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LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- By now, the Chicago Bears hoped to be past the injuries plaguing them since training camp began.Instead, with Saturdays dress rehearsal for the regular season approaching in the third preseason game against Kansas City, the Bears injury situation only seems to get worse by the day.Weve got plenty of bodies -- were at 90 players, coach John Fox said Sunday. At this point youve got plenty of guys out here.It gives us a chance to look at some other guys and give them an opportunity to catch our eye.The Bears had 20 players either injured or sitting out for rest Sunday when they returned to Halas Hall for practice, after losing 23-22 Thursday to the New England Patriots.They even found theyd lost a few more players due to in-game injuries that cropped up a day later.Starting running back Jeremy Langford wore a boot cast on an injured left foot and watched from the sideline on Saturday night during a practice held at north suburban Warren High School. The injury occurred in Thursdays game but wasnt evident until the next day.Starting right guard Kyle Long also missed practices Saturday and Sunday. Hes suffering from a shoulder injury.I think hes a great player and obviously Id rather have him out there practicing, Fox said about Long, a three-time Pro Bowl player. But our goal right now is to get ready for the opener in Houston.Langford had the boot cast off at Sundays practice, but a date for his return is uncertain.The health situation looks no better on defense, where inside linebacker Danny Trevathan missed the last two practices with a pulled hamstring and the right cornerback position has been a revolving door to the trainers room.Prior to the game against New England, starting cornerback Kyle Fuller underwent arthroscopic knee surgery.It was something that he tried to push through, Fox said. He showed great determination in doing that. It just wasnt improving.They did the scope and hopefully hell come back fast and furious.Then Fullers backup, Bryce Callahan, missed the last two practices with a pulled hamstring. Jacoby Glenn, who replaced Callahan, suffered a concussion against New England.As a result, starting left cornerback Tracy Porter has found himself on the field trying to coach young players in addition to playing.Im watching those guys, what theyre doing, if theyre having a missed assignment or having a not-so-good technique that I can help them with, Porter said.Hes trying to instill confidence in rookie fourth-round pick Deiondre Hall, and other inexperienced players whove been tried at the spot.At that position you have to have a ton of confidence, because if you dont, its like quarterbacks, they can sense that and youll have a long night, Porter said.Game notesWide receiver Eddie Royal and running back KaDeem Carey returned to practice Saturday on a limited basis after suffering concussions. 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The Mets lead the Giants by one game, with the Cardinals currently on the outside looking in, one game back of San Francisco.Its exciting, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said after his team retained its lead over the Cardinals with a 7-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday night. We wish we were in a better position, but you dont stop fighting.The Dodgers, meanwhile, clinched the NL West last Sunday, and they have little to play for as the series begins.Los Angeles is locked into a first-round playoff matchup with the Washington Nationals, champs of the NL East. That series will open in Washington unless the Dodgers (91-68) can catch the Nationals (93-66) in the overall standings.The Dodgers won the season series from the Nationals 5-1, so they would get home-field advantage in the best-of-five should the teams finish the regular season in a tie.San Francisco staff ace Madison Bumgarner will duel Los Angeles newcomer Rich Hill in the Giants-Dodgers series opener.Bumgarner (14-9, 2.71 ERA) will get a rematch with the Dodgers after he wasnt involved in the decision Sept. 19 at Los Angeles in a thriller the Dodgers won 2-1 by scoring twice in the bottom of the ninth.The left-hander shut out Los Angeles on one hit over seven inninngs that night before getting into a scuffle with Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig near first base at the end of the seventh.dddddddddddd Bochy chose to pull his standout at that point.The loss was costly for the Giants. They fell six games off the pace in the division and never seriously challenged the Dodgers again.The Giants now find themselves needing to beat their rivals just to join them in the postseason.Bumgarner is 13-9 with a 2.66 ERA in 26 career outings (25 starts) against the Dodgers.The Dodgers initially slotted their ace, Clayton Kershaw, in the Friday game, but they pushed him back to Saturday as a precaution.Kershaw hasnt allowed an earned run in his past three starts, covering 18 innings, as he works his way back into form following a 10-week absence caused by a back injury. He hasnt thrown more than 91 pitches in any of those starts.Getting Kershaw back on top of his game is critical for the Dodgers because, if fully healthy, he would be a possibility to start a potential Game 4 against the Nationals on three days rest. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts already has announced that his ace will go in Game 1.Its definitely an issue, Roberts said recently of Kershaws conditioning after the long layoff. (Pitching him on short rest) would be an honest conversation depending on where were at. Im not prepared to have that yet.While Kershaw enjoys his extra day of rest, Hill will get the call Friday. The lefty is 3-2 with a 1.53 ERA in five starts since joining Los Angeles in a trade-deadline deal with the Oakland As. Overall, he is 12-5 with a 2.05 ERA in 19 starts this year.In two starts against the Giants this year, Hill is 1-1 with a 0.82 ERA, improving his career mark against San Francisco to 3-2 with a 2.60 ERA in seven starts. ' ' '