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(SportsNetwork. Bo Jackson Camo Jersey .com) - The LA Angels of Anaheim try to win their third straight series when they close out a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves Sunday night at Turner Field. Catch this game live on Sunday Night Baseball on TSN2 at 8pm et/5pm pt. The Angels dropped the opener of this series, 4-3, then rebounded with Saturdays 11-6 win in 13 innings to even the set. They scored five runs in the top of the 13th inning, as Mike Trout delivered a two-run double and Albert Pujols drove in two with a base hit. Kole Calhoun opened the scoring in the decisive frame with an RBI hit. Angels relief pitcher Cory Rasmus set the Braves down in order in the bottom of the 13th to preserve the win. Trout and Pujols both had big games and each ended with three hits, a home run and four RBI. Erick Aybar had four hits, two runs scored and knocked in a run for the Angels, who ended a two-game slide and won for the sixth time in eight tries. Garrett Richards started on the mound for Anaheim and struck out 10 batters across six shutout innings. After a shaky performance early on from the bullpen, Fernando Salas threw two scoreless innings of relief for the win. "We never quit, they never quit," said Trout. "Youve got to give them props. They scored four runs and put pressure on us. We kept battling, put ourselves in a good position and we won the game." Trout extended his hitting streak to nine games and 16 straight interleague contests. Angels manager Mike Scioscia was not with the team after attending the funeral of his former Dodger teammate and 1990 Cy Young winner Bob Welch. Bench coach Dino Ebel took his place. The Angels are 3 1/2 games behind Oakland for the AL West lead and will visit Cleveland next for four games. Hector Santiago gets the starting nod for the Angels Sunday and he is winless (0-6) in 10 games (8 starts) with a 4.15 ERA. Santiago pitched six shutout innings for a no-decision in a 2-1 win over Oakland on Tuesday and recorded eight strikeouts with one walk. Santiago, a left-hander, has never faced Atlanta and is 0-3 on the road. Atlanta has been inconsistent of late with defeats in seven of the last 11 games. David Hale was saddled with the loss for allowing five runs in 2 1/3 innings of relief and starting pitcher Gavin Floyd gave up four runs in the first 6 1/3 innings. The Braves were able to rally from a 5-0 hole and used a four-run bottom of the ninth inning to tie the game. Jason Heyward drove in a run, B.J. Upton plated two with a triple and Freddie Freeman stroked an RBI ground-rule double to the even the score. Josh Hamilton put the Angels back on top with a run- scoring hit in the 10th and Atlanta knotted the game at 6-6 on another RBI hit from Heyward, who showed no signs of a hand contusion suffered on Friday. Anaheim then exploded for five runs in the 13th. "We had our chances to get the win," said Braves catcher Gerald Laird. "It was an excellent effort coming back in the ninth inning. We battled tonight. Evan Gattis had three hits, including another home run, for the Braves, who are still tied with Washington atop the NL East standings. Gattis has homered in two straight games and has gone deep seven times since May 25. He is riding a career-best 14-game hitting streak. Atlanta will host Philadelphia next for three games. Set to take the mound for the Braves in Sundays rubber match will be Mike Minor, who is 2-4 with a 4.31 earned run average. Minor is winless (0-2) in his past four outings and was hammered at Colorado the last time out on Tuesday to the tune of eight runs and 11 hits in four innings. The left-handed Minor has never faced the Angels and is 1-4 in five starts at Turner Field. Derek Carr Elite Jersey . 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The Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Thomas Vanek and a fifth-round pick (2014) from the New York Islanders for prospect Sebastien Collberg and a second-round pick (2014). The Minnesota Wild acquired forwards Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick from the Buffalo Sabres for forward Torrey Mitchell, Winnipegs second-round pick in the 2014 Draft (previously acquired) and Minnesotas second-round pickin 2016. The Los Angeles Kings acquired forward Marian Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Matt Frattin, Torontos second-round pick in 2014 or 2015 (previously acquired in the Jonathan Bernier trade) and a conditional pick in 2014 or 2015. The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Ales Hemsky from the Edmonton Oilers for a third-round pick (2015) and a fifth-round pick (2014). In other news, the Senators have signed defenceman Chris Phillips a two-year, $5 million contract. In other trades: The Washington Capitals acquired goaltender Jaroslav Halak and a third-round pick (2015) from the Buffalo Sabres for goaltender Michal Neuvirth and defenceman Rostislav Klesla. The Detroit Red Wings acquired forward David Legwand from the Nashville Predators for Patrick Eaves, Calle Jarnkrok, and a third-round pick. The New Jersey Devils acquired forward Tuomo Ruutu from the Carolina Hurricanes for forward Andrei Loktionov and a conditional third-round pick (2017). The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Marcel Goc from the Florida Panthers in exchange for a third-round pick (2015) and a fifth-round pick ((2014). Derek Carr Jersey. . The Dallas Stars acquired goaltender Tim Thomas from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Dan Ellis. The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired forward Lee Stempniak from the Calgary Flames for a third-round pick (2014). The Boston Bruins acquired defenceman Andrej Meszaros from the Philadelphia Flyers for a third-round pick. The Columbus Blue Jackets acquired defenceman Nick Schultz from the Edmonton Oilers for a fifth-round pick (2014). The Buffalo Sabres traded Brayden McNabb, Jonathan Parker and two second-round picks (2014 and 2015) to the Los Angeles Kings for prospects Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Montreal Canadiens acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk from the Nashville Predators for future considerations and assigned him to the Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL). The Colorado Avalanche acquired goaltender Reto Berra from the Calgary Flames for a second-round pick (2014). The New York Rangers acquired defenceman Raphael Diaz from the Vancouver Canucks for a fifth-round pick (2015). The Ottawa Senators acquired defenceman Alex Grant from the Anaheim Ducks for forward Andre Petersson. The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired forwards Jonathan Marchessault and Dalton Smith from the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Dana Tyrell and defenceman Matt Taormina. And the final deal of the day saw the Los Angeles Kings acquire forward James Livingston from the San Jose Sharks for a conditional seventh-round pick in 2016. Several of the big names that were believed to be on the market in the last couple of weeks did not end up being moved. The Vancouver Canucks hung on to forward Ryan Kesler, while the Calgary Flames kept Mike Cammalleri. Speaking after the deadline passed, Kesler told TSN, "Im happy that Im still a Canuck." In addition, Martin Brodeur remains with the New Jersey Devils after rumours that he may have been on his way out of the only team he has ever played for. wholesale nfl jerseys ' ' ' |
