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HOUSTON -- Derek Holland did not pitch well Wednesday night, and he knew it. Tajae Sharpe Jersey .The left-hander struggled for a second straight outing, and a Rangers rally fell short.Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman both left with injuries, but George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Houston Astros helped their fading playoff hopes with an 8-4 win over the Rangers.Holland (7-8) allowed five runs and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.I have to do better, Holland said. Not pleased with what happened today. Its frustrating.Holland was announced as the starter after Tuesday nights game, with original starter Yu Darvish moved to start Saturday.Holland refused to use the on-again, off-again nature of the start as a reason for his struggles.I just didnt perform today, Holland said. Its no excuse to use that in there. I was called upon. I just didnt do my job.Altuve exited after the fourth with right oblique discomfort, and Bregman was pulled in the sixth with right hamstring discomfort. Both will be evaluated Thursday.Texas still holds a three-game lead over Cleveland for the best record in the AL.Houston snapped a three-game losing streak and closed within 3 1/2 games of Toronto for the second AL wild card.Hernandez gave the Astros a 3-1 lead with a two-run homer off the facade in left-center in the second. Springer led off the first with his 27th home run to tie it at 1.The Astros got just their fourth win in 19 games against the Rangers this season.Houston built a 5-1 lead, but the Rangers closed within one on Nomar Mazaras two-run homer in the seventh and Jonathan Lucroys RBI single in the eighth.Attribute that to the way we play, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Our guys continue to grind through it. We have a comeback plan when we get down and our guys I felt like they were continuing to put that in play. We got it within one, felt like if we could keep it right there we have a shot.After the Rangers closed within 5-4, Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run single and Jake Marisnick had an RBI single in the eighth to extend the lead to four.Joe Musgrove (3-4) allowed three runs and five hits with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings. The rookie right-hander retired 14 of 15 batters at one pointINJURED INFIELDERSAltuve entered leading the AL in hitting with a .340 average to go with 24 home runs and 94 RBI. The second baseman also leads the AL in hits with 196. He was 1 for 2 with a double before being lifted.Bregman, a rookie third baseman batting .260 with eight homers, limped into third in the sixth inning after stopping and starting on Tyler Whites groundout. Bregman tried to walk it off, but he was lifted for pinch-runner Tony Kemp and limped off the field.UP NEXTRangers: LHP Cole Hamels (14-5) makes his 30th start of the season Friday night against Oakland. The left-hander allowed two runs in six innings in his last start Saturday against the Angels. Austin Johnson Jersey . Coach Tom Thibodeau says the former MVP will probably start travelling with the team in the next few weeks. Rose tore the meniscus in his right knee at Portland in November and was ruled out for the remainder of the season by the Bulls. DaQuan Jones Jersey . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. http://www.cheaptitansjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-jayon-brown-jersey . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. LONDON -- A look at Day 4 of Wimbledon on Thursday:Weather: Cloudy. High of 68 degrees (20 Celsius).Mens seeded winners in the first round: No. 18 John Isner, No. 32 Lucas Pouille.Mens seeded winners in the second round: No. 2 Andy Murray, No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 6 Milos Raonic, No. 7 Richard Gasquet, No. 9 Marin Cilic, No. 11 David Goffin, No. 14 Roberto Bautista Agut, No. 19 Bernard Tomic, No. 27 Jack Sock, No. 28 Sam Querrey, No. 31 Joao SousaMens seeded losers in the second round: No. 8 Dominic Thiem, No. 13 David Ferrer, No. 16 Gilles Simon, No. 23 Ivo Karlovic, No. 25 Viktor Troicki, No. 26 Benoit Paire, No. 30 Alexandr Dolgopolov.Womens seeded winners in the first round: No. 11 Timea Bacsinszky, No. 18 Sloane Stephens, No. 24 Barbora Strycova.Womens seeded loser in the first round: No. 31 Kristina Mladenovic.Womens seeded winners in the second round: No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 4 Angelique Kerber, No. 5 Simona Halep, No. 6 Roberta Vinci, No. 8 Venus Williams, No. 9 Madison Keys, No. 12 Carla Suarez Navarro, No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova, No. 26 Kiki Bertens, No. 27 CoCo Vandeweghe, No. 28 Lucie Safarova, No. 29 Daria Kasatkina.Womens seeeded losers in the second round: No. Brett Kern Jersey. 2 Garbine Muguruza, No. 7 Belinda Bencic, No. 14 Sam Stosur, No. 15 Karolina Pliskova, No. 16 Johanna Konta, No. 17 Elina Svitolina, No. 20 Sara Errani, No. 22 Jelena Jankovic, No. 30 Caroline Garcia, No. 32 Andrea Petkovic.Stat of the Day: 18 -- Seeded players who lost Thursday, 11 women and seven men.Quote of the day: People, in general, have this infinity inside of them. None of us feel old. None of us feel unable. We all feel able, no matter what age we are. -- Venus Williams, 36, the oldest woman in the tournament.On court Friday: No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 28 Sam Querrey, No. 3 Roger Federer vs. Daniel Evans, No. 4 Stan Wawrinka vs. Juan Martin del Potro, No. 6 Milos Raonic vs. No. 27 Jack Sock; No. 1 Serena Williams vs. Christina McHale, No. 8 Venus Williams vs. vs. No. 29 Daria Kasatkina, No. 9 Madison Keys vs. Alize Cornet, No. 10 Petra Kvitova vs. Ekaterina Makarova.Fridays forecast: Chance of rain. High of 63 (17 Celsius).Online: http://www.wimbledon.org Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Cheap Jerseys Jerseys Wholesale China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys NFL Jerseys From China ' ' '

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