And he was also brave: his classic move was to drive for a tiny gap in the field.

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Eventually the world champion managed to open up a decent gap on the field, and Dovizioso's attentions turned to holding off the challenge of Hayden in third.

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But it wasn't without some tension: Mike Moustakas hit a liner to right that landed just foul, and then scorched a pitch into the left-center field gap that Wells tracked down on the run to end the game.

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Moustakas nearly drove in Perez with a liner down the right field line that just landed foul, and then continued to fight off pitches before sending a drive into the left-center field gap that Wells tracked down to end the game.

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From the kick-off the Reds worked the ball up the other end of the field, Jason Webber making for a gap before passing inside to Martin Crompton.

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Even now the gap between winners of the Champions League and the Copa Libertadores and the rest of the field is enormous, so folks really only take notice when the final rolls around.

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Woods, the highest-placed American in the field, was seven shots off the pace after round three and was unable to close the gap with a modest two-under 71.

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