HOUSTON -- Ricky Nolasco latest solid outing snapped a lengthy losing streak for the Los Angeles Angels. Sammy Watkins Jersey .Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Nolasco pitched seven strong innings, helping Los Angeles hinder the Houston Astros wild-card hopes with a 2-0 victory Thursday night.The Angels ended an 11-game skid and pushed Houston 1 1/2 games behind the Tigers for the second AL wild card.Its nice to win, Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said. We have played some tough games. Those guys have had our number. Theyre a tough team. They have played well against us, but we are going to keep playing hard.Pujols homered into the Crawford Boxes in left field, helping Los Angeles move to 2-11 against the Astros this season.Obviously, you want to take the lead right away, especially when those guys have been playing pretty well against us this year, Pujols said. It was one of those things that I got a good pitch to hit and got a good swing. Nolasco did a heck of a job throwing seven innings. It is not easy to pitch against those guys over there. They have a heck of a lineup.Nolasco (7-14) gave up five singles and struck out five.I was spinning the ball pretty good, Nolasco said. I thought I was feeling the strike zone for the most part. I was challenging with fastballs when I had to. I was pitching off some good breaking balls to keep them off balanced.He did not allow a baserunner past second. Nolasco had a second straight scoreless start after throwing six shutout innings Saturday against Toronto. He has had scoreless outings in three of his last five starts.I feel like I have been throwing the ball well all year, just putting it all together now, Nolasco said. I am throwing the ball well and just trying to run with it.JC Ramirez pitched the eighth before Andrew Bailey pitched the ninth for his fifth save.Mike Fiers (11-8) allowed two runs and four hits with a season-high nine strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. The right-hander retired 13 straight at one point. Fiers had his second straight strong outing after throwing six scoreless innings Saturday in Seattle.Jose Altuve had three hits for Houston, which grounded into three double plays.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (left forearm tightness) played catch and will throw some bullpens in the coming week. Hes symptom free, but we are going to obviously be very conservative where his treatment is now to make sure that this doesnt re-occur or turn into anything bigger, Scioscia said. Right now he feels great.PUJOLS MOVING UP THE CHARTSPujols two RBI broke a tie with Frank Robinson for 20th on the career list. His 116 RBI this season are his most since driving in 118 in 2010. The home run was Pujols 53rd against the Astros.UP NEXTAngels: RHP Alex Meyer (1-3, 5.63) will make his fifth start of the season and fourth for the Angels on Friday. Meyer earned his first career win in his last start Sunday, tossing five shutout innings against Toronto.Astros: RHP Doug Fister (12-12, 4.45) will make his 31st start of the season Friday, looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Fister allowed seven runs in less than four innings Sunday at Seattle. Doug Flutie Womens Jersey . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. Tyrod Taylor Bills Jersey .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win. http://www.billsnflgears.com/Black-Jim-Kelly-Bills-Jersey.html?cat=861 .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers didnt score an offensive touchdown and it didnt matter against the Arizona Cardinals on Friday night.The Chargers forged ahead early and cruised past the Cardinals, 19-3.With Carson Palmer limited to three series and Philip Rivers not playing, the first half was mostly a competition between veteran backup quarterbacks Kellen Clemens and Drew Stanton.Cardinals coach Bruce Arians was on the sideline for the game.Arians was released from the hospital on Wednesday after an overnight stay. The 63-year-old coach was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after complaining of stomach pain as the Cardinals prepared for a joint practice.Im fine, Arians said after the game.On their way to a 16-0 halftime lead, the Chargers (1-1) took advantage of two turnovers for 10 first-quarter points.Brandon Flowers intercepted Palmers pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown.The defense started fast and thats what we wanted to do, Flowers said.You dont let it frustrate you, Palmer said. You just continue to find ways to get better and look at all the areas that are good, look at all the areas that are bad and evaluate then and move forward.Stanton was then picked off in his first series by Jahleel Addae. He brought it back 61 yards to the Arizona 9. The Chargers settled for a 20-yard field goal and a 10-0 lead.Kicker Josh Lambo was the games key offensive player. He made four field goals to pace the Chargers.One week after allowing a league-high 288 rushing yards, the Chargers limited the Cardinals to 63.Chandler Catanzaro made a 52-yard field goal for Arizona (0-2).ROOKIE WATCHCardinals: CB Brandon Williams needed to rebound after struggling in the preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders. Williams, who is being counted on to start, was active and broke up a pass.Chargers: P Drew Kasey, a sixth-round pick, showed off his distance with his four punts going at least 50 yards.QB COMPARISONCardinals: Palmer finished 4 of 8 for 37 yards, with one interception.Chargers: Clemens was 11 of 20 for 134 yards.POSITION BATTLESCardinals: WR Jaron Brown is in the mix at wide receiver, and had a chance too shine with Larry Fitzgerald not playing. Sammy Watkins Womens Jersey. Brown continued his strong summer with a key third-down catch with the Cards backed up near their end zone.Chargers: Flowers is trying to hold off Casey Hayward for a starting job. Flowers helped his cause by bringing back Palmers interception 25 yards for a touchdown.FANTASY WATCHCardinals: David Johnson had 5 yards on three carries. Chris Johnson added 7 yards on four carries. Jaron Brown had two receptions for 40 yards.Chargers: Melvin Gordon finished with 18 yards on six carries; he had a long of 12. Keenan Allen caught two passes for 41 yards. Tyrell Williams had four receptions for 47 yards.QUOTEABLECardinals: Im very disappointed in the performance, especially offensively. Arians said.Chargers: It was a decision that Philip wasnt going to play and it was made a long time ago, coach Mike McCoy said of not playing Rivers.INJURY UPDATECardinals: Fitzgerald didnt play with a slight keen sprain, according to Arians.Chargers: WR Dontrelle Inman was separated from the ball on a big hit by LB Deone Bucannon. Inman went to the locker room and didnt return. TE Jeff Cumberland suffered an Achilles injury. G Donald Clark left with a knee injury. Cumberland and Clark both left the field on carts; no updates were available.3-POINTER LIKE CURRYLambo was busy. He converted all four of his field-goal attempts, including one from 50 yards.NO RIVERS, NO GATESOne of the top QB-tight end combinations in league history didnt play. Rivers, who leads the franchise with 92 wins, watched the game while wearing a baseball cap. Gates, a 14-year pro, needs seven TD catches to catch Tony Gonzalez (111) for the most by a tight end.PERFECT START ON DMcCoy was ecstatic with how the Chargers responded to the Cardinals first four series. It produced two interceptions and two punts.CLEAN PLAYThe Cardinals werent called for a penalty until the 7:26 mark of the third quarter.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap NFL JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaCheap Jerseys From ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys ChinaCheap NFL Jerseys ChinaNFL Cheap JerseysCheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
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