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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Kole Calhoun got the Los Angeles Angels started with a leadoff homer, and No. 9 batter Collin Cowgill had a big eighth inning. Manager Mike Scioscias team is rolling down the stretch, scoring plenty of runs and piling up wins. Cowgill reached on an infield single to start a seven-run eighth, scored on Mike Trouts triple and capped the outburst with a bases-loaded triple as the Angels stretched their winning streak to six with a 9-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. "Obviously, its a potent offence when everybodys contributing," Cowgill said. "It seems like everyone is hot right now." The Angels, with the best record in the majors at 89-55, have scored 55 runs during a winning streak that matches their longest of the season. The AL West leaders have won 12 of 14 overall. "Weve started to get into our game offensively," Scioscia said. "We got started a little bit late tonight. We had better at-bats as the game went on." Calhouns third leadoff homer this season, and 15th long ball overall, came on an 0-2 pitch from Colby Lewis (9-13). The right-hander was lifted after Cowgill reached to start the eighth when he took a full swing for a slow chopper. Third baseman Adrian Beltre cleanly fielded the ball, but there was no time to make a throw. "An inch either way, its either a swing-and-miss, or its hit hard enough to where (Beltre) gets him out," Lewis said. After Trout was thrown out trying to score on Albert Pujols hard grounder to Beltre, six batters in a row reached base against two relievers. Robbie Ross was greeted by Erick Aybars two-run double and then issued a bases-loaded walk before Cowgill tripled down the right-field line for a 9-1 lead. Hector Santiago (5-7) allowed only a solo homer in five innings. Beltre had three hits and scored twice for Texas, which has the worst record in the majors and is 35 games behind the Angels. The last time the Rangers (54-90) were that far back in a division race was their 43-game deficit behind Seattle at the end of the 2001 season. Beltre hit his 18th homer to straightaway centre in the fourth, then singled in the eighth before scoring on Ryan Ruas two-run double. Los Angeles led for good soon after David Freese reached on an error by right fielder Michael Choice to start the fourth. Brennan Boeschs sacrifice fly made it 2-1. OVER -- AND NOT OUT After Cowgills single to start the eighth, he stole second base -- a play that was challenged by Texas interim manager Tim Bogar. Cowgill slid headfirst and his body appeared to pop up over the base as he did, while shortstop Luis Sardinas kept a tag applied the entire time. After a review of 2 minutes, 24 seconds, the play stood because replays apparently never showed definitively that Cowgill lost contact with the bag. "I dont know if I stayed on it, but felt like I did," Cowgill said. "They made the right call." SHORT AND SWEET Santiago was done after 79 pitches. "It was a matchup situation," Scioscia said. In 17 games (14 starts) since returning from Triple-A Salt Lake, Santiago is 5-1 with a 2.71 ERA in 79 2-3 innings. He has won five decisions in a row since July 10. TRAINERS ROOM Angels: OF Josh Hamilton missed his fifth game in a row because of a sore right shoulder that is starting to concern Scioscia. "Guys play banged-up when youre in a pennant race, so for Josh to not play, you know hes hurting," Scioscia said. Rangers: C Robinson Chirinos (neck stiffness) took batting practice and could be close to playing again after missing his eighth game in a row. ... OF Engel Beltre, out all season with a broken bone in his right leg, is scheduled for surgery Wednesday on a stress fracture in his left leg. UP NEXT Rookie RHP Matt Shoemaker (14-4) goes for his 15th win and the Angels try to become the first 90-win team in the majors in the middle game of the three-game set. 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Cheap Air Max 97 . - While he appreciates suggestions from Packers fans of remedies for his sore left calf, Aaron Rodgers is not necessarily going to listen to the advice.Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol benefited from DeMarcus Cousins being sidelined as the frontcourt duo combined for 40 points in leading the Memphis Grizzlies to a 97-85 win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Randolph totaled 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Gasol scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for the NBA-best Grizzlies, who have won five straight and nine of their last 10 overall. Tony Allen chipped in 13 points, while Courtney Lee and Mike Conley added 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the victors. Reggie Evans produced a solid 17-point, 20-rebound showing off the bench, but the Kings could not overcome 23 turnovers and the absence of Cousins, who missed a second straight game due to a virus. Rudy Gay netted 20 points and Ben McLemore added 18 in the setback. Turnovers have always been our biggest focus. Limiting turnovers, said McLemore. Our turnovers kind of hurt us tonight, but this game is behind us. We know what we have to do. Sacramento has dropped nine straight meetings against Memphis, including a controversial loss on Nov. 13 when Lee made a layup off an inbounds pass at the buzzer. The play was reviewed for several minutes before being upheld. The Kings protested the outcome, but NBA commissioner Adam Silver denied the request on Friday. They trailed by as many as 21 Sunday but pulled within sseven at one point in the third quarter and scored the first six points of the fourth, cutting their deficit to 74-71.dddddddddddd Jon Leuer ended a string of six straight Memphis misses with a jumper, and the Kings never pulled closer than three the rest of the way. Gasol scored three straight times down the floor to give the Grizzlies some breathing room. He made two free throws, rattled in a hook shot and hit a 20- footer that yielded an 85-76 cushion with under five minutes to play. Hes a clutch performer, Conley said of Gasol. He knows when to get his offense going when we need him to. Tonight was one of those nights. Memphis shot 8-of-11 from the free throw line over the final four minutes to seal the win and improve to 15-2 on the young season. Randolph scored on four consecutive possessions to break an 18-18 tie and help the Grizzlies take a 28-20 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Memphis bench scored 19 points in the second, including nine during a 13-4 that extended the margin to 51-30 with four minutes left in the half. The visitors led 58-42 at the break. Game Notes Darren Collison finished with 16 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Kings ... The Grizzlies end a four-game road trip in Houston on Wednesday ... Sacramento opened a five-game homestand Sunday that continues Tuesday against the Raptors. ' ' '