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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nick Martinez stuck his glove blindly behind his back and stabbed a hard liner out of the air, part of a spectacular double play in a big relief appearance for the Texas Rangers as they got closer to another AL West title.I dont know how he caught it, manager Jeff Banister said after the Rangers 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night cut their magic number to two.I guess it happened so quick that it happened in slow motion, Martinez said. I just kind of threw my glove up there, theres no real explanation for it, in hopes of knocking it down.That play in the fifth by Martinez (2-3) came during his 3 1/3 scoreless innings. He was the first of six Rangers relievers after A.J. Griffin, who was feeling ill, fell behind 3-1 in the second.Rookie Nomar Mazara hit his 20th homer, a go-ahead, two-run shot for the Rangers (90-62) in another testy game with multiple ejections.Mazaras 438-foot drive off rookie right-hander Daniel Wright (0-4) in the fourth made it 4-3. Mitch Moreland added an RBI single an inning later after two batters were hit by pitches.Houston won 2-1 in 10 innings at Oakland later Tuesday to keep the Rangers magic number at two to win their second consecutive AL West title, and seventh overall.The Astros are 9 1/2 games back and the Mariners 10 1/2 back in the AL West. Houston and Seattle both have day games Wednesday before the Rangers series finale against the last-place Angels that night.Angels left-hander Brett Oberholtzer and manager Mike Scioscia were ejected when Elvis Andrus was hit by a pitch in the eighth, an inning after both benches had been warned when Rangers reliever Keona Kela threw a pitch that went behind the head of Andrelton Simmons.Andrus was the third Texas batter hit by a pitch after Mike Trout was hit by a pitch in the Angels second.There was also a short delay in the Rangers seventh when third-base coach Spike Owen walked toward the Angels dugout and had words with a clearly agitated Scioscia.I was upset, Scioscia said. He was the closest guy in an opposing uniform.Banister didnt give any insight about what happened with Owen.I think that my third-base coach got asked out to lunch, Banister said. They were trying to make plans, they interrupted the game, so I went over there and made sure we kept the game going.In the Rangers 3-2 series-opening victory Monday night, Banister (arguing a replay review) and Moreland (questioning a called third strike) were tossed early.Sam Dyson worked the ninth for his 35th save in 40 chances.On that play in the fifth, Martinez made the no-look snag on Simmons hard liner. Once Martinez realized the ball was in his glove, he leisurely tossed to first base to complete the double play before a fist pump while a huge smile took over his face.Simmons threw both of his hands up in disbelief and then put them on his hips as Scioscia shook his head in the Angels dugout. Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre mouthed Wow! when watching the replay on the big video boards.Thats not fun, Simmons said. You try to hit the ball hard, and a guy makes a crazy play. Thats baseball, I guess.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: Wright was hit in the back of the leg by a comebacker in the second, but was OK. ... Scioscia said Jhoulys Chacin, who had a comebacker ricochet off his lower left leg Monday, was sore but should make his next start.Rangers: Reliever Tony Barnette, who hasnt pitched since Sept. 4 because of a strained right oblique, threw a bullpen session with 25 pitches off flat ground before 10 off the mound. Barnette called it an encouraging day.BALL 14, BALL 15Martinez came in with two outs in the second after Griffins last 12 pitches were balls, a stretch when he hit Trout with a pitch to load the bases before consecutive four-pitch walks to Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron that made it 3-1. Martinezs first three pitches were balls before an inning-ending groundout by Simmons.IN THE NETWhen Rangers C Jonathan Lucroy lost the bat on a big swing and miss in the second inning, the bat flew into the protective net behind the plate and lodged several feet above the seats .UP NEXTAngels: Jered Weaver (11-12) will try to join Chuck Finley (165) as the only pitchers to win 150 games in an Angels uniform. The right-handers 17 wins against Texas are his most against any opponent.Rangers: Lefty Derek Holland (7-8) has lost his last two starts, allowing nine runs in 9 2/3 innings.Allen Crabbe Jersey . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Evan Turner Jersey . With Parker having a quiet game for once, Nicolas Batum and Boris Diaw provided the scoring as France won its first major basketball title by beating Lithuania 80-66 on Sunday. It was a victory that ended a decade of frustration for Parker and a talented French generation, which lost the final against Spain two years ago and took bronze in 2005. https://www.thehawkslockerroom.com/Bruno-Fernando-City-Edition-Jersey/ . -- Team after team passed on Andre Ellington in the draft. Charlie Brown jersey . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. Jabari Parker Jersey . The Lightning are 2-0 so far on a four-game road trip, giving the club five straight wins as the guest and improving Tampas away record this season to 11-8-2.Gus Malzahn and Hugh Freeze have been friends for 25 years.They both began their careers as successful high school coaches who advanced through the ranks. Freeze got his first college head coaching job in 2011 at Arkansas State. After one year he got the job at Ole Miss.Who replaced Freeze at Arkansas State? That would be his friend, Gus Malzahn. Malzahn coached there for one year and then became the head coach at Auburn.Now Freeze and Malzahn are both in the SEC West and Saturday will square off for the fourth straight year. The past three meetings have been memorable:2013: Auburn 30, Ole Miss 22 Auburn jumped out to a 20-3 lead and held on to win. The Tigers went on to win the SEC title and play Florida State for the BCS national championship.2014: Auburn 35, Ole Miss 31 Auburn was ranked No. 3 and Ole Miss was No. 4. The game billed as a playoff elimination game and it did not disappoint. Trailing by four points, Ole Miss receiver Laquon Treadwell was tackled at the Auburn one-yard line and fumbled the ball. Auburn recovered to preserve the win. It was a tough, emotional loss for Freeze as Treadwell suffered a season-ending leg injury. It was a sickening way to lose, said Freeze, who was consoled on the field by Malzahn after the game.2015: Ole Miss 27, Auburn 19 Ole Miss racked up 558 yards of total offense, including 381 yards passing from quarterback Chad Kelly to keep its hopes alive in the SEC West. Ole Miss finished 9-3 and went to the Sugar Bowl. Auburn went 6-6 and went to the Birmingham Bowl.Freeze and Malzahn have a standing golf game in Destin, Fla., every year for the SEC Spring meetings. Over the years their conversations have changed.Now that were in the same conference and the same division we dont talk much about football specifics, said Freeze. Its no fun playing friends but I still want to beat him and he wants to beat me.Here are some other key storylines for this Saturday in SEC football: Georgia (4-3, 2-3 SEC) and No. 14 Florida (5-1, 3-1) meet in their annual party down in Jacksonville.It will be Kirby Smarts first trip to Jacksonville as Georgias head coach. The Bulldogs have had a week off to recover from a disappointing 17-16 loss to Vanderbilt on Oct. 15 in Athens.Jacob Eason, Georgias freshman quarterback, will test his skill (and his courage) against the best defense he has ever seen. Florida is No. 2 in the nation in scoring defense (12.0 ppg), passing defense (132.8 ypg) and total defense (252.dddddddddddd0 ypg). Kentucky (4-3, 3-2) kept its bowl hopes alive last Saturday with a 51-yard field goal on the last play of the game to beat Mississippi State 40-38. Now the Wildcats go on the road to play a Missouri team (2-5, 0-3) that is really struggling.Last Saturday Missouri scored 45 points, ran 104 plays and gained 629 yards and still lost to Middle Tennessee State 51-45.A victory would put the Wildcats within one win of going to a bowl, which was their stated goal before the beginning of the season. Kentucky finishes the season with Georgia, Tennessee, Austin Peay and Louisville. No. 18 Tennessee (5-2, 2-2) had a week off to heal up from its 49-10 loss to No. 1 Alabama on Oct. 15. Now the Volunteers must regroup as they travel to South Carolina (3-4, 1-4).Tennessees task is simply defined. The Volunteers, who have lost to Texas A&M and Alabama from the SEC West, still have a path to the SEC East championship and a trip to Atlanta. First, the Volunteers have to win their final four conference games with South Carolina, Kentucky (4-3), Missouri (2-5) and Vanderbilt (4-4).Then Tennessee must hope that Florida loses one of its final four SEC games with Georgia, at Arkansas, South Carolina and at LSU. If Tennessee finishes in a 6-2 tie with Florida, the Vols own the tiebreaker with a 38-28 win over the Gators on Sept. 24. Mississippi State had its heart ripped out at Kentucky last Saturday and has now lost three straight games. The last time the Bulldogs lost four straight was 2005.Mississippi State (2-5, 1-3) gets a break from conference action as it hosts Samford (6-1), an FCS team from Birmingham. Samfords only loss this season has come against Chattanooga, the No. 3 rated team in the FCS. Texas A&M (6-1, 4-1) led No. 1 Alabama 14-13 in the third quarter last Saturday but then the Crimson Tide scored 20 unanswered points to win 33-14. But the Aggies arent out of this thing yet. They only have three conference games left with Mississippi State (2-5), Ole Miss (3-4) and LSU (5-2). Win them and Texas A&M will have an outside shot at getting into the four-team playoff. Of course they could still win the SEC West if Alabama loses twice down the stretch.The No. 9 Aggies also take a break from conference play to host New Mexico State (2-5). ' ' '