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PORTLAND, Ore. -- For more than four months, the Portland Winterhawks were invincible on home ice. The Edmonton Oil Kings ended the Winterhawks 25-game home winning streak Friday and closed to within one game of winning their second Western Hockey League championship in three years. Griffin Reinhart and Henrik Samuelsson scored second-period goals as the Oil Kings defeated Portland 3-2 in Game 5 of the WHL finals to take a 3-2 series lead. "Gutsy effort by our guys coming into this building and grinding out a solid road game," said Edmonton coach Derek Laxdal. "I thought our guys were really composed in a huge game." Edgars Kulda scored a first-period power-play goal for Edmonton, and goaltender Tristan Jarry made 37 saves and stood tall during a late Portland charge. "The mindset coming into the series was that wed have to win one on the road," said Reinhart. "Weve been comfortable in close games all year." Paul Bittner and Mathew Dumba scored for Portland, which hadnt lost at home since Jan. 4. Corbin Boes stopped 27 shots in defeat. "I thought we did a lot of good things tonight," said Winterhawks head coach Mike Johnston. "If we repeat that game well be OK in Game 6." Bittner broke a scoreless streak of nearly 132 minutes for the Winterhawks with his fourth goal of the series with 4:32 left in the first period to put Portland up 1-0. Kulda responded with 1:33 left in the first on the Oil Kings fourth power play of the period. The Oil Kings took their first road lead of the series on Reinharts goal 2:11 into the second period, then made it 3-1 on Samuelssons fourth goal of the series at 7:39. That score held until Dumba scored with 1:45 left in regulation to pull Portland within one, but the Winterhawks could not find an equalizer down the stretch. "(Edmonton) is good when they have the lead," Johnston said. "They really trapped it up in the third period, but we had seven or eight chances where we shot it over the net, we cut it too fine." Edmonton finished 1 for 5 on the power play, while Portland went scoreless on four chances. The Winterhawks, who had the top power play in the WHL in the regular season, are stuck in an 0-for-15 slump with the man advantage since Game 1. "Were not getting the bounces we want, but if we keep playing the same way we can win 3-2 next time," Bittner said. Edmonton, which beat the Winterhawks in seven games in the 2012 WHL finals, has won three straight games after dropping the first two of the series in Portland. The Winterhawks won last years championship in six games over Edmonton. The Oil Kings can wrap up the series with a win in Sundays Game 6. If Portland wins, the Winterhawks will host Game 7 Monday. "Weve been good at home," said Reinhart. "Were going to put distractions aside and play our best game." Cheap New Balance Shoes Online . 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"I dont know. Its one of those things this year. It will be gone next year I think." Adam Wainwright (15-8) failed in his bid to become the first 16-game winner in the big leagues while continuing his August struggles. The right-hander allowed five runs, four earned, and six hits in six innings, dropping to 2-3 with a 6.49 ERA in five starts this month. "I havent been able to make pitches like I want to," Wainwright said. "Ive been talking myself blue in the face. Now I just have to go out and pitch." Wainwright looked to be in good position to earn the victory after the first inning. It was a continuing theme for Kendrick, but he settled down after his early struggles. Adams leadoff homer in the third was the right-handers only other blemish, and he finished by retiring his final eight batters. Kendrick has a 4.01 ERA in all innings other than the first this season. "You just have to battle," Kendrick said. "Im a competitor. I dont want to lose, so I just had to keep battling. Thats all you can do. Keep making pitches, keep grinding and try to keep your team in the game." Jonathan Papelbon capped 2 2-3 innnings of scoreless relief by the Phillies bullpen with a 1-2-3 ninth for his 31st save in 33 opportunities.dddddddddddd Philadelphia took the lead with four runs in the third thanks to some help from the Cardinals. Carlos Ruiz singled and Howard got a late stop sign from coach Pete Mackanin after rounding third base. Adams caught Jon Jays relay throw from centre and appeared to have an easy out, but he threw wildly to third and Howard scored on the error. The Phillies, who batted around in the inning, scored their first three runs on RBIs by Utley, Howard and Byrd. Hollidays two-run double and Jays sacrifice fly staked St. Louis to a 3-0 lead. Jay went 0 for 3, ending his 12-game hitting streak. Holliday nearly tied it in the eighth, but Byrd leaped high against the fence to catch the drive to right. TRAINERS ROOM Cardinals: C Yadier Molina (right thumb) missed his 35th straight game on Friday night. Phillies: OF John Mayberry (right wrist), on the DL since July 21, played in his third rehab game with Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday night. Mayberry entered Friday 2 for 7 with Lehigh Valley. UP NEXT Cardinals: RHP Shelby Miller (8-9, 4.25) pitches the second game of the three-game set at 7:05 Saturday night. Miller has allowed a team-high 17 homers and 64 walks in 139 2-3 innings. He took the loss against the Phillies on June 19 when he gave up four runs in 6 2-3 innings. Phillies: RHP David Buchanan (6-7, 4.25) makes his 14th start of the season in place of injured lefty Cliff Lee (left elbow), who is out for the season. Buchanan is 1-0 with a 1.17 ERA in one career start against the Cards. REVERES RIDE Revere is batting .373 since June 26 with multiple hits in 25 of 49 games over that stretch. "Its just been, See the ball, hit the ball, dont hit it to the defence," Revere said. CLOSE TO HR Holliday came within a few feet of his 13th homer. "He hit it real well," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "I was surprised it didnt go out." ' ' '