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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Rams are moving the ball better. Now they need to turn that production into touchdowns.The Rams had a season-high 345 yards of total offense Sunday, but scored only one touchdown from four trips into the red zone in their 30-19 loss to the Buffalo Bills.Coach Jeff Fisher was left alternating between a defending his offense and being dismayed with a unit still ranked last overall in the NFL -- the same spot it occupied last season.You can take the 32nd in the league and write all you want about it, Fisher said. But this offense is improving.Fisher started his Monday press conference highlighting statistics including rushing attempts and time of possession, calling it a formula for winning. But when asked about the offenses inability to score touchdowns inside its opponents 20-yard line, Fisher pointed to how far the Rams had to go on third down against the Bills.A false start penalty against guard Roger Saffold resulted in a third-and-13 on the games opening drive, while the Rams faced third-and-goal from the 13 in the fourth quarter. Both drives ended in field goals by Greg Zuerlein.Zuerlein has converted all nine of his attempts so far, showing terrific improvement after only making 20 of 30 field goals last season. Still, Fisher would like to redistribute Zuerleins work load.If we need him at the end, we have confidence in him to make that kick, but Id much rather see him kick extra points, Fisher said.That could happen Sunday against the Detroit Lions.The Lions have allowed at least 324 yards in each of their first five games. Opponents have scored touchdowns on 81.25 percent of red-zone possessions, the worst mark in the NFL. That is the kind of defensive generosity the Rams will need to exploit to remove themselves from the bottom of rankings in yards and points per game.Were going to have to have a 500-, 600-yard game to jump into the middle of the pack, so its going to take some time, but to me the wins are going to offset that, Fisher said. Were getting better on third down. We made some plays on third down. We had nine explosive plays against a really good defense, 23 first downs.If the offense does not improve, the calls to play No. 1 overall draft pick Jared Goff will increase. Fisher said the former California quarterback is seeing reps in practice during the week and also running the scout team. A three-game winning streak had pushed questions about Goffs development into the background.He picks up what we are doing, Fisher said. He is improving and has learned a lot. With each passing week he is getting better.If the Rams find themselves with a substantial lead in the fourth quarter or on the wrong end of a blowout, Fisher said he would give Goff playing time. Sean Mannion, now the third-string quarterback behind Goff, completed 6 of 7 passes in a 31-7 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals as a rookie last season.Game notes CB Trumaine Johnson is still undergoing tests after injuring his ankle in the fourth quarter against the Bills, Fisher said. ... G Cody Wichmann did not suffer a high ankle sprain against the Bills, but will likely to be questionable to play against the Lions, Fisher said. ... Defensive linemen Robert Quinn, Michael Brockers and William Hayes are day-to-day, Fisher said. Quinn (shoulder), Brockers (hip) and Hayes (ankle) were not active against the Bills.---AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL NFL China Factory . 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PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Baltimore Orioles broke out of a brief offence funk against one of the top pitchers in the American League. J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, Alexi Casilla and Nick Markakis had two RBIs apiece and the Orioles hammered eight-game winner Matt Moore in beating the Tampa Bay Rays 10-7 on Sunday. Baltimore, held to one run and six hits in losing the first two games of the series, had 16 hits Sunday. "Today we just came out aggressive," Hardy said. Moore (8-2) allowed career highs of nine runs and 12 hits over five innings in his second consecutive loss. The left-hander was coming off a subpar start last Tuesday in which he gave up six runs over two-plus inning in a 10-1 loss at Detroit. "The 8-0 start is obviously gone," Moore said of his undefeated stretch. "Its something that, maybe, was a bit misleading I guess you could say. It definitely shows how our team is playing." Moore said when he was getting ahead in the count Sunday that he just didnt make the needed pitch. "Not bad stuff, but the location was not good," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "They were not missing anything. This whole season, really, he has not been a command kind of a pitcher. Earlier in the season he might have been making mistakes that were not being hit. Its not like its entirely different than early, its just that the command right now is a little off with his off-speed stuff. They were in bad spots." Chris Tillman (6-2) gave up three runs and four hits in six innings. The Baltimore right-hander has won all five of his road decisions this year. "Youve got to go out there and pitch like its a 0-0 ball game," Tillman said. "Thats one of the learning curves in this game. Youve got to go out there no matter what and throw." Jim Johnson entered in the ninth with two on and two outs and gave up an RBI single to Jose Labaton that got Tampa Bay to 10-7 -- they trailed 9-1 in the fourth. The right-hander then retired Kelly Johnson on an infield pop fly to get his 21st save. "American League East is tough," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Youve got to play nine innings, which our guys did. They kept adding on, or trying to, because its hard in the major leagues. Things are going to happpen.dddddddddddd" Johnson had a run-scoring hit in the sixth for the Rays, who lost for just the fourth time in the last 14 games. The Orioles took a 2-0 lead in the first on RBI doubles by Hardy and Jones. Manny Machado was hit by a pitch near the knee, but stayed in the game and scored from first on Hardys hit. Casilla hit a sacrifice fly, Machado drove in a run with his 27th double this season, and Hardy had a run-scoring double as Baltimore went up 5-0 in the second. Machado has a hit in 24 of his last 26 road games. "You just hope youre not catching him when hes on top of game," Showalter said of Moore. "When he is, it doesnt usually work out for you. We were fortunate to be on the mistakes he made." Tampa Bay got one run back in the bottom of the second when Evan Longoria doubled and later scored on Desmond Jennings infield single. Jennings was caught attempting to steal second later in the inning when Machado made a nifty spinning tag. Casilla had an RBI single and Markakis hit a sacrifice fly during a three-run third to extend the Baltimore advantage to 8-1. Markakis also had a run-scoring double off Cesar Ramos in the seventh. Jones hit a solo homer to put Baltimore ahead 9-1 in the fourth. Ben Zobrist hit his first homer since May 1, a solo shot in the fourth off Tillman. Sam Fuld helped cut the Rays deficit to 10-6 during the eighth on his first homer since May 27, 2011, a two-run shot against Brian Matusz, who gave up three runs and five hits in two-thirds of an inning. Luke Scott also had an RBI single in the inning. NOTES: Orioles slugger Chris Davis was hitless in 12 at-bats in the series and saw his average drop from .357 to .338. ... Baltimore 2B Brian Roberts (right hamstring) will continue his rehab program with the team. Roberts, who has been working out at the Orioles complex in Sarasota, Fla., hopes to return before the All-Star break. ... Longoria was the DH, getting a day off from playing third on the artificial turf. ... An MRI on Baltimore RHP Steve Johnson showed a slight left oblique strain. He went on the disabled list June 5. ... Orioles pitching prospect Dylan Bundy (elbow and forearm soreness) is scheduled to resume throwing and make 25 throws at 60 feet on Monday. ' ' '