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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers finally gained some ground in the AL wild-card race with their fifth consecutive victory. Nike Air Max Womens Sale Blue . They still dont have a playoff spot with only two games left in the regular season. "These last two games are going to be exciting. We definitely bettered our chances," closer Joe Nathan said after the Rangers 5-3 victory Friday night. "Today was a crucial game." Alex Rios had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Rangers moved closer in the wild-card standings for the first time during their winning streak. Wild-card leader Tampa Bay lost at Toronto, dropping the Rays into a tie with Cleveland for the two spots after the Indians beat Minnesota. The Rangers, looking for their fourth consecutive playoff appearance, are a game back. "We just want an opportunity, just want that shot," Elvis Andrus said. Ian Kinsler led off the seventh with a walk off Juan Gutierrez (1-5), then moved to second on an errant pickoff throw by the reliever who had taken over after C.J. Wilson threw 121 pitches in six innings. Rios had his run-scoring hit after a sac bunt by Andrus, then scored on a two-out infield single by A.J. Pierzynski. The Rangers dont have to wait long to play again -- Saturdays game was moved up eight hours to an 11:05 a.m. start. The weather forecast called for moderate showers and thunderstorms in the area by early afternoon and increasing in intensity throughout the day and into the night, when the game was originally scheduled. "This is where we want to be ... still in the hunt," manager Ron Washington said. The loss was the 82nd for the Angels, ensuring them of only their second losing record the past 10 seasons -- a period in which they were AL West champions five times. "To be totally honest with you, whether we had run off and gotten over .500 or not doesnt or cant mask our challenge ahead of how we need to get better," manager Mike Scioscia said. "It is very frustrating. Nothing has changed as far as if you want to talk about the whole season being frustrating. I think thats a pretty good buzzword to put on it." Alexi Ogando allowed three runs with four strikeouts over 5 1-3 innings. Nathan, the winner Thursday night when the Rangers won on rookie Jurickson Profars game-ending homer, worked a perfect ninth for his 42nd save in 45 chances. After Ogando struck out Mark Trumbo to start the sixth, Jason Frasor struck out the next two batters. Neal Cotts (6-3) and Tanner Scheppers both worked perfect innings with two strikeouts. The Angels didnt even get a runner on base against the four relievers. Texas went ahead 3-1 after a wild 31-pitch third inning for Wilson, the left-hander who went to the Angels in free agency after being part of the Rangers only two World Series teams (2010 and 2011) . "I just thought C.J. was off all night," Scioscia said. "He was behind every count. It was just a struggle for C.J. Still he got through six innings giving us a chance, he just wasnt sharp out there." Andrus had a one-out single and got to third on two wild pitches, the second which came on ball four to Rios. Wilson then hit consecutive batters with pitches -- Adrian Beltre in the left knee to load the bases before getting Pierzynski in the shoulder blade to drive in a run. Rios scored on another wild pitch, sliding into the plate almost simultaneously with Wilson, who slipped while coming to cover and got tangled up with the runner. In all, there were three wild pitches by Wilson and two hit batters in the third. But he struck out the last two batters, starting a stretch of retiring 10 in a row before finishing with six strikeouts and four walks. "One out of every four (balls) was rubbed up, and then three out of every four were basically brand new," Wilson claimed afterward. "The balls were kind of squirting around, a couple of balls got away. If youre a lefty and you hit a lefty with a slider, thats obviously not what youre trying to do right there. ... You going to call it a coincidence? Its not a coincidence. Lets be honest." NOTES: Within minutes after the Rays had lost, the Angels got even 3-all on a two-out single by Josh Hamilton for his 1,000th career hit. ... Rios drove in a run with a fielders choice in the first, when Kinsler scored after walking and going to third on a perfectly executed hit-and-run play by Andrus. ... Hamilton has a 12-game hitting streak, matching his longest of the season. ... Wilson finished 17-7 with a 3.39 ERA. He was 9-0 his last 12 road starts. Nike Air Max Womens Sale Orange . -- The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena to a $25 million, five-year contract Saturday. Nike Air Max Womens Sale 2018 . -- Kole Calhoun homered and drove in three runs, Albert Pujols also went deep and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 8-4 Friday night. http://www.nikeairmaxwomenssale.com/ . The White Sox said Wednesday they acquired left-handed pitching prospect Sean Bierman and infielder Ben Kline, who both played at Class A this season. The White Sox dealt Crain to Tampa Bay on July 29.CHICAGO - Andrew Shaw went looking for his game and found it right in front of the net.Shaw broke out of a scoring slump with two goals, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the struggling Arizona Coyotes 6-1 on Tuesday night.Its all Ive been thinking about, going out there, doing the little things, Shaw said. Working, winning those 1-on-1 puck battles, and taking pucks to the net.Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists, and rookie Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist as the Blackhawks got back on track after dropping two in a row and three of four. Kanes goal in the second was No. 200 for his career, and Teravainen had his first multipoint game in the NHL.I felt like we played the right way from the outset, Kane said. Power play started us off, and then we just kind of took off from there.Chicago goalie Antti Raanta made 35 saves while improving to 7-0 at home this season. Raanta started in place of Corey Crawford, who likely will get the nod in Pittsburgh on Wednesday night.Arizona lost its sixth consecutive game, extending its season-worst streak. Lucas Lessio scored his first career goal in the second, and Mike Smith finished with 45 stops in the Coyotes final game before the All-Star break.Just got outcompeted, outworked in a lot of different areas, Smith said. It was almost like we were on break before break started.The Coyotes played without left wing Mikkel Boedker, who had appeared in 257 consecutive games for the fourth-longest streak in team history. The 25-year-old Boedker, who leads Arizona with 14 goals, had his spleen removed after he was injured in Sundays 4-3 shootout loss at Winnipeg.Arizona coach Dave Tippett said everything is going wrong for his team right now.Weve got to find some kind of plan and move our group ahead because this is unacceptable, he said.Shaw had just one goal in his previous 22 gaames. Nike Air Max Womens Sale 95. He played sparingly in the third period of Sundays 6-3 loss to Dallas, but he was much better right from the start against Arizona.The feisty centre scored his seventh goal with a slick move at 12:48 of the first, faking a backhand before going to the forehand side to give Chicago a 2-0 lead. He celebrated by skating over to the boards and slamming his arms against the glass as the crowd of 21,427 cheered wildly.It was a relief. I needed it, for myself, Shaw said. I just had to go out there and keep working and keep moving forward and simplify my game and I knew Id get it.Shaw added a well-placed wrist shot in the final minute of the second. Duncan Keith set up the score by making a nice play along the boards to keep the puck in the Arizona zone.Chicago also got a power-play goal from Jonathan Toews on the captains bobblehead night, and Blackhawks defenceman David Rundblad scored in the third period against his former team. It was Toews first goal since Dec. 21 against Toronto, stopping an 11-game drought.We wanted to have a good start and I thought we did that. And we just carried it through, Keith said.NOTES: Kanes assist on Toews opening goal was his 542nd career point, passing Tony Amonte for ninth on the franchise list. ... The Coyotes say Boedker is week to week following the surgery. D Zbynek Michalek also missed the game with an upper-body injury, putting Brandon Gormley in the lineup. ... Blackhawks F Daniel Carcillo served the second game of his six-game suspension for an illegal hit on Winnipegs Mathieu Perreault in the second period of Friday nights 4-2 loss to the Jets. Chicago also scratched injured F Kris Versteeg and D Tim Erixon. ... It was coach Joel Quennevilles 500th regular-season game with the Blackhawks.___Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '