ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adam Rosales got the pitch he was expecting from Los Angeles Angels closer Huston Street on Sunday.
C.J. Miles Pacers Jersey . The Texas utilityman hit that pitch over drawn-in left fielder Collin Cowgill for an RBI
single, capping a two-run rally in the ninth inning that lifted the Rangers over
the Angels 3-2. ""His scouting report is that he throws 60 to 70 per cent
sliders, so youre looking to hit that pitch," Rosales said. "Once you see the
ball drop, you get that release of joy. Its a happy feeling." Texas had lost
four in a row overall, and nine straight to the Angels. Los Angeles had won its
last four games. Rosales drove in the winning run for the second time in six
days -- the only games Texas won on a seven-game homestand. His single was the
Rangers fourth straight hit off Street to begin the ninth. Alex Rios and
Adrian Beltre opened with singles, setting up RBI singles by Mike Carp and
Rosales. Rosales ended a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday with a
bases-loaded walk in the 14th. Street (1-1) had saved the first two games of the
three-game series. The blown save was his second in 35 opportunities with the
Angels and Padres. Street had not given up a run since being acquired from San
Diego on July 18 until Carps tying single. "I didnt make very good pitches
today," Street said. "Thats the bottom line. I felt fine." Neftali Feliz (1-1)
pitched a scoreless ninth inning. Cowgills bases-loaded single and Kole Calhouns
RBI grounder drove in second-inning runs against Nick Tepesch. "That second
inning could have really got ugly in the past," Rangers manager Ron Washington
said. "This was the new Nick Tepesch. Its starting to come together for him."
Tepesch went seven innings for the second straight start. Angels starter
Hector Santiago pitched six innings, allowing a run and four hits. Rosales
singled, stole second base and scored on Rougned Odors single in the fifth.
Tepesch left after a leadoff walk to Mike Trout in the eighth. The Angels loaded
the bases with no outs, but didnt score. "In the end," Washington said, "We were
able to get their closer." TRAINERS ROOM Angels: LHP Joe Thatcher (sprained left
ankle) will be eligible to come off the disabled list Monday, but might not
return before September. Rangers: OF Engel Beltre (fractured right tibia)
started a rehab assignment in the Arizona Rookie League on Saturday, but left in
the third inning because of general leg soreness. UP NEXT Angels: LHP
C.J. Wilson (9-8, 4.71) is scheduled to start for Los Angeles on Monday night in
Boston. He went 6 2-3 innings to win his most recent start over the Phillies on
Aug. 12. Rangers: Texas is off Monday. RHP Miles Mikolas (1-5, 7.71) starts
Tuesday night in the opener of a two-game road trip to Miami. He is from
Jupiter, Florida. COOLING OFF The starting time temperature was 71 degrees, the
coolest for an August game in Arlington since Aug. 7, 1997, when it was 71 for a
game against the Yankees. By games end Sunday, it was up to 83. STOPPED Calhouns
seven-game hitting streak, during which he batted .441, ended with him going 0
for 4. His RBI gave him six for the series. TROUTS HIT Trouts hitless streak
stretched to 18 at-bats before his fifth-inning single. He was 1 for 3 with a
walk. IN THE CLUTCH Carp entered the game in the seventh to pinch-hit for
J.P. Arencibia and lined out. Staying in at 1B, Carp improved to 4 for 23 since
he was cut by Boston and joined Texas. He has driven in a run each with three of
his hits.
Reggie Miller Jersey .Kemba Walker added 16 points for the Hornets (3-2). Charlotte trailed 68-63 before pulling away with a
23-1 run.John Wall scored 14 points for the Wizards (4-2) on 3-for-12 shooting.
He had three assists and four turnovers.
Monta Ellis Pacers Jersey . The NBA began to issue punishments last season for flopping, the art of exaggerating contact to
deceive referees into calling a foul, but only retroactively. If a player is
determined to have flopped after a postgame review, he is given a warning for
the first offence and a $5,000 fine for the second.COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus
Crew midfielder Bernardo Anor said his first goal off a set piece was one that
had been run over and over again in practice. His second wasnt the kind that can
be duplicated in training. Anors brilliant 35-yard strike at the end of the
first half proved to be the difference in Columbus 2-1 victory over the
Philadelphia Union Saturday in the Crews home opener. "Thats what the games all
about," he said of the score that gave him his first multi-goal game of his
career. "Its something you dont practice very often. I was fortunate to score
the goal." Anor previously had six goals in 45 games, including four in 20 games
last season. Columbus won the first two games of the season for the first time
in its 19-year history while the Union fell to 1-1-1. Leonardo Fernandes scored
in the 62nd minute for Philadelphia to cut the deficit, but the first-half
struggles were too much to overcome and Columbus goalkeeper Steve Clark made
late saves on Fernandes and Jack McInerney. "The team last year might have
crumbled a bit,," Union goalkeeper Zac McMath said.
Swingman C.J. Miles Jersey. "We came back and deserved a tie, if not a win." Anor gave the Crew a 2-0 lead in the second
minute of first-half stoppage time. The goal was set up when Wil Trapp created a
turnover at midfield and poked the ball ahead to Anor for the quick strike. "Our
philosophy is to try and win the ball back as soon as possible," Trapp said. "I
stepped into the lane and Bernardo had a beautiful strike. I was lucky to get an
assist. He was the one that did all the work." Columbus used its first corner
kick to take the lead. Federico Higuain whipped the ball from the right to Anor,
who was unmarked at the edge of the goal box. Anor had waited for several of his
teammates to make runs through the box to draw attention. Anor was the trailer
and Higuain laced a perfect ball that Anor headed down into the goal. "We lost
our man," Union coach John Hackworth said. "We should have had an easy clearance
on the goal, too. Neither one of those should have happened."
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