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LOS ANGELES -- One of the American Leagues best teams will face one of the National Leagues most intriguing rookie pitchers when the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers begin a three-game series on Monday night at Dodger Stadium.The Orioles arrive in California leading the Boston Red Sox by three games in the American League East, despite having the leagues third-best record. The Seattle Mariners narrowed Baltimores divisional advantage with a four-game sweep that gave the Mariners a 6-1 record against the Orioles this year.Im not glad to be done with them, no, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter told MLB.com. Theyre a good club. Were a good club. Its got nothing to do with. If we play good, were in good shape. If we dont play well, it doesnt matter who we are playing.The Orioles arrive in California with more home runs (128) than any other major-league team. Mark Trumbo, a power-hitting outfielder who is playing for his fourth team in four seasons, has a chance to establish a career high in home runs. Trumbo, who pounded 34 homers for the Los Angeles Angels in 2013, hit his 24th on Sunday.Trumbo also has driven in 62 runs, third best in the American League. Chris Davis has contributed 21 home runs and 56 RBI. Manny Machados .329 average ranks fourth and his .592 slugging percentage is second among the American Leagues hitters.Into this powerful lineup will wade left-hander Julio Urias, a 19-year-old from Mexico. MLB.com ranked Urias as the major leagues best left-handed prospect and the fourth best overall.Promoted from Triple-A Oklahoma City for his second stint in the majors, Urias gained his first major-league victory Tuesday night in Milwaukee. He permitted two runs and two hits, walked six and struck out six in six innings.Its one of the best days of my life, Urias told the Orange County Register after his win. Its beautiful, incredible. What can I say?The left-hander will make his fourth start at Dodger Stadium.While the Orioles have lost four in a row, the Dodgers won four in succession by sweeping the Colorado Rockies, who feature another potent offense. But in their three games, the Rockies managed just two runs and 13 hits while striking out 41 times against three journeymen starters: Bud Norris, Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy, who underwent Tommy John surgery in April 2015. Russell Westbrook Rockets Jersey . Bryzgalov stopped 25 shots on Saturday in the Oklahoma City Barons 4-1 victory over the Abbotsford Heat. The Oilers signed Bryzgalov to a one-year $2 million contract last Friday after shedding payroll by dealing defenceman Ladislav Smid to the Flames. DeAnthony Melton Jersey . 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Colton McCarthy scored twice, Brayden Point had a goal and two assists, and Jack Rodewald also scored for the Warriors (15-35-9), who were 2 for 5 on the power play. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Despite the loss of its starting quarterback and with the help of two backups, Kentucky rolled in the second half and picked up its first win, 62-42 over New Mexico State on Saturday.Benjamin Snell Jr. ran for four touchdowns and Stephen Johnson added three touchdown passes to lead the Wildcats to a victory that didnt come easily -- it was 35-all at halftime -- for Kentucky (1-2), which lost its first two games to open the season for the first time in 20 years. The Wildcats outscored New Mexico State 27-7 in the second half to avoid their third straight loss.Drew Barker started at quarterback for Kentucky but left the game and did not return because of what was announced as a right leg injury after he threw an interception on the first series. Wildcats coach Mark Stoops said afterward that Barker sustained a back injury.After a shaky start, Johnson settled down in Barkers absence to steer the Wildcats in front of 49,669 fans, the smallest in Stoops four-year tenure.Johnson was 17 of 22 passing for 310 yards, and added 51 yards rushing. Snell, a third-string freshman, finished with 136 yards and tied a school record for rushing TDs. Stanley Boom Williams added 181 yards rushing on 18 carries and a TD.Johnson threw a 72-yard scoring strike to C.J. Conrad in the first quarter. Conrad finished with five catches for 133 yards and three scores.It feels great and it feels phenomenal, Johnson said. At this level and in the Southeastern Conference, every game is a big game.Stoops lauded the play of Johnson, who relieved Barker and led Kentucky to its only touchdown in a 45-7 loss at Florida last Saturday.It was good to see Stephen come in and play like that, Stoops said. To see him play like he did was really good. I thought he calmed down and made some good decisions -- early on it was a little rough. He settled in and he has a lot of poise.Stoops wasnt surprised by Snells performance and said he has competed at a high level sinnce arriving on campus this fall.ddddddddddddHe plays much more mature than a true freshman, the coach said. Thats really good to see.New Mexico States (1-2) Tyler Rogers was 16 of 33 for 246 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also ran for two scores. Johnathan Boone had two receptions, both first-quarter TDs, for the Aggies.With the Wildcats leading 55-42 early in the fourth quarter, Rogers led a 10-play, 66-yard drive to the Kentucky 9 before throwing an interception to Derrick Baity in the end zone. Charles Walker later scored on a 65-yard punt return to cap the Wildcats scoring.THE TAKEAWAYKENTUCKY: Stoops, a former defensive coordinator at Florida State, became more involved in his teams defensive game plan last week after the Wildcats gave up 1,084 yards in the first two games. But the problems continued for Kentucky, which surrendered 500 yards to the Aggies. On the flip side, the Wildcats finished with a season-high 692 yards of offense.I was happy with the way our team responded, Stoops said. A victory is a victory. Were 1-2 and we have a chance to get to .500 next week. Well take a victory any way we can. Were going to learn from it and get better.Stoops said Barker was taken to a nearby hospital but didnt know the extent of his injury.NEW MEXICO STATE: The Aggies, coming off a 32-31 victory over New Mexico, fell to 0-20 against SEC opponents. Coach Doug Martin, a former Kentucky quarterback and graduate assistant, is now 0-2 against his former team.UP NEXTKENTUCKY: The Wildcats return to conference play and host South Carolina on Saturday.NEW MEXICO STATE: The Aggies open their Sun Belt schedule at Troy on Saturday in the conference opener for both teams. The Trojans are coached by former Kentucky offensive coordinator Neal Brown.----AP College Football: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '