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Rangers win 7th in a row, top Orioles in makeup game
Rangers win 7th in a row, top Orioles in makeup game ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo hit a go-ahead two-run single, Ian Desmond homered halfway up the hill in center field and the Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Monday night in a makeup game matching the American League's top two teams. - Nation-Now
Baseball Capsules
Baseball Capsules PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Locke followed consecutive horrible starts with 6 2/3 scoreless innings, Erik Kratz hit his first home run since 2014 and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 1-0 on Monday night, ending the Giants' eight-game winning streak. Locke (6-5) allowed five hits, no walks and struck out three, helping the Pirates to their second win in 12 games. He had allowed 18 runs and 20 hits over 8 2/3 innings during his previous two outings. - Nation-Now
Fister throws 7 strong, Astros hit 3 homers in 10-7 win
Fister throws 7 strong, Astros hit 3 homers in 10-7 win HOUSTON (AP) — Doug Fister threw seven solid innings and Jose Altuve, Jason Castro and Carlos Correa each hit home runs to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-7 on Monday night. Fister (8-3) gave up two runs on four hits and struck out five in earning his seventh straight win. The Astros have won Fister's last 10 starts, and in those games, Fister has gone at least 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs or fewer. - Nation-Now
Ozuna homers twice, Marlins fall 5-3 in slugfest
Ozuna homers twice, Marlins fall 5-3 in slugfest MIAMI (AP) — Marcell Ozuna had his first multi-homer game but it wasn't enough for Miami as the Colorado Rockies beat the Marlins 5-3 on Monday night in a record-setting home run contest Monday night. All eight runs scored on solo home runs, breaking the previous Major League record of five. "That was different for sure and obviously they got the better of us on that," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. Even with the loss, it meant a lot to Ozuna - Nation-Now
Why January is high time for birders
Why January is high time for birders [This story was first published Jan. 2, 2014.] Molecular neuroscientist Dorian Anderson, 35, is escaping the lab in 2014 to attempt a "green" Big Year by bicycle. That means that from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, he plans to pedal 15,000 miles cross-country, from the Northeast on a circuitous course toward the Rio Grande Valley, to try to identify 600 bird species — all while fundraising for conservation causes. - Nation-Now
Birding makes big tracks in 2013 and bags young fans
Birding makes big tracks in 2013 and bags young fans [This story was first published on Jan. 1, 2014.] For those who missed the big news in the bird world last week: The man considered the North American birding champion for nearly three decades, who was immortalized in the 2011 Hollywood movie The Big Year , has probably been toppled off his roost. - Nation-Now
Could we see the Warriors and Cavs in next year's NBA Finals, too?
Could we see the Warriors and Cavs in next year's NBA Finals, too? Â - Nation-Now
Reynolds hits 2 homers, Rockies win 5-3 in slugfest
Reynolds hits 2 homers, Rockies win 5-3 in slugfest MIAMI (AP) — Eight home runs. Eight runs scored. A Major League record. Mark Reynolds hit two home runs to help power the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins in a record-setting home run contest Monday night. "In the heat of the game you're just trying to score more points than the other team so that's all we were worried about," Reynolds said. - Nation-Now
Robberies prompt calls for Olympic-level security in Rio now
Robberies prompt calls for Olympic-level security in Rio now SYDNEY (AP) — The robbery at gunpoint of two members of Australia's Paralympic sailing squad in Rio de Janeiro on the weekend has prompted calls for organizers to bolster security more than six weeks before the Olympics. Kitty Chiller, Australia's Olympic team leader, said Rio organizers "need to introduce the extra security precautions ... before an athlete gets hurt." - Nation-Now
Cardinals stop 5-game slide with 3-2 victory over Cubs
Cardinals stop 5-game slide with 3-2 victory over Cubs CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Moss and Jhonny Peralta homered against John Lackey, and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped a five-game slide by holding off the Chicago Cubs for a 3-2 victory on Monday night. - Nation-Now
Rays drop 5th straight; lose Mahtook, Pearce vs Indians
Rays drop 5th straight; lose Mahtook, Pearce vs Indians CLEVELAND (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays dropped their fifth straight game Monday night. They lost a couple players, too. Mikie Mahtook and Steve Pearce were both injured and the Rays blew an early lead while losing to the Cleveland Indians 7-4. Mahtook has a broken left hand after being hit by a pitch in the second inning, while Pearce got an undisclosed hamstring injury in the ninth and will undergo further evaluation before Tuesday's game. - Nation-Now
Ipsen, Parratto take narrow leads at US Olympic trials
Ipsen, Parratto take narrow leads at US Olympic trials INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kristian Ipsen passed Michael Hixon on his last semifinal dive Monday night to take the lead in the men's 3-meter competition at the U.S. Olympic diving trials in Indianapolis. Ipsen, an Olympic bronze medalist in 2012 in synchro, finished with 973.2 points on 12 dives. Hixon is second at 966.15 with Mark Anderson in third at 856.95. Four-time Olympian Troy Dumais is fourth at 856.1 as he tries to make his fifth Olympic team.
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