CHICAGO -- The Texas Rangers ended their homer drought in a big way.
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Baker and pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland each had two-run shots to go with solo a
drive by Adrian Beltre and a bizarre inside-the-park effort by Ian Kinsler in
Fridays 11-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. The AL West-leading Rangers (75-53)
won for the 19th time in 23 games to move a season-high 22 games over .500.
"Weve got guys that can hit the ball out of the ballpark, but we just havent
been hitting it out of the ballpark," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "All
that tells me is were able to win baseball games many, many ways, not just with
the long ball." The White Sox were unable to overcome a shaky outing by ace
Chris Sale, ending a season-high six-game winning streak. Sale (9-12) allowed
eight runs and eight hits in seven innings. "I really have no excuses in my
corner, really," Sale said. "My arm felt good, my body felt good, my mind was
right. I even felt like my stuff was good. Sometimes you just get beat." A.J.
Pierzynski and Alex Rios each had a nice night in their return to U.S. Cellular
Field for the first time since leaving the White Sox. Pierzynski, who signed
with Texas as a free agent in the off-season, went 1 for 4 with a sacrifice fly.
Rios, who was traded to the Rangers on Aug. 9, had two hits and scored two runs.
Pierzynski received a standing ovation when he was introduced in the first
inning. Before the game, the team showed highlights of his White Sox career on
the centre field video board. "It was hard to keep my emotions in check,
especially the first couple innings," Pierzynski said. "Its just weird to go out
there, as long as I was on the other side. Just to see the field from a
different perspective is just odd. I dont know how to explain it." The strangest
play of the game was Kinslers inside-the-park homer. His third inning line drive
rolled into a drainage track under the left-field line wall. By the time Dayan
Viciedo was able to find the ball, Kinsler was on his way to the plate for his
11th homer and a 5-3 Rangers lead. "He did exactly what he was supposed to do,
kept running, and it worked in our favour," Washington said. "The ground rules
say that if the ball is trapped and visible, you have to go get it. It was
visible." White Sox manager Robin Ventura came out to argue the play and was
ejected. "I figured since (Viciedo) got on his hands and knees trying to go get
it, you would think it would be lodged underneath there pretty good that they
would rule a double but (third base umpire Greg Gibson) didnt," Ventura said.
Baker and Rosales connected in the second inning, powering Texas to a 4-0 lead.
Rosales added a sacrifice fly in the fourth for his third RBI of the game to
make it 6-3. Martin Perez (7-3) allowed four runs and eight hits in seven
innings for the Rangers, who have won their last nine road games to improve to
37-26 away from home. In the bottom of the second, Perez gave back three of the
four runs his team had staked him to in the top of the inning, and also hurt
himself with a wild pitch and a balk. "The game was moving along, we put up four
runs and started giving them back, but (Perez) showed some presence out there,"
Washington said. "Thats a veteran move, the way he gathered himself and got
himself through seven innings." Viciedo had a two-run single in the second and
eventually came around on Gordon Beckhams base hit, pulling the White Sox within
one. But that was as close as it would get. Beltre hit his 27th homer in the
fifth and Kinsler singled in a run in the seventh to give the Rangers an 8-4
lead. NOTES: It was the first time in Rangers history that they had a pinch-hit
and inside-the-park home run in the same game. ... Chicago left eight runners on
base, to only four for Texas. ... Saturday is the seventh annual Civil Rights
Game. Texas RHP Yu Darvish (12-5, 2.68 ERA) starts against Chicago LHP Hector
Santiago (4-7, 3.27 ERA). ... Attendance was 31,891.
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Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank
Saddledome on Tuesday.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Wes Welker returned to the Denver
Broncos practice field on Christmas Day for the first time since suffering his
second concussion on Dec. 12. He was allowed to participate on a limited basis
according to the leagues concussion protocol. Also returning to practice was
defensive end Derek Wolfe, who hadnt practiced since having a seizure-like
episode on the team bus trip to the airport on Nov.
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cornerback Kayvon Webster practiced for the first time since undergoing surgery
on his right thumb on Dec. 13 after breaking it in the first half against San
Diego the night before. The only player who didnt practice was backup centre
Steve Vallos, who sustained a concussion during Denvers 37-13 win at Houston on
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