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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Say this for Los Angeles Angels rookie Jefry Marte, he understands good timing.Playing before his mother in the United States for the first time, the 25-year-old Marte hit his first career grand slam to spark a seven-run fourth inning and lead the Angels to an 8-1 victory Tuesday over the Oakland Athletics.Im very happy, Marte said through an interpreter. I thank God for the opportunity. I feel even happier because my mom was watching from the stands.Marte said his mother, Louisa, had recently received her visa from his native Dominican Republic. It was his 13th home run of the season.Right-hander Ricky Nolasco, who had struggled in his first five starts for the Angels (0-4, 5.70 ERA), allowed only one unearned in eight innings and is 4-2 with a 1.47 ERA in his last six starts.Nolasco (8-14), who has not allowed an earned run in his last three games, said it was his last scheduled start of the season.Its tough to say it will carry over into next season, but its nice to finish this like that, Nolasco said.You always want to go into the offseason on a good note. Eight innings is nice.As rookie right-hander Daniel Mengden (2-9) gave up all eight runs and nine hits in just over three innings.Oakland manager Bob Melvin was nonetheless encouraged by what hes seen from the 23-year-old this season.I think he learned that he can pitch here, Melvin said. I think he learned when hes aggressive and gets ahead, he can have success. Its a little bit when hes on the run and guys are on base, and maybe he isnt as confident in his fastball or throwing the ball over the plate early in the count.He gets a little defensive with guys on base.The Angels managed 12 hits, none after the fifth inning, and seven were for extra bases. Kole Calhoun added two doubles and a triple, as the Angels won for the sixth time in seven games.Oakland third baseman Ryon Healy had three hits, including a double to drive in the As only run. The rookie had never played third base before this season and is hitting .309.Hes a tough kid, Melvin said. He can hit. Hes confident. He hasnt played the position and now he plays third base pretty well. It hasnt bothered him at all. He works hard every day. The bottom line is -- he can hit.Marte has had almost the opposite experience. He came up in May as a third baseman. Hes started 20 games at third, 28 at first and 22 in left -- a position he had never played before at any level.Hes found his power game wherever he played, with 27 of his 59 hits this season going for extra basesThe As dropped to 67-90 with the defeat, giving them consecutive 90-loss seasons for only the second time in Oakland history (1977-79). The As have lost seven of eight.WALK THIS WAYMike Trouts walk in the fourth inning gave him 113 on the season, tying him for the Angels team record with Tony Phillips (1995) for most in a season. Trout leads the majors in walks and on-base percentage (.441).ESCOBAR LEAVES EARLYAngels 3B Yunel Escobar left the game after three innings, complaining of right shoulder stiffness.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: Originally the team said rookie infielder Renato Nunez would be out for a day or two with a sore back, but by game-time announced he was available.Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (strained elbow), who has made only nine starts this season, threw a bullpen session and is expected to make a brief start either Saturday or Sunday. . DH Albert Pujols is out with right Plantar Fasciitis.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Sonny Gray (5-11) is scheduled to come off the DL (strained right forearm) to make a brief start. Manager Bob Melvin said he would only throw about 30 pitches.Angels: Rookie RHP Alex Meyer (1-3) is scheduled to make his fifth start for the Angels since his Aug. 1 trade from the Twins. He is 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA with the Angels. Custom Chicago White Sox Jerseys . 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He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday.Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic look set to battle it out for the year-end world No 1 ranking, but six of the other best players of the season will also be in attendance at the ATP World Tour Finals in London, which takes place from November 13-20. Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, Gael Monfils and Dominic Thiem are among the other players who will be involved.Currently, Murray has moved 405 points above Djokovic in the latest rankings, but the Serb could regain his place at the top if he goes undefeated to land a fifth straight Tour Finals crown. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. The tournament, which also features an eight-team doubles draw, will be shown live on Sky Sports and is one not to miss.Here, we look at those players who have qualified and whose group theyre in...John McEnroe Group1. Andy Murray (11,185) The Scot has excelled since winning Wimbledon for a second time and then successfully retaining his Olympic title in Rio this summer. He won back-to-back titles in China before collecting further titles in Vienna and Paris at the weekend.TitlesATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris (Indoor/Hard) Highlights of John Isner v Andy Murray in the final of the Paris Masters Vienna (Indoor/Hard) Highlights of Andy Murray v Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from the Vienna Open final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai (Outdoor/Hard) Highlights of Roberto Bautista Agut v Andy Murray in the final of the Shanghai Masters Beijing (Outdoor/Hard) Highlights of the clash between Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov from the final of the China Open Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games (Outdoor/Hard)Wimbledon (Outdoor/Grass)London / Queens Club (Outdoor/Grass)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome (Outdoor/Clay) Highlights from the Rome Masters Final as Andy Murray faced Novak Djokovic in a repeat of the Madrid Open final a week earlier 3. Stan Wawrinka (5,115) Swiss star Wawrinka landed his third Grand Slam title and his 11th consecutive win in a championship final with an unforgettable victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. All his titles in 2016 have come on hardcourts which makes him a real dangerman heading to London.TitlesUS Open (Outdoor/Hard)Geneva (Outdoor/Clay)Dubai (Outdoor/Hard)Chennai (Outdoor/Hard)5. Kei Nishikori (4,705) Nishikori won his 11th Tour title in Memphis, but then fell at the final hurdle in Miami and Barcelona. He reached his second Masters 1000 final of the year in Toronto before losing to Stan Wawrinka in the last four of the US Open.TitlesMemphis (Indoor/Hard)7. Marin Cilic (3,450) Cilic boosted his chances by beating Nishikori in the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel and booked his ticket to the Tour finals in London with victory over David Goffin at the ATP Paris Masters en route to the last four.TitlesATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati (Outdoor/Hard) Highlights of the Cincinnati Masters final between Andy Murray and Marin Cilic Ivan Lendl Group2.dddddddddddd Novak Djokovic (10,780 points) Australian Open and French Open champion Djokovic lost his world No 1 ranking to Andy Murray at the Paris Masters, but he will determined to regain it back and will undoubtedly be the man to beat at the O2 Arena having won the tournament four years in a row.TitlesATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada (Outdoor/Hard) Highlights of Novak Djokovic v Kei Nishikori from the final of the Toronto Masters Roland Garros (Outdoor/Clay)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid (Outdoor/Clay) Highlights of Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic from the final of the Madrid Open ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami (Outdoor/Hard) Highlights of Novak Djokovic v Kei Nishikori in the Miami Open final ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells (Outdoor/Hard) Highlights of Novak Djokovic v Milos Raonic in the final of Indian Wells Australian Open (Outdoor/Hard)Doha (Outdoor/Hard)4. Milos Raonic (5,050) The Canadian began his season in style by winning his eighth Tour title at the Brisbane International before falling to Andy Murray at the semi-final stage at the Australian Open. He reached his first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon where he lost out once more to Murray.I have had my best ever season so far this year and it is a great reward to be one of the first few players to qualify for London, Raonic told the official ATP World Tour website. I love playing indoors and I look forward to finishing 2016 hopefully on a high note.TitlesBrisbane (Outdoor/Hard)6. Gael Monfils (3,625) The Frenchman will be making his debut at the season-ending spectacular after a career-best year where he finished runner-up to Rafa Nadal at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He later claimed the biggest title of his career in Washington.I heard a lot of great things about the event, every match is like a final and I always love to play on a big stage, Monfils told the official ATP World Tour website.TitlesWashington (Outdoor/Hard)8. Dominic Thiem (3,215) Thiem became only the ninth active player - and 29th in Open Era history to win three titles on three different surfaces in the same year. He is riding high on a crest of a wave and at 23, will be the youngest player in the capital.TitlesStuttgart (Outdoor/Grass)Nice (Outdoor/Clay)Acapulco (Outdoor/Hard)Buenos Aires (Outdoor/Clay) The final standings of each group shall be determined by the first of the following methods that apply:a) Greatest number of wins.b) Greatest number of matches played.c) Head-to-head results if only two players are tied.d) If three players are tied, then: i) If three players each have one win, a player having played less than all three matches is automatically eliminated and the player advancing to the single elimination competition is the winner of the match-up of the two players tied with 1-2 records; or ii) Highest percentage of sets won; or iii) Highest percentage of games won; or iv) The player positions on the Emirates ATP Rankings as of the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. v) If (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) produce one superior player (first place), or one inferior player (third place), and the two remaining players are tied, the tie between those two players shall be broken by head-to-head record.Check our game-by-game coverage from all Group matches at the ATP World Tour Finals in London - including Andy Murray - on skysports.com/tennis, our app for mobile devices and iPad and our Twitter account @skysportstennis. 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