said Djokovic.It was an awkward situation in the first game, I hit myself pretty hard on the ankle and bruised the bone. It hurt for a while, and though the pain faded it returned towards the end of the match. Highlights of Murrays semi-final clash with Lucas Pouille at the Rome Masters In stark contrast, Murray had comfortably progressed with a 6-2 6-1 win over Lucas Pouille to reach the final in Rome for the first time.ddddddddddddMurray brushed aside the Frenchman in under an hour and should be fighting fit for his latest match against Djokovic. Murray has produced consistent performances on the clay In his post-match interview, Murray welcomed the chance to challenge for another title on clay as he works towards the French Open later this month.Any time you get the chance to play the best players, especially right before a slam, its great preparation, he said. Murray v Djokovic: The rivalry We recall previous meetings between the two stars The few matches I have played here have been fairly quick matches and regardless of who I play tomorrow, I know Ill be pushed extremely hard and be put in difficult situations, difficult moments. Thats what you want.Watch Andy Murray against Novak Djokovic in the Rome Masters final, from 4pm on Sky Sports 4. Also See: Murray reaches Rome final Murray v Djokovic: The rivalry Murray v Pouille recap Serena closes on 70th title ' ' '