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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jake Odorizzi and one sterling defensive play helped the Tampa Bay Rays give the Texas Rangers a rare loss Saturday night.Evan Longoria and Luke Maile homered, Odorizzi won his fifth game since the All-Star break and the Rays ended the Rangers four-game winning streak with an 8-2 victory.Odorizzi (8-5) is 5-0 with a 1.64 ERA in seven starts since the All-Star break. He allowed six hits and struck out four over six innings, but the damage mightve been worse if not for a key relay in the sixth.With Tampa Bay up 2-1, Texas Jonathan Lucroy hit a two-out double that appeared to score Adrian Beltre until a replay review showed second baseman Tim Beckhams throw was in time to get Beltre and end the inning.They made a good relay throw to the plate, Lucroy said. Good defense, I guess.The Rangers didnt score again until the ninth inning when they were seven runs down.An extremely close play at the plate, Rangers manager Jeff Bannister said. I believe that changes the complexion of the game. ... Beckham made a great throw that got Beltre at the plate, made it as close as possible. It was ruled safe and then got overturned. But if that ball goes off line or if Beckham hesitates at all, hes safe.Lucroy was the last batter Odorizzi faced.Everybody did their job on that play and gave 100 percent. Its a nice way to end a tough outing like that, Odorizzi said. They made me work tonight. We just came out ahead.Beltre and Elvis Andrus had two hits each for the Rangers, who entered with a seven-game lead in the AL West.The Rays scored in each of the first two innings off starter A.J. Griffin (5-3). Longoria drove in a run with a two-out single in the first, and Maile made it 2-0 with his first career home run in the second. Longorias 28th homer made it 3-1 in the sixth.Brad Miller had a three-run double in the seventh for Tampa Bay off reliever Keone Kela.Rougned Odor hit his 23rd homer in the fourth for the only run against Odorizzi.Nomar Mazara hit his 14th home run for the Rangers in the ninth.Griffin pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up three runs and seven hits while striking out four.BELTRE GRIEVINGBeltres two-homer, four-hit game Friday night occurred after he was informed of his grandfathers death on Thursday, the Rangers said. Beltre has yet to inform the team of any plans to take a bereavement leave.To be able to do what he did last night is in itself incredible without any external distractions, manager Jeff Bannister said. To be going through that, Im sure, was extremely tough for him.BOBBLEHEAD BOTTLENECKThe Raymond & DJ Kitty Double Bobblehead giveaway will not happen at Sundays game after the vendor informed the Rays the shipment would not arrive on time. The Rays will issue vouchers to kids 14 and under who attend Sundays game.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: LHP Derek Holland, who last pitched for the Rangers on June 20, threw another bullpen session Saturday. Bannister is leaning towards having him make his start (Tuesday) in Cincinnati.Rays: 2B Logan Forsythe (back spasms) could be back in the starting lineup Sunday. ... CF Kevin Kiermaier didnt play after leaving two innings into a game Friday night due to left hip soreness. Hip is still pretty tight, he said.UP NEXTLHP Martin Perez (8-8) will start Sundays series finale for the Rangers, making make his 26th start, which will tie for the AL lead. Rays LHP Drew Smyly is 5-11 with a 4.85 ERA but gave up only one hit in Mondays 8-2 win over San Diego.Jordan Shoes Wholesale Canada .J. -- Pitcher Carl Pavano is retiring after 14 major league seasons. 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Air Jordan Canada Website . -- An ugly goal by Nick Bonino helped the Anaheim Ducks overcome the defensive-minded Phoenix Coyotes on a night when their ragged power play continued to struggle.PHILADELPHIA -- Eagles receiver Jordan Matthews thinks the Carson Wentz-Dak Prescott matchup in the NFC East has a chance to develop into a quarterback rivalry for the ages.Peyton [Manning] and [Tom] Brady, thats an extremely high honor to be mentioned with those guys, Matthews said, responding to a reporter who first brought up Manning and Brady. ... I have spoken highly of Carson and know that he could be named with those guys just with more years of playing.And I have a high respect for Dak, too. ... Youre talking about a guy who is a poised quarterback, he knows what it means to be a leader, he knows what it means to be game-planned for. And I feel like Carson is the same way. The thing I love about Carson is he has that same ability but he also has a chip on his shoulder.So youre talking about two guys that could potentially be like a Brady and Peyton rivalry. The only difference is, youre going to get this two times a year, and possibly playoffs.Wentz of the Eagles and Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys?have a long, long way to go to get into that stratosphere. But the two rookies have shown positive signs early.For one, their teams are winning with them under center. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Sundays game between the Eagles (4-2) and Cowboys (5-1) will be the only instance since the 1970 merger in which the combined win percentage of rookie quarterbacks was .750 or better coming in (minimum three starts).Their individual numbers are strong as well. Despite a recent downturn, Wentz has completed 64 percent of his throws with eight touchdowns to three interceptions. Prescott is completing 69 percent of his throws with seven touchdowns and just one interception.No. 1, theyre proven winners, Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. They know how to win. They know how to lead their teams. Nothing seems to be too big for either one of them. They take it in stride. The ability to protect the football, I think, through these first six, seven games like this has been crucial.Pederson noted that the Eagles hosted Prescott for a visit during the pre-draft process and really liked him, liked everything about himm as a quarterback.dddddddddddd Pederson said he isnt surprised that Prescott is having this type of success.The Eagles went in a different direction, as they aggressively moved up to No. 2 overall in Aprils draft to take Wentz. Prescott was not selected until the fourth round, 135th overall.I definitely have a chip on my shoulder, Prescott said during a conference call with the Philadelphia media. I definitely believe in myself and have all the confidence in the world in myself and always have. Yeah, I felt like I shouldve [gone] high. But I ended up in the right spot and everything worked out.Prescott enters the first matchup between the two quarterbacks on more of a roll. Wentzs play has tailed off of late. According to ESPN Stats & Information, he has been off-target on 34 percent of his throws over the last two weeks, which is the highest rate in the league. Wentz said recent mechanical issues are related primarily to his footwork.I dont think its anything we really need to overanalyze or freak out about, he said Wednesday.There are other factors to consider, like the strong play of Dallas offensive line and the powerful ground game led by fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott that has taken some of the pressure off Prescott.However you frame it, both quarterbacks have acquitted themselves well overall early on.Theyre coming out of school, out of college a little more NFL-ready, a little more NFL-prepared to handle, No. 1, the rigors of an NFL season, Pederson said.They know how to handle success. They know how to handle media. They know how to handle fans. I think theyre just genuinely more prepared coming to us at this level.Wentz and Prescott got to know each other a little bit during the pre-draft process and were complimentary of one another Wednesday. That familiarity could continue to grow moving forward, as they might be seeing each other twice a year for the foreseeable future.Obviously hes a divisional rival, Wentz said, so very well could happen for a long time. ' ' '