ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Derek Carrs first NFL win came against Kansas City after 10 straight losses to begin his career.Since then, Carr and the Oakland Raiders havent had nearly as much success against the Chiefs.Carr will look to end Oaklands four-game losing streak to the Chiefs when the Raiders (10-2) visit Kansas City (9-3) on Thursday night in a game that could determine the winner of the AFC West.To be honest, its the Groundhog Day thing, Carr said. Everyone asks, `Theyve beaten you this many times, and these things and all of that. When Im preparing for these guys, it never goes through my head. That stuff never has a determining factor on anything I write down, anything that goes on in my brain or anything like that. I just prepare for them just like I do any other game.While the preparation might be the same, the results havent been for Carr against the Chiefs. He has completed just 58 percent of his passes in five starts against the Chiefs for 219.6 yards per game, six touchdowns, five interceptions and a 72.0 passer rating. Those numbers are far below his career averages.Carr will have to do better if the Raiders want to take control of the tightly packed division race with a win, moving two games up with three to go. A loss would leave Kansas City and Oakland tied with the Chiefs owning the tiebreaker by virtue of sweeping the season series. Denver goes into the weekend two games behind Oakland.It just shows how good our division is, Carr said. I think its a cool thing to be honest. I think its awesome. Competition brings the best out of everybody. Its been like that all year. Weve all been right there with each other and weve all been pushing each other. Its fun, man.After leading the late touchdown drive to beat Kansas City at home on a Thursday night in 2014 for his first win in his 11th career start, Carr has come up short against Kansas City.He couldnt get Oakland in the end zone until the closing minute of a 31-13 loss in his second meeting in 2014. Critical mistakes have done him in since then.Carr threw three fourth-quarter interceptions in the first meeting last year, including one returned for a touchdown, to set up three TDs for Kansas City in a 34-20 Oakland loss at home. He was intercepted again in a loss at Kansas City to end the 2015 season.Then in the first meeting this year, Carr led a touchdown drive to open the game before being intercepted by Marcus Peters on the second drive. Oakland got only one field goal the rest of the way in a 26-10 loss that was one of the only games in coach Jack Del Rios two-year tenure when Oakland was never within one score in the fourth quarter.Carr has been otherwise spectacular this season, leading five fourth-quarter comebacks as he is on pace to set career bests with a 65.5 completion percentage, 7.4 yards per attempt and a 100.3 passer rating. Carr has 24 TD passes with only five interceptions.I just think hes mature, Del Rio said. Hes mature. Hes a young player. Hes maturing and thats probably the thing that Im most pleased with. Obviously, the productivity is awesome, but the way he has conducted himself, the maturity, the handling it, continuing to heap praise on his teammates, to make it more about us, not about anything hes doing individually. Its more about us as a team. I think thats really healthy for us.Game notes The Raiders practiced without helmets as Del Rio tries to keep the team fresh on the short week. ... 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Im sure this will make him feel better.Just in time based on Drews description of the high-fever scenario.Its been crazy, said Drew, who chose to sit down on a chair when speaking with reporters. I dont want to say on TV, but its been ugly.Jonathan Papelbon (2-2) allowed a leadoff double in the ninth before retiring three straight batters. San Diego left runners in scoring position in each of the last two innings.Max Scherzer struck out 10 over seven innings. Washingtons starter surrendered two runs and four hits, including a two-run homer to Ryan Schimpf.Edwin Jackson allowed two runs and six hits over six innings for the Padres.San Diego fell to 1-5 on its 10-game road trip. The Padres snapped a four-game skid with a 5-3 win Friday.Both of those hits were hanging breaking balls in the middle of the plate, Padres manager Andy Green said of the ninth inning. (Stephen) hadnt been on the field in six or seven days and comes out and has a great at-bat for them and wins the game.Scherzer struck out three of the first five batters, but Schimpf struck back for the Padres in the second, turning on a 2-0 fastball for a towering drive deep over the right-field wall for a 2-0 lead. The homer was the 22nd allowed this season by Scherzer, most in the NL, extended San Diegos franchise record of 21 straight games with a home run. It was Schhimpfs eighth this month.dddddddddddd.His fastballs good, so I just tried to get geared up to get a good pitch to drive, Schimpf said.The All-Star recovered and retired 15 of the final 16 batters he faced. Since June 1, Scherzer is 5-2 with a 1.71 ERA in 10 starts.If you fall behind and throw fastballs in this league, youre going to get beat, Scherzer said of the home run. I also wasnt going to let that mistake define my outing.He struck out at least 10 for the eighth time this season and 44th over his career. Scherzer allowed one run over six innings with 10 strikeouts in a no-decision at San Diego on June 18.NL batting leader Daniel Murphys third-inning sacrifice fly cut San Diegos lead in half.Washington tied the score 2-2 in the fifth with a pair of doubles. Ben Revere stepped into the batters box 2 for 20 on the homestand before stroking the ball into the right-field corner, scoring Danny Espinosa.Travis Jankowski tripled with two outs in the eighth, but Nationals reliever Shawn Kelley ended the threat by striking out Wil Myers looking.DOUBLED UPScherzer retired Matt Kemp twice before the outfielder doubled in the sixth inning. Kemp entered the at-bat 1 for 29 (.034) career against Scherzer.TRAINERS ROOMPadres: RHP Tyson Ross (right shoulder inflammation), out since Opening Day, recently threw from 250 feet. His arm feels really good, Green said. Its still just taking time.Nationals: 1B Ryan Zimmerman (left ribcage strain) went 2 for 3 with a three-run homer Saturday for Class A Potomac in his third rehab game. Placed on the DL retroactive to July 7, Zimmerman is expected to rejoin Washingtons lineup Tuesday at Cleveland.UP NEXTPadres: LHP Christian Friedrich (4-6, 4.55) has lost four straight decisions.Nationals: RHP Lucas Giolito (0-0, 4.70), Washingtons top prospect, will be recalled from Triple-A Syracuse for Sundays start. The 22-year-old was demoted on July 8 following his first two ML starts. ' ' '