SALT LAKE CITY -- Becoming road warriors marks the latest sign that the Utah Jazz are evolving into a true NBA playoff contender this season.The Jazz wrapped up a five-game eastern road swing with a 4-1 mark, capping it off with an impressive 102-91 victory over Miami on Saturday. Utah never trailed in the second half and handed the Heat their fourth consecutive loss.Once again, Gordon Hayward is a big catalyst behind the success. Hayward scored 25 points on 10-of-20 shooting against Miami -- his fifth consecutive 20-point outing since returning after missing the teams first six games with a broken finger. The 26-year-old forward averaged 24.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists during the road trip.Im trying to help us win games, Hayward said. Its a huge road trip for us. Its been a while weve been this successful going out east.Utah (7-4) looks to continue that momentum at home when it hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. If the Jazz can keep up their recent level of defensive play, it shouldnt a problem. They have allowed just 92.4 points over their last five games and 93.1 points over the entire season. Only the Los Angeles Clippers are allowing fewer points than the Jazz.With a 99.4 defensive rating (based on points per 100 possessions), Utah is emerging as one of the top 5 defensive teams in the entire NBA. It will present a stiff challenge for a Memphis team struggling to generate offense.The Grizzlies (4-5) scored 100 or more points just once in their last six games and won twice in that stretch. They are averaging just 97 points per game, the fewest of any Western Conference team. Mike Conley (18.8 points), Marc Gasol (18.1) and Zach Randolph (13.8) are not getting much help in the offensive production department.A 106-96 loss to Milwaukee on Saturday offered a microcosm of whats gone wrong for Memphis on offense this season. The Grizzlies shot 20 percent (6-of-30) from the perimeter and endured several cold shooting spells each time they rallied to get back in the game with the Bucks.We had a lot of really rushed possessions with no detail, Memphis coach David Fizdale said after the game. We were kind of sporadic and scattered. I was proud of the way we fought back like we always do but at the end, we just didnt execute at a high level.Both teams have had to deal with the injury bug early in the season. Tony Allen (groin) and Chandler Parsons (knee) have both seen limited action early in the season for Memphis. Utah has been without George Hill (thumb) and Boris Diaw (leg) for several games and Derrick Favors missed the final three quarters of the Miami game with knee soreness.The Jazz won the season series 2-1 over the Grizzlies last season. Utah won both games played in Salt Lake City. Iman Marshall Womens Jersey . 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SEATTLE -- The red-hot Seattle Mariners are making a final push in the American League wild-card race as they begin a three-game series with the undermanned Houston Astros on Friday night.Six of Seattles final 16 games come against Houston (76-70), which is two games behind the Mariners (78-68). Seattle is tied with Detroit, two games behind Toronto for the final wild-card spot, with the New York Yankees three back.The Astros will likely be without MVP candidate Jose Altuve, who left Wednesdays 8-4 victory over Texas with an oblique injury. Also, rookie Alex Bregman (hamstring) is expected to be out of Fridays lineup.Theyre getting looked at, getting all the tests (from) doctors, Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. Theyre going to have a full evaluation before were going to know anything, but Im not optimistic about Friday for either of them.Altuve leads the AL in batting average (.341) and hits (196) while his 24 home runs and 94 RBI are career highs. Bregman is hitting .260 with eight homers and 32 RBI in 47 games.Seattle is coming off back-to-back sweeps of AL West doormats Oakland and Los Angeles after it appeared out of the race when it hit the road nine days ago.Outstanding trip, manager Scott Servais told reporters Wednesday night. Guys are really confident. The energy is up. It should be a really fun homestand coming up.The streak coincides with a return to form by the Mariners starting rotation, which had fallen on hard times before getting well against some of the leagues worst offeenses.dddddddddddd Hisashi Iwakuma and Taijuan Walker put together solid back-to-back starts heading into Thursdays off day, and Seattle looks to ace Felix Hernandez to continue that trend Friday night.Hernandez (11-5) recovered from back-to-back tough outings to throw six scoreless innings in Oakland his last time out.Houston counters with Mariner-killer Collin McHugh, who is 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three starts against Seattle this season. McHugh (10-10) is one of the few Astros starters who have stayed healthy during an injury-plagued month. Dallas Keuchel and Lance McCullers have succumbed to injuries, putting pressure on pitchers such as McHugh to step up and keep Houston in the playoff race.Wednesday starter Joe Musgrove did his part by throwing 6 1/3 solid innings as the Astros etched out an 8-4 victory over Texas to close out that series.I want to see them again, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said of the Rangers. If we see them again, it means were meeting in October, so bring it. I hope were there.Before the Astros can think about a second consecutive postseason appearance, theyll have to hurdle four teams. Unless they can take at least two of three this weekend, thats probably not going to happen.Every game matters right now, Astros infielder Marwin Gonzalez told reporters after Wednesdays victory. Were going to try to win as much as we can, and thats it. ' ' '