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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers closest competitors in the AL West right now are the Houston Astros, and Texas hasnt let it be much of a competition.Adrian Beltre and Nomar Mazara each homered, Derek Holland pitched his third straight quality start since coming off the disabled list and the Rangers beat the Astros 12-4 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.AL West-leading Texas is 13-2 against the second-place Astros this season and 37-19 against the division.After trailing 1-0, the Rangers got their major league-high 42nd come-from-behind win. Theyve won eight of nine and scored at least 10 runs in each of their past three games.Its just the consistency of being able to fill (the lineup) out and the type of hitters we have, manager Jeff Banister said.Holland (7-6) pitched six innings, allowing two runs, six hits and three walks.Evan Gattis had three hits for Houston, including a solo homer.Ian Desmond stole home as part of a double steal in the seventh inning.Beltre and Robinson Chirinos each had three hits. Chirinos was playing as a replacement for catcher Jonathan Lucroy, scratched because of flu-like symptoms.We had to replace a catcher today, Banister said, and he was about as big as anybody in the lineup.Mazara, Desmond, Mitch Moreland, Carlos Beltran and Rougned Odor each drove in two runs.Mazara hit his two-run homer in the fifth, when the Rangers chased starter Joe Musgrove. Musgrove (2-3) allowed five runs and eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.Thats a really good lineup with the power they have in the meat of their lineup, Musgrove said. Ive got to do a better job of getting the 7-8-9 hitters out.Right-hander Brady Rodgers made his big league debut for Houston in the eighth and allowed five runs while getting two outs.Houston led early after Teoscar Hernandez drove in a run with the last of three singles in the second inning.Half an inning later, Beltre hit his 26th homer into the visitors bullpen in left-center field, and then Texas went ahead 3-1 on Morelands two-out, two-run double in the fourth.Holland had two strikeouts, both by Jason Castro. The first ended the second inning with two runners on base.Holland has won his last two starts and is 5-1 at home this season. He is 5-2 with a 2.52 ERA in 10 starts with five or more days of rest.That is a team thats competing to get in the playoffs as well, Holland said. Its not like it was an easy task. The main thing was not letting my emotions get the best of me. They got the run early on me. I had to make sure it was all it could be.Houstons Jake Marisnick hit a two-run homer against Dario Alvarez in the ninth.FANCY FIRSTGold medal-winning Olympic gymnast Madison Kocian threw out the first pitch before the game. The Dallas native performed a front walkover before picking up the ball and delivering a perfect strike.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: 1B Marwin Gonzalez remained out. He hasnt played since experiencing discomfort in his right hamstring on Wednesday. Ill use him if I need to, manager A.J. Hinch said, but Im going to try to stay away from him as long as possible until he feels better.Rangers: Banister said Lucroy could play Sunday.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Collin McHugh (9-10, 4.80) is scheduled to start the series finale on Sunday. Hes 4-1 in his career against Texas. The loss came on June 9, when the Rangers knocked McHugh out in the fourth inning.Rangers: RHP Yu Darvish (5-3. 3.01) will start on Sunday. Hes 3-0 in his last five starts, all Texas victories. Wholesale Penguins Jerseys . LOUIS -- St. Cheap Penguins Jerseys . Thousands of Southern California fans enveloped the Trojans to celebrate an improbable win secured by an interim coach, an inconsistent kicker and a thin defence that wouldnt break. https://www.cheappenguinsjersey.com/ . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team. Pittsburgh Penguins Gear .C. -- Manny Malhotra had two goals and an assist, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Pittsburgh Penguins Shirts . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- There have been boos and scandals for Russia in Rio, but also medals -- a lot of them.A country which arrived under a cloud with a depleted team leaves with 19 gold medals and fourth place in the medal table, leaving fans at home wondering what Russia could have achieved at full strength.While it wouldnt have been easy to win the eight extra gold medals needed to overhaul China for third place, there are plenty of events where Russians could have made their mark if they hadnt been excluded over allegations of state-sponsored doping.Heres a look at how Russian stars could have done if the doping scandal had never happened:YELENA ISINBAYEVA -- Russias two-time Olympic champion in the pole vault was in no doubt that she could have won in Rio if the Russian track and field team had been allowed to compete, suggesting Greek winner Ekaterini Stefanidi would not have a real gold. Isinbayeva might have a point, since Stefanidis winning leap of 4.85 meters was 5 centimeters short of the Russians best result this year.SERGEI SHUBENKOV -- The 110-meter hurdles gold could have been Russias, with Jamaican winner Omar McLeods 13.05-second time well within the range of Shubenkov, who ran 12.98 to win the world title in Beijing last year.MARIA KUCHINA -- The womens high jump competition was mediocre, with top contenders on such poor form that better results were actually set by the non-specialists in the heptathlon. Spanish veteran Ruth Beitia was surprised to win gold with a jump of 1.97 meters, which would only have been good enough for fifth in 20112 or seventh at last years world championships.dddddddddddd World champion Kuchina jumped 2 meters last month near Moscow.TATIANA KASHIRINA -- Weightlifting was the only sport to ban the entire Russian team, citing revelations from the World Anti-Doping Agency and a huge number of recent drug test failures. While Kashirina did once serve a ban, she was otherwise eligible for Rio and could have won gold without coming close to her world-record lifts from 2014, which total more than 40 kilograms more than Chinas Meng Suping managed for Olympic gold in Rio.ALEXANDER DYACHENKO -- The 2012 sprint kayak gold medalist was barred from Rio after being implicated in a WADA report into alleged drug test cover-ups. Its hard to compare times from different competitions due to varying water conditions, but recent performances indicate Dyachenko and partner Yuri Postrigay would have had a shot at defending their title.ELENA LASHMANOVA -- There have been so many drug test failures in Russias once dominant race walk team that Russia didnt even try to enter Lashmanova and other top walkers for Rio as a gesture of goodwill. Still, its unlikely that gesture would have been necessary if Russia wasnt already under considerable pressure over doping. Lashmanova, who once served a two-year drug ban, beat Rio gold medalist Liu Hong at the 2012 Olympics, though the Chinese walker has improved since and would have been a tough opponent this time round. ' ' '