UCLA has talented freshmen, experienced returners and a veteran coach, but what might set the 16th-ranked Bruins apart this season is their versatility.They went from making 18 3-pointers in a 119-80 win over Pacific in the opener last week to attacking the basket when perimeter shots werent falling in a 102-87 victory over Cal State Northridge in their second game Sunday.UCLA (2-0) hosts San Diego (0-2) at 11 p.m. ET Thursday night. The Toreros, who have lost to San Diego State and Samford, dont know how UCLA will attack them, but they know the Bruins will likely be potent.When the Bruins struggled in the first half against Northridge, trailing 42-40 at halftime, UCLA coach Steve Alford urged his team to attack the basket more instead of settle for 3-point attempts. The tactic resulted in a 62-point second half in which the Bruins shot 58.8 percent and scored 30 points in the paint.At halftime, its what coach was drilling us about, just being able to take the ball hard to the basket and being aggressive, said UCLA junior center Thomas Welsh, who had 10 points and 13 rebounds.UCLA made 5 of 16 3-pointers and took just six shots from beyond the arc in the second half, a contrasting style to when it attempted 30 3-pointers and made the school-record 18 against Pacific.Two different styles. Two games with more than 100 points.UCLAs starting backcourt of Isaac Hamilton (22 points against Northridge) and Bryce Alford (15 of his 20 points in the second half) is an experienced complement to freshman standouts Lonzo Ball (13 points, eight rebounds and six assists) and T.J. Leaf (22 points and 15 rebounds against Pacific).San Diego is coming off an 83-65 loss at home against Samford on Sunday. The Toreros gave UCLA a scare last year, losing 75-68 at Pauley Pavilion. They will be hard-pressed to make that kind of threat to the Bruins again.The Toreros like to shoot the 3-pointer, like UCLA, but they made only 9 of 29 attempts against Samford. They tried seven fewer field goals within the arc, failing to solve Samfords 2/3 zone.We settled for way too many threes, said guard Olin Carter III, who led San Diego with 15 points.San Diego coach Lamont Smith, in his second year as head coach at his alma mater, is taking responsibility for how the Toreros struggled to score against Samford.We just didnt execute, he said. And thats on me. I didnt do a good enough (job) of communicating how we should attack their defense.Rebounding is another concern for San Diego, which was beat on the glass 43-29 against Samford. UCLA beat Northridge on the boards 44-31 on Sunday.San Diego point guard Nassir Barrino (14 points) was the only other Torero in double-figure scoring against Samford. He led the Toreros as well with seven rebounds.UCLA had seven players in double figures against Northridge.Two of the best players on San Diegos roster are sitting out this season after transferring. Isaiah Wright is a 6-foot-2 guard out of Utah and Isaiah Pineiro is a 6-6 wing from Portland State.While San Diego is struggling to find itself, the greatest concern for Steve Alford is finding a definitive leader among his array of talent at UCLA.Some of the guys arent fully there, fully following what weve got to do, said Alford, who expects Hamilton and his son Bryce Alford to eventually fill that leadership role. I just need them to be more vocal, whether its in their personality or not, because were a fairly quiet team.Were great guys. Were just quiet. And I need somebody to rile them up a little bit. Nike Free Outlet Store . The Australian is competing in his final season in Formula One and still looking for his first win this year. 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"Its the only way I could put it." It was difficult to disagree. The Blue Jays losing skid hit five games after they made five errors in their 14-5 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were led by catcher A.J. Elliss career-best five RBIs. Johnson (1-6) allowed seven hits and five runs in two-plus innings to drop his fourth consecutive decision. "I didnt even battle them," Johnson said. "Everything was in the middle of the plate. So theres nothing else I can do but take it. Yeah, that was a pretty poor performance." Ellis had four hits including a two-run homer as the Dodgers extended their winning streak to four games. "Hes been pretty good all year, really," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "For me, hes just consistent. He gives you good at-bats all the time. Its not always hits but youre always going to get a quality at-bat from A.J. Hes a guy who knows what hes doing up there." Skip Schumaker also drove in three runs with a home run for the Dodgers (51-47) while the Blue Jays (45-53) were outhit only 16-13. South Korean left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu (8-3) allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings to pick up his second win in his past three starts. Cheered on by a large contingent of fans in the stands along the right-field line, he gave up nine hits and two walks while striking out three. "That was definitely more than I expected here in Toronto," Ryu said of his cheering section. "I was very appreciative of that, it was a big help for me." Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was less appreciative and more selective in his words. "I probably cant say it right there," he said. "It wasnt a very good game. We got whipped all the way around. Josh, they took it to him. Even our bullpen tonight everybody gave a little up. We were sloppy defensively, it was just a crappy game, it really was." Andre Ethier doubled with one out in the second and A.J. Ellis hit his fifth homer of the season to give the Dodgers a 2-0 lead. Johnson hit Juan Uribe with a pitch with two out and Mark Ellis singled. Carl Crawford singled in a run and Ellis took third on a throwing error by centre-fielder Colby Rasmus. Yasiel Puig singled in the fourth run. The Dodgers chased Johnson in the third. Ethier led off with a double and scored on a single by A.J. Ellis to make the score 5-0. A wild pitch and a catchers interference put runners at first and second with none out before left-hander Aaron Loup replaced Johnson. Johnson was at a loss to explain what has gone wrong for him this season as his earned-run average sits at 5.66. "I dont know," he said. "The ball is in the middle of the plate and its pretty easy to see why they hiit it all over the place.dddddddddddd. One day itll be really good and then the next day it will be back to square one. Its been really inconsistent. I dont know. "Sometimes I feel like I make a pretty good pitch -- not today -- but in past games I make a pretty good pitch and all of a sudden you get base hits, bloopers fall and balls get through. But today I didnt make a good pitch." Gibbons said theres no plans to change the rotation, and that Johnson isnt going anywhere. "What Ive seen of Josh hes just scattering too much," Gibbons said. "Hes inconsistent in the zone making his pitches. He has a tendency to yank it to his glove side where he gets in trouble. You feel for the guy because hes competing but it just hasnt happened. Its not for a lack of effort but basically it comes down to locating the ball and hes had trouble doing that." The Blue Jays tried to get back into the game. They scored twice in the third started by Edwin Encarnacions two-out infield single. Adam Lind walked and Melky Cabrera singled in a run. Mark DeRosa had an RBI single to right when Schumaker could not hold his sinking drive to cut the lead to 5-2. The Dodgers scored once in the fourth. Adrian Gonzalez led off with a walk, took third on a single by Hanley Ramirez and came home when Ethier grounded into a double play. The Dodgers added four in the sixth against Dustin McGowan and Brett Cecil. After a walk and the second error of the game by Lind, A.J. Ellis picked up his fourth RBI of the game with a single. Uribes groundout to shortstop scored another run. Mark Ellis hit a sacrifice fly and Crawford had an RBI single to make the score 10-2. The Blue Jays scored twice in the sixth. After two singles, a fielders choice grounder by Brett Lawrie of Langley, B.C., scored one. A wild pitch by reliever Jose Dominguez scored the other. The Dodgers scored four against reliever Steve Delabar in the seventh, three on Schumakers first homer of the season that followed a single by A.J. Ellis that gave him his fifth RBI. "RBIs are a product of guys getting on base in front of me and I had three guys who I felt like were on base every time I came up with Adrian, Hanley and Andre," Ellis said. The Blue Jays scored once in the eighth on DeRosas double and Rasmus single. NOTES: Attendance at Rogers Centre was 34,515. ... Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ (right knee sprain) is scheduled to pitch at triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday on his rehabilitation assignment. ...In 148 games career games against the Blue Jays, Mattingly had a .324 batting average, third behind the .325 he hit against Oakland and Texas. ..In eight career starts against the Dodgers, Johnson has a 6.69 earned-run average. ... Toronto sends out RHP Todd Redmond (1-1, 4.32 ERA) against L.A. LHP Chris Capuano (3-6, 4.63 ERA) in Tuesdays second game of the series. 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