Clanregeln » e the offense has been run the way it was supposed

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The AL West-leading Texas Rangers stumbled again on the road against Tampa Bay.Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Rays took two of three from the Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday.Forsythe hit an opposite-field, three-run shot off Martin Perez (8-9) during a five-run fourth that made it 6-2. He has six homers in his last 10 games.Its a challenge to recover from a five-run inning, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Martin today, kind of the old nemesis, that one inning is a big inning.Drew Smyly (6-11) allowed four runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings to go 4-0 in his last six starts.Texas has been in first place all year, Smyly said. Theyve got a very good lineup, great pitching and we beat them two out of three.Tampa Bay, last in the AL East, has won six of seven while outscoring opponents 55-18 during the stretch.I think were getting big hits, having more quality at bats with guys in scoring position, Forsythe said.Delino DeShields hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Drew Stubbs had a solo drive in the fifth for the Rangers, who have lost nine (1-9-2) of their last 12 regular-season road series against the Rays. Texas beat Tampa Bay in the 2010 and 2011 ALDS, going a combined 5-0 at Tropicana Field.Perez, 1-8 on the road this season, gave up six runs, five hits and three walks over six innings.They scored some runs but I feel (physically) good, Perez said. Thats part of the game. Just trying to do my best.Steven Souza Jr. put the Rays up 8-4 on a two-run homer in the eighth.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: RHP Tanner Scheppers (left knee) threw an inning Saturday night for Double-A Frisco.Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (left hip tightness) didnt start for the second straight game but entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth. ... RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery), nearing the end of a rehab assignment, starts for Triple-A Durham on Monday night.GOMEZ GOING FORWARDBanister said Carlos Gomez, signed to a minor league contract Saturday, will primarily start in left field. This guy can take over a game, Banister said. The move allows Jurickson Profar to move into a utility role. It has not been determined if the Gomez will join the team from Triple-A Round Rock during a series at Cincinnati that starts Tuesday night.NUMBER GAMERays OF Mikie Mahtook is hitless in 29 at-bats after going 0 for 3. . Souza has homered twice in nine at-bats after hitting one in 158 at-bats. . The Rangers have homered in nine straight games against the Rays. . Texas last won a regular-season series at Tampa Bay May 30-June 1, 2011.UP NEXTRangers: LHP Derek Holland (5-5) is scheduled to make his first start since going on the disabled list June 22 with left shoulder inflammation Tuesday against Reds RHP Dan Straily (9-6).Rays: Rookie LHP Blake Snell (4-5) faces Boston and one-time Tampa Bay ace David Price (11-8) Monday night.Jose Juan Barea Jersey . Peter Gammons, an analyst for Major League Baseballs network and website, drew the ire of hockey fans on Sunday when he criticized the two NHL teams on Twitter for their physical game the night before. Dirk Nowitzki Mavericks Jersey . -- In one brief spurt, Brazil turned a close game into a rout and proved again it will be a strong World Cup favourite. http://www.mavericksteamofficial.info/jalen-brunson-mavericks-jersey/ . Their 38th instalment is arguably their biggest fight card to date, including three-title fights and a main event which was selected by the fans. The promotion boasts 14-straight years of business and is operated by MFC president Mark Pavelich, who is often overlooked in this country for the foundation hes established for MMA in Canada. Dwight Powell Mavericks Jersey . Louis Blues absence from top spot in the TSN. Jalen Brunson Jersey . -- Its been a long road back for Sean Bergenheim.CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Mack Hollins looks back at what North Carolinas high-scoring offense did last year and thinks the Tar Heels can do even more.That would be quite a feat, too, considering the Tar Heels put up totals never seen before in the programs century-plus historyIf youre not getting better then youre getting worse, the receiver said Saturday on the teams preseason photo day. Theres no staying the same. So we all believe -- the entire offense and the entire defense believes well be better as a team as well as an offense.One thing is certain: that no-huddle offense running at go-go-go pace has become the defining characteristic of UNCs teams entering the fifth season under Larry Fedora. And with that unit posting big scoring totals, it provides quite a margin for error for the Tar Heels defense while putting a lot of pressure on opposing offenses to keep up.I believe that this offense has the potential to be better than last years offense, Fedora said. But theyve still got to do it.North Carolina averaged program records of 40.7 points and 486.9 yards last season, while the Tar Heels also set school records with 570 points, 6,817 total yards and a national-best average of 7.28 yards per play. That helped UNC match a program record with 11 wins and play for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship.That made it the fourth time in as many seasons that the Tar Heels finished in the top 10 of the program records for total offense per game.And as good as that unit was, it seemed to take a big step in November coming down the stretch to secure the programs first ACC Coastal Division title. First camme a 66-point, 704-yard outing in a rout of rival Duke.dddddddddddd A week later, the Tar Heels scored the first 45 points and finished with 487 yards in a 59-21 win against Miami.They closed the regular season by scoring 35 points in the opening quarter to beat rival North Carolina State on the road, then lost shootouts with then-No. 1 Clemson in the ACC championship game and against Baylor in the Russell Athletic Bowl to end the year.Hollins called that stretch the first time the offense has been run the way it was supposed to be.There were a few games here and there throughout Coach Fedoras tenure, but its never clicked for a consistent time like that before, Hollins said. When you win 11 games, you see its because its been clicking for so long. Thats a result we expect every year if were doing what were supposed to be doing.That unit returns an elite runner in junior tailback Elijah Hood and an experienced backup in speedy senior T.J. Logan. There are big-play receivers in Hollins, Ryan Switzer and Bug Howard. Theres a veteran offensive line.And while junior Mitch Trubisky is entering his first year as the full-time starting quarterback, hes played well in spot duty.Just because the pieces are there doesnt mean it happens, Fedora said. So theyve got a lot of hard work to do to make that happen. And theyve got to want it more than I do.---Follow Aaron Beard on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/aaronbeardap and the APs college football site at http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '