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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Nothing has come easy for the New York Giants this season, even the games they are supposed to win.The difference this year is they are winning the close games, a big change from previous seasons.Eli Manning threw a go-ahead 15-yard touchdown pass to rookie Sterling Shepard in the third quarter as the Giants rallied for their fifth straight win with a 22-16 decision Sunday over the Chicago Bears in a gusty MetLife Stadium.New York (7-3) remains two games behind the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC East.We did find a way, thats the resiliency of this team, guard Marshall Newhouse said. In the past wed lose a lot of close games, now we are winning a lot of close games. People see that as a negative and I dont see why. Obviously there is stuff to improve on, but if you can play, maybe not playing your best, and you win, thats a positive.Manning (21 of 36 for 227) also threw a third-quarter touchdown to Will Tye, Rashad Jennings scored on a 2-yard run and Robbie Gould kicked a 46-yard field goal on a day he missed two extra points.The Giants got a second-half shutout from their defense and a game-clinching interception from Landon Collins .After taking a surprising 16-6 lead, injuries on the offensive line finally caught up with the Bears (2-8) and left Jay Cutler under constant pressure.The winning streak is New Yorks longest in the regular season since 2010, while the Bears starts matches their worst since 2002.This one is going to be a hard one to swallow, said Cutler, who was 17 of 30 for 252 yards and sacked four times. These games that you lose when you definitely have a chance at the end to win, those are the ones that kind of keep you up at night.Down 16-9 at the half, the Giants grabbed the lead in the third quarter, scoring on their first two possessions. The second featured a third-down scramble by Manning and 48-yard pass to Victor Cruz on the next play. Manning ran toward the line on what looked like another run, then found Cruz behind the defense.Shepard split a seam in the middle of the Bears defense three plays later, but Gould missed the extra point keeping things tense.Well take it as it comes, Cruz said. Were continuing to rally these victories and continuing to build on them. With every victory, with every week, were getting stronger as a team. Thats what you want to see.Chicago got to the New York 30 in the final two minutes but Jason Pierre-Paul had a 13-yard sack and Cutler was picked off by Collins, his fifth interception in the last four games.I even told some guys that it is time to blow up, it is on us, and guys responded, said Pierre-Paul, whose 2 1/2 sacks were his best performance since injuring a hand in a fireworks accident last year. I responded myself. I cant just do the talking, I have to show up and we came out with a win.Cutler found Miller for a 19-yard TD on the opening possession. A 34-yard pass to Miller set up Barths 40-yard field goal and Langfords short TD lunge put Chicago ahead halfway through the second quarter.GOING FOR IT: A couple of fourth-down gambles got the Giants nine points in the half. A 15-yard pass to Shepard on a fourth-and-2 at the Bears 17, set up Jennings TD run. A 5-yard pass to Jennings on fourth-and-2 at Bears 33 set up Goulds 46-yard field goal with 3:33 left in the half.INJURIES: Leonard Floyd, the Bears first round draft pick from Georgia, was removed from the field on a stretcher with 5:53 to go against the Giants with a neck injury. He gave a thumbs-up to teammates leaving the field and returned Sunday night to Chicago after being released from a hospital, the Bears said. ... Miller had to leave the game early in the second half with a possible broken foot. ... Giants receiver Roger Lewis Jr. and Bears cornerback CreVon LeBlanc left in the first-half with concussions.ACTIVE-INACTIVE: Cruz returned to the lineup after missing a game with an ankle injury. Tight end Larry Donnell was a healthy scratch for the first time this season. ... Bears right tackle Bobbie Massie (concussion), nose tackle Eddie Goldman (ankle) and defensive end Mitch Unrein (back) were inactive. ... 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BALTIMORE -- The Washington Nationals, currently enjoying a big lead in the National League East standings, will end a three-city road trip on Monday.But manager Dusty Baker and his club certainly wont have far to go as the Nationals play Monday and Tuesday against the Orioles in Baltimore.Washington ended a four-game series on Sunday in Atlanta and then flew back to the nations capital region. That will give them an easy drive north to Charm City for their first game of the season against the Orioles, who ended a four-game home series on Sunday against the Houston Astros after rain delayed the first pitch.The Nationals and Orioles will then play Wednesday and Thursday in Washington. A few years ago in interleague play, the teams would each host a three-game weekend series against the other, but that has fallen by the wayside with the challenges of interleague scheduling.The Orioles have a dynamic offense. Its going to be a challenge, Baker told reporters in Atlanta after a 10-inning, 7-6 loss Sunday to the Braves. The Nationals are in the midst of playing games 20 days in a row.We were dragging as it was coming in, Baker said. Sometimes its a blessing in disguise. We go to Baltimore and then have Colorado and Philly after that. Were half way through this 20-game streak. ... This has been a tough road trip. Weve just got to regroup in Baltimore and put this behind us.Dylan Bundy is slated to start on Monday for the Orioles against Washingtons Stephen Strasburg, who has struggled in his last three starts. Strasburg gave up seven runs in the first inning Wednesday against the Rockies in Colorado and was pulled in the second inning.Bundy is also coming off a rough start after he allowed five runs at home on Wednesday to the Boston Red Sox.Last season the Orioles were 1-2 at home against Washington while Baaltimore won all three games at Nationals Park as Darren ODay, pressed into service as the closer, saved all three contests.dddddddddddd ODay is currently on the disabled list with a right shoulder rotator cuff strain, which put him on the DL August 13.On July 10 of last year, Jonathan Schoop had the first walk-off homer of his career in the bottom of the ninth off Nationals reliever Tanner Roark to give the Orioles the win. Roark is now back in the starting rotation for the Nationals.On July 12 of last year, Max Scherzer started on the mound for Washington while Wei-Yin Chen got the start for the Orioles in Baltimore. Washington won that game 3-2 even though Adam Jones hit two homers for the Orioles.The Orioles lost 5-3 at home Sunday to Houston and lost three of four in the series.The game began after a rain delay of four hours and five minutes and then there was a 30-minte rain delay after the first inning.I dont know what would have happened if this wasnt their last trip in here, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said of Houston. Weve gone down the road with playing on off days and stuff and thats a challenge. Were not the only team going through it.I think about our grounds crew that stood out there in the rain for about 20 minutes or however long it was. They did a great job with the field. I was a little surprised they (Astros) were complaining some about the field. I thought it was in ... They do a great job.The weather forecast for Monday in Baltimore is very good, with sunshine and a high of 82 degrees.The Orioles are 23-14 at home against Washington and lead the overall series 39-32. The largest crowd to see the teams play at Camden Yards was 48,331 on June 23, 2006. ' ' '