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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Matt Harrison needed 31 pitches to work through a shaky third inning. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . Then Harrison regained his composure, allowing two hits in the final four innings of his 102-pitch outing to get his career-high 10th victory in the Texas Rangers 9-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night. Harrison allowed two runs and five hits with six strikeouts and no walks in 40-degree heat, and Nelson Cruz backed him with a homer. Harrison (10-8) surpassed his nine-win rookie season in 2008. "I think its just a matter of staying mentally tough and when I get into tough situations, I tell myself, Youre one pitch from getting out of this," Harrison said. "So far, Ive been lucky it doesnt happen every time, but for the most part, Ive been able to minimize the damage and make a pitch when I have to." After his strong rookie season, Harrison went 7-7 the following two years, spending three stints on the disabled list during that span. This season hes been healthy and in better shape, and the results have been obvious. All five members of the Rangers rotation now have double-digit wins, the first time in team history that five starters have reached 10 wins in a season. "You dont always get that, so were very lucky." Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "And were lucky in the fact that theyve stayed healthy. Those guys have taken the ball each time its come to them and theyve given us some great ballgames. Theyve shown some resiliency and I just hope they continue it." Cruz, Mitch Moreland and Yorvit Torrealba all had three hits for the AL West-leading Rangers, who stretched their lead over second-place Los Angeles 1 1/2 games. The Angels had the night off. The Rangers scored twice in the second against rookie Charlie Furbush (1-1) with the help of the Mariners second error of the night. Cruz snapped an 0 for 15 slide when he led off the second with a homer to left, and Mike Napoli reached second on third baseman Adam Kennedys fielding error. Napoli went to third on a groundout and scored on Morelands single. Jack Wilsons two-out, two-run double in the third tied it at 2, but the Rangers answered with two runs in the fourth on RBI groundouts by David Murphy and Ian Kinsler. Napoli was Harrisons catcher, and he was impressed with the way Harrison bounced back in the fourth. "He was great, had a little hiccup in the (third) inning and came out the next inning and threw up a zero, to give us a chance to get the lead back," Napoli said. "We put up a couple of runs and he was great from there on. He had a good sinking fastball and mixed in his offspeed when he had to, just executed pitches when he needed to." Furbush allowed seven runs -- six earned -- and eight hits over four-plus innings in his second start for the Mariners since he was acquired from Detroit in a trade on July 30. The Mariners are converting Furbush from relief to starter, and they know there will be growing pains along the way. "Youve got to like his arm, youve got to like his stuff, but being comfortable and being familiar with those type situations, thats the kind of hump youve got to get over," manager Eric Wedge said. When the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out in the fifth on two walks and a single, Wedge brought in ex-Ranger Jamie Wright from the bullpen. The Rangers kept up the pressure in the inning with RBI singles by Napoli and Torrealba, and a bases-loaded walk to Moreland for a 7-2 pad. In the sixth, Cruzs RBI double and Napolis run-scoring single off Tom Wilhelmsen made it 9-2. The Mariners, 2-9 against the Rangers this season, have lost 22 of 28. But they had been on a decent run lately, winning six of 10 entering Monday night. NOTES: Seattle 1B Justin Smoak missed his fifth straight game with a left thumb injury. Smoak took early batting practice on Monday and was confident he could return to the lineup soon. ... Rangers RHP Alexi Ogando was back with the team after spending the weekend in the Dominican Republic for the birth of his child. Ogando will be activated off the paternity list to make Tuesday nights scheduled start against Seattle. The Mariners will start RHP Michael Pineda, the AL rookie leader in innings pitched (130), strikeouts (133) and opponent batting average (.205). ... In the fourth, Texas Josh Hamilton and Cruz tried to stretch singles into doubles, but they were thrown out at second on outfield assists by Trayvon Robinson and Ichiro Suzuki. ... Kinsler had been 4 for 48 before he singled in the seventh. Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping . "I got chills," Verlander said. He returned the favour during an important 5-3 victory, pitching eight solid innings and helping himself with a pair of sacrifices as Detroit capped an encouraging 4-2 interleague road trip through Cincinnati and Chicago. Wholesale NBA Jerseys . -- Raheem Morris joked that maybe its time he stop harping about how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to play better early in games. http://www.uswholesalenfljerseyoutlet.com/ . The union, which filed the motion Tuesday on behalf of New Orleans defensive end Will Smith, Cleveland linebacker Scott Fujita, and free agent defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, argues the players will suffer irreparable harm if they are forced to miss games while their case against the league proceeds. Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys . The 34-year-old team captain pulled a ligament in his left knee and had to be substituted in Barcelonas 4-1 win at Getafe on Saturday. Wholesale NFL Jerseys .E.I. Rocket on Saturday as they dropped a 5-2 decision to the host Chicoutimi Sagueneens in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. SAN DIEGO -- Chase Headley put a mighty swing on a fastball from Takashi Saito, watched for a moment as it sailed toward the right-field seats, raised his right arm in celebration and then started his home run trot. He knew it was gone, and it wasnt just any homer for Headley, the switch-hitting slugger whos having a breakout season for the San Diego Padres. Headley hit a grand slam to extend his career-bests to 27 homers and an NL-high 102 RBIs, and Carlos Quentin followed with a homer for San Diegos first back-to-back shots this season as the Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 Sunday. "It was neat," Headley said. "Theres not a lot of balls that I hit here that I know for sure are home runs when I hit them. Yeah, I hit that one pretty good." In previous seasons, Headley has been criticized for not putting up the kind of power numbers expected of a third baseman. Now, the switch-hitter seems to be making up for lost time with a more aggressive approach. Batting left-handed, Headley drove an 0-1 pitch from Saito several rows into the stands with two outs in the seventh to give the Padres a 7-1 lead. It was his second grand slam this season and third of his career. It is the Padres first 100-RBI season since Adrian Gonzalez had 101 in 2010 and the 18th in club history. "It was a great feeling," Headley said. "Obviously thats a number along the way that means quite a bit. To be able to share that with my teammates and to get over the hump with a grand slam, just a great feeling." John Baker drew a one-out walk and Chris Denorfia kept the inning alive when he reached on second baseman Aaron Hills two-out fielding error, which made all five runs that inning unearned. Logan Forsythe walked ahead of Headleys slam. Headley homered twice in Friday nights win against the Diamondbacks, once from each side of the plate, and drove in four runs. His 19 homers and 60 RBIs since the All-Star break lead the big leagues. Overall, his 15 games of three or more RBIs lead the majors. Headley had gone 0 for 3 until his slam. "Theyre trying to get me out, and thats the great thing about our lineup right now is they cant just sit there and pitch around me because we have other guys who are swinging the bat so well," Headley said. "Thats the only way you can have an accomplishment like that is having the rest of the guys doing such a great job around me." Headleys previous highs were 12 homers and 64 RBIs in 2009. Headleys 60 RBIs in the second half tie him with hitting coach Phil Plantier (1993) for second-most by a Padres player in the second half of a season. That trrails only the 81 RBIs that Ken Caminiti had during the second half of 1996, when he won the NL MVP. Wholesale MLB Jerseys. Plantier knows how good it felt for Headley to round the bases. In 1993, Plantier homered in the seasons penultimate game -- his 34th -- to reach 100 RBIs on the nose. "Hes a grinder," Plantier said. "He doesnt give a pitch away; he doesnt give an at-bat away. He always gives himself a chance every at-bat of every game, which is hard to do. That feeling he had running around the bases, Im really happy for him because hes worked extremely hard to do what hes done to this point. The nice thing is, he has three weeks to keep going." Said manager Bud Black: "Hes been there for us all year. Hes been there especially for us the last 2 1/2 months. Good for him. Im so happy for him." The Padres took two of three and won for the eighth time in nine games against the Diamondbacks. The Padres have won 14 of 19 overall and 18 of 24 at home. "The two games we lost here, Headley hurt us," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. Quentin followed Headleys slam with a shot into the stands in left, his 16th, to chase Saito. Chris Denorfia homered leading off the sixth, his seventh of the season. Arizona, the defending NL West champions, dropped 6 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot, with three teams in between them. Rookie Andrew Werner (2-1), making his fourth career start, allowed one run and four hits in 6 1-3 innings, struck out six and walked three. The Padres jumped on Arizona rookie Patrick Corbin (5-7) for two runs in the second. Quentin hit a leadoff double, Jesus Guzman walked, Cameron Maybin doubled over leaping third baseman Chris Johnson and Andy Parrino hit a sacrifice fly. Arizonas Jason Kubel had an RBI grounder in the third. Corbin allowed three runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings, struck out three and walked two. NOTES: Diamondbacks rookie CF Adam Eaton doubled San Diegos Andy Parrino off first base. John Bakers fly ball looked like it would go over Eatons head, but he tracked it down, stopped, turned around and threw all the way to first. ... The Diamondbacks are off Monday before opening a two-game series at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. The scheduled starters are Arizonas Ian Kennedy (12-11, 4.39) against L.A.s Joe Blanton (9-12, 4.92). The Padres continue their homestand by opening a three-game series Monday night against the St. Louis Cardinals. The scheduled matchup of lefties will have St. Louis Jaime Garcia (4-6, 4.16) starting against Eric Stults (5-2, 2.35). ' ' '
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