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(Sports Network) - Right-hander Roy Oswalt will make his first start since July 30th for the Texas Rangers as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays in the second matchup of a three-game set at Rogers Centre. Chris Johnson Womens Jersey . Oswalt will be opposed by Dominican right-hander Carlos Villanueva, who comes into Saturdays game looking to snap a personal two-game losing streak. Despite the consecutive losses, Villanueva has gone from long reliever to arguably the Blue Jays most reliable starting pitcher in a matter of months. Since entering the rotation on June 29, he is 4-2 with a 3.04 ERA while striking out 50 and walking just 13. He comes in with a 6-2 record and a 3.12 ERA after holding the White Sox to one run in seven innings of work on Monday. Villanueva has the task of following J.A. Happs strong six-inning, two-hit performance from Friday. "I think we did a good job trying to keep them off- balance," Happ said. "We used a lot of fastballs early in the game and a couple of changeups as well. I wanted to throw everything with conviction along with the cutter, something I dont throw with enough conviction, and tonight I was able to." The Blue Jays victory on Friday ended a three-game skid for the club. Toronto has lost 14 of its last 19 and six of its last nine at home. Edwin Encarnacion was a big part of the triumph on Friday as he belted his team-leading 31st home run of the season. Despite Encarnacions production, Toronto went just 4-for-28 as a team in Fridays victory. The Blue Jays rank 21st with a team batting average of .249. The home teams manager, John Farrell, was concerned with the lack of offensive production coming into the series. The Rangers are 4-3 against the Blue Jays this season. Toronto won the 2011 season series, 6-4. A three-time All-Star and 2005 NLCS MVP, Oswalt returns to a starting role after being moved to the bullpen for the first time in his career to make room for Ryan Dempster in the rotation. Oswalt will be looking to bounce back from his last outing in which he gave up four earned runs to the Red Sox in 1 1/3 innings in relief work on Aug. 8. The Rangers desperately need Oswalt to improve upon his 4-2 record and 6.53 ERA today as they try to recover from losing four of their last five games. Despite the recent struggles, Texas still owns a five-game lead over Oakland in the AL West standings. Texas fell, 3-2, to the Blue Jays in the opener despite having its star rookie Yu Darvish on the hill. Darvish pitched well in the losing effort, allowing three runs and three hits while striking out 10, but the Rangers offense picked up only four hits and went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position. Offensively the Rangers are the most productive team in baseball in 2012, however they have been held to two runs or less in four of their last five games. "We had some chances for a base hit to make a difference," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "If we had made a difference with one base hit, it would have been our victory." Josh Hamilton cooled off and went hitless on Friday after going 4-for-8 at the plate with two doubles, two home runs, and five runs scored in his previous two games. Elvis Andrus and Ian Kinsler both went hitless as well in the series opener. Oswalts start today is due to Dempsters absence from the team due to undisclosed personal reasons. The Rangers signed Oswalt to a minor league deal in May after he spent a season and a half with the Philadelphia Phillies. He held Toronto to two hits in a 3-0 Houston victory on June 12, 2005 in his only career start versus the Blue Jays. Michael Griffin Jersey . On behalf of Bell Media, I wish to extend our congratulations to the official FIFA Womens World Cup Canada 2015 host cities announced Friday - Edmonton, Alberta; Moncton, New Brunswick; Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; Vancouver, British Columbia; and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jared Cook Jersey . Winnipeg (25-15) smacked three home runs in a 9-1 thumping of the American Association-leading Wingnuts (30-10) to open a three-game series before 4,024 fans at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium in Kansas. http://www.tennesseetitansjerseyonsale.com/nate-washington-jerseys . Swimming as part of his rehabilitation from a left knee injury, Nadal said he has been more encouraged recently about his progress and hopes to resume practice soon. Kenny Britt Womens Jersey . "Everybody was joking with me, telling me I had to do it again," Kennedy said of his 4-0 win on April 24, 2011. "I was saying, Come on. Ive only done it once in my life. (Colby Lewis) pitched like I did last time." Lewis retired the first 16 batters and finished with a four-hitter, leading the Rangers to a 9-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Chris Johnson Jersey . Desriveaux is entering his seventh season in the Canadian Football League. He played the past six years with the Montreal Alouettes where he amassed 668 rushing yards and two touchdowns.BUFFALO, N.Y. - One way or another, Darcy Regier had no intention of leaving the NHL draft in Pittsburgh without addressing the Buffalo Sabres most pressing need at centre. After it became clear that the price was too steep to engineer a trade for an established top-line player, the Sabres general manager settled on the next best option by selecting two centres in the first round on Friday night. The Sabres opened the draft by selecting play-making Russian centre Mikhail Grigorenko with the 12th pick. Regier barely had time to make his introductions with the new addition before he swapped selections with Calgary to select Zemgus Girgensons -- a hard-hitting centre out of Latvia -- two picks later. In exchange for Calgarys 14th pick, the Sabres dealt the No. 21 pick and the first of two second-round selections, No. 42, to the Flames. "It certainly was a focus of ours to try and cover off the centre position in this draft," Regier said. "In Grigorenkos case, his skill level and play-making ability is exceptional. In Girgensons case, hes a very good playmaker and has a physical component to his game. So I think they complement each other." Grigorenko, listed at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, played for Quebec of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League last season. He led the leagues rookies with 45 goals and 85 points in 59 games despite dealing with an illness at the end of the season. Girgensons, 6-foot-2 and 198 pounds, has spent the past three seasons playing in North America. Last season, his second with Dubuque of the U.S. Hockey League, he led the team with 55 points (24 goals, 31 assists) in 49 games, with six of his goals game-winners. Both players have the potential to fill a big void on the Sabres, who have been lacking at centre since losing Danny Briere and Chris Drury to free agency on July 1, 2007. Selecting Grigorenko was a departure in philosophy for the Sabres, who were among several NHL teams that had avoided drafting Russian players in recent years because of a fear of having them stay home to play in tthe Kontinental Hockey League. Steve McNair Jersey. Regier said he has received assurances from Grigorenko, his agent, as well as his Quebec coach -- former NHL star goalie Patrick Roy -- of the players intention to stay in North America. Regier noted other signs of Grigorenkos commitment in how he spent last year learning English as well as having his mother live with him in Quebec. "Those are all strong indicators," Regier said. "Were very confident hell have a good, long NHL career." Grigorenko dismissed concerns about returning to Russia in an interview with Buffalos WGR-Radio shortly after he was selected. "Last year, I came here to be ready for the NHL, and it was my dream," he said. "I cant wait to go on the ice with NHL team. I really want to be an NHL player." Grigorenkos stock dropped in the draft, as NHL Central Scouting had him ranked third among North American skaters. He fell partly because eight defencemen were taken within the first 10 picks. The run on blueliners was a pleasant surprise for the Sabres because of their need at forward. Regier said the team was targeting Grigorenko and centre Filip Forsberg, who was selected 11th by Washington. Regier had spent the week attempting to make a trade for an established player, but said it became quite clear that the asking price was too high. "To fill one hole and create a bigger one in what wed have to give up is too much for us right now," he said. The Sabres were among the NHLs biggest flops last season in missing the playoffs for the third time in five years. Expectations had been high in Buffalo after the Sabres went on a high-priced shopping spree last off-season in new owner Terry Pegulas bid to build an immediate contender. Those hopes unraveled due to a rash of injuries and a lack of chemistry. Despite closing the season with a 15-5-4 run, Buffalo dug itself too big of a mid-season hole to climb out of in finishing ninth in the Eastern Conference. Buffalo owns six picks on Saturday, when rounds 2-7 will be held. ' ' ' |
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