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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Although Adrian Beltre hasnt played for the Dodgers since 2004, he still lives in Los Angeles. Maybe thats why the Texas Rangers slugger feels so comfortable just down the I-5 freeway at the Big A.Beltre broke a tie with his 440th homer in the eighth, and Yu Darvish pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning of the Rangers second win in six games, 2-1 over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.The AL-leading Rangers (84-58) are coasting toward their fourth division title and fifth playoff berth in seven seasons, but they emerged from a five-game lull with a strong effort in Anaheim.After the clubs traded runs in the seventh to break up a scoreless duel between Darvish and Tyler Skaggs, Beltre connected for his 27th homer off J.C. Ramirez (1-1), sending a line drive over the fence in left-center.I was looking for a pitch I could drive, and that was exactly what I got, Beltre said. It was pretty much middle.Beltres homer was his 38th against Los Angeles, the sixth-most by an Angels opponent. Only Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro have more RBI at Angel Stadium as an opponent than Beltres 69.Home cooking, Beltre said.Mitch Moreland doubled and scored on Elvis Andrus seventh-inning single to break open a scoreless game for the Rangers, who boosted their AL West lead to 9 1/2 games over Houston.Andrelton Simmons drilled a tying triple in the seventh for the Angels, who have lost three straight.Matt Bush (7-2) struck out Jett Bandy to strand Simmons on third. Sam Dyson pitched the ninth for his 33rd save, giving up a leadoff single to Mike Trout before retiring Simmons on a groundout with two Angels on base.Darvish and Skaggs traded zeros for the first six innings in the opener of Los Angeles 10-game homestand.Darvish bounced back sharply from a rough start last week, limiting the Angels to two singles in the first six innings while striking out nine.When I was warming up, I wasnt feeling good, Darvish said. When I got deeper into the game I was able to make adjustments. Im very happy about that.Skaggs had one of his best starts since his return to the majors from Tommy John surgery, giving up two hits and two walks over six scoreless innings. The left-hander struck out eight and allowed just one runner to reach third base.Ive been out for so long, so this is kind of the middle of the season for me, Skaggs said. I need to get up to 100 pitches (and) seven or eight innings. I need to stop throwing as many pitches as I do. But theres progress.Texas finally broke through against Mike Morin in the seventh, but only because Angels fill-in left fielder Jefry Marte took an unadvisable route on Morelands leadoff fly and allowed an apparently catchable ball to land for a double.Simmons evened it moments later with an exceptional nine-pitch at-bat. He battled out of an 0-2 count before sending Darvishs 95th and final pitch to the wall in right-center for a triple, scoring Marte from first.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: 2B Rougned Odor left the game with hamstring tightness. Texas manager Jeff Banister called the move precautionary, and said he hasnt decided whether to rest Odor on Saturday. ... OF Shin-Soo Choo made the trip for Texas, taking batting practice Friday. His left arm was broken by a pitch last month.Angels: RHP Garrett Richards could throw off a mound within two weeks. The Angels former ace hasnt pitched since May, when an injured elbow ligament was discovered. He has managed to avoid Tommy John surgery so far.UP NEXTRangers: Cole Hamels (14-5, 3.25 ERA) has given up 13 runs in his last two starts, raising his ERA from 2.67.Angels: Daniel Wright makes his debut with the club. Los Angeles claimed the right-hander off waivers from Cincinnati last Sunday. He went 0-2 with a 7.62 ERA for the Reds this season, his first in the big leagues. Youth Tom Brady Jersey . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2. College Tom Brady Jersey . Its 1987 and a Brazilian playmaker, known as Mirandinha, is being paraded around St James Park to the passionate Newcastle fans. https://www.sportsstarsjerseys.com/michael-jordan-jersey/ . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. Tom Brady Jersey Michigan . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. Tom Brady Jersey . From filmmaker Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes), The Price of Gold revisits the saga that rocked the figure skating world ahead of the 1994 Lillehammer Olympic Winter Games: the assault on Nancy Kerrigan, and the plot that led its way back to her rival Tonya Harding.MANCHESTER, England -- Alex Ferguson was given a fitting send-off in his final home game in charge of Manchester United as his club of nearly 27 years scored a trademark late winner against Swansea on Sunday, capping an emotional day of celebrations at Old Trafford. Rio Ferdinand slammed in an 87th-minute volley to seal Uniteds 2-1 victory, before Ferguson joined his players in lifting the Premier League trophy for a 13th and final time. "Its fantastic," said Ferguson, whose haul of 38 trophies at United makes him Britains most successful football manager. "What a send-off. I was bubbling there for a bit. The atmosphere was unbelievable." Fergusons replacement at United, David Moyes, was also feted by fans in his last home match as manager of Everton, with his side beating West Ham 2-0 thanks to a double from Kevin Mirallas to guarantee a sixth-place finish. Tottenham climbed provisionally to fourth -- two points above Arsenal -- courtesy of Emmanuel Adebayors late winner in a 2-1 victory at Stoke, while Newcastle and Norwich secured their Premier League survival with victories over Queens Park Rangers and West Bromwich Albion, respectively. Sunderland could still go down after conceding an equalizer to draw 1-1 at home to Southampton, leaving Paolo Di Canios team four points in front of third-from-bottom Wigan ahead of the newly crowned FA Cup winners visit to Arsenal on Tuesday in their game in hand. Realistically, the three teams still battling against the drop are Sunderland, Aston Villa and Wigan. Daniel Sturridge scored a hat trick as Liverpool came from behind to defeat Fulham 3-1 in the days other match. Fergusons last home match as United manager was always going to steal the script, however, and the game was given even more prestige as it was the final appearance by Paul Scholes at Old Trafford before the midfielder headed back into retirement. Ferguson, who dropped Wayne Rooney from the starting lineup and later confirmed the club had rejected the strikers transfer request, started Scholes in central midfield and brought him off after 66 minutes to a standing ovation. "He is unbelievable, one of the greatest players this club has had or ever will have," Ferguson said of Scholes, who signed professional terms with United in 11993.dddddddddddd. With the game approaching what is widely known in British football as "Fergie Time" -- coined due to the amount of injury-time goals scored by United in Fergusons tenure -- a corner from Robin van Persie crept through to Ferdinand, who volleyed home high into the net. Ferguson jumped out of his seat and punched the air in delight, before making his way to the centre circle after full time to deliver an emotional, five-minute speech in the rain. "If you think about it, those last-minute goals, the comebacks, even the defeats, are all part of this great football club of ours," Ferguson said. "Its been an unbelievable experience for all of us." Javier Hernandez put United in front in the 39th before Michu equalized for Swansea 10 minutes later. The match was effectively meaningless as United had already wrapped up its 13th Premier League title and is now 13 points ahead of second-place Manchester City, which plays its game in hand at Reading on Tuesday. The race for the final two Champions League qualification berths behind City and United is still on, though, with Spurs piling the pressure on Arsenal thanks to a come-from-behind victory over a Stoke side that played almost the entire second half with 10 men after Charlie Adams sending-off for two yellow cards. Steven Nzonzi gave Stoke the lead before Clint Dempsey equalized in the 20th and then set up Adebayor for the winner in the 82nd. "This puts more pressure on Arsenal but they are able to cope with it," Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas said. "We hope Wigan have their day (on Tuesday)." Hatem Ben Arfa and Yoan Gouffran scored for Newcastle as it came from behind to beat QPR 2-1, while goals by Robert Snodgrass, Grant Holt and Jonny Howson -- along with an own goal by Gareth McAuley -- helped Norwich to a 4-0 win over West Brom. In the League Championship, Watford will play Crystal Palace or Brighton in the promotion playoff final on May 27 at Wembley after a thrilling 3-1 win over Leicester for a 3-2 aggregate win. Manuel Almunia saved Anthony Knockaerts penalty in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time and Knockaerts shot off the rebound, allowing Troy Deeney to score the decisive goal for Watford about 30 seconds later. ' ' '