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  March 23, 2018 8:24 PM PDT

  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Eddie Rosario might have had his first career cycle if not for 6-foot-5, 289-pound teammate Kennys Vargas lumbering ahead of him on the bases. Asics Gel Kinsei 6 Mens .Rosario homered, tied a career record with four hits and scored a career-high four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 Saturday night. One of his two doubles, to the wall in right-center, might have gone for a triple as he trailed Vargas.Maybe. Maybe, Rosario said with a smile. Slow guy.The Twins, with the American Leagues worst record, have won four of six against the club with the leagues best record over the past nine days to clinch the season series with one game left. Minnesota has outscored Texas 47-25 in the six games.The Twins overall have won six of their last eight games.Ricky Nolasco (4-7) won for the first time since June 13. He allowed three earned runs and nine hits with no walks in six innings.Kyle Lohse (0-1) gave up six runs on nine hits after being officially added to Texas roster from Triple-A Round Rock earlier Saturday. Lohse, 37, last started a major league game last August for the Milwaukee Brewers. He made his big league debut with the Twins in 2001.Rosario, hitting .206 going into the game, hit his fourth home run of the season into the upper deck in right field in the fifth inning, doubled twice and singled. His previous four-hit game came on April 21 against the Brewers.It was Rosarios third multi-hit game of the season, his second in three games. The 24-year-old was hitting .200 when sent down to Triple-A Rochester in late May after hitting .267 in 122 games as a rookie last season. In seven July games since being recalled, hes hitting .346.I think weve seen a little bit of last years Eddie, and weve seen a little bit of the early-season Eddie, Twins manager Paul Molitor said. Hes getting a chance. Hes coming out there and just kind of letting it fly with a little bit more discipline.Eduardo Nunez hit his 12th home run of the season. His previous career high was five.Brandon Kintzler got a four-out save for his fifth of the season.Lohses five-inning start ended a club-record seven-game stretch during which no Rangers starter lasted that far. With Texas losing six of its last eight games, starters have an ERA of 10.45 during that span with opponents hitting .400. Three of the Rangers regular starters have been on the disabled list: Yu Darvish, Colby Lewis and Derek Holland.That in itself does put pressure on the offense, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Guys dont play as relaxed at times. Its obviously a challenge. We go as our starters go.The game began after a rain delay of 1 hour, 10 minutes.NOLASCO PICKS AGAINNolasco recorded his second successful pickoff in three weeks when he nabbed Ian Desmond in the first inning with one on and none out to help prevent what might have been a big inning for Texas. He got the Philadelphia Phillies Odubel Herrera on June 23.Most of the time its their fault more than mine, Nolasco said. I just try to keep `em close with some moves. It was huge.TRAINERS ROOMTwins: CF Byron Buxton (knee bruise) didnt play after leaving Fridays game in the first inning after colliding with the outfield wall. An MRI taken Saturday morning was negative. Either you go out there and play with all youve got, or you dont play at all, Buxton said. I try not to pay attention to the wall, worry about focusing on the ball.Rangers: Darvish (shoulder soreness) is scheduled to throw 75 pitches in a rehab assignment Sunday for Double-A Frisco. He is tentatively slated to start for Texas on July 16 at the Chicago Cubs.UP NEXTMinnesota LHP Tommy Milone (1-2) allowed one run over six innings in his last start, equaling his longest outing of the season to earn the win. Texas RHP A.J. Griffin (3-0) hasnt gotten a decision in three starts since returning from the disabled list (right shoulder stiffness). Onitsuka Tiger Online . -- Derrick Rose shook off poor shooting early to hit clutch shots late and Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 104-95 preseason victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night. Asics Gel Lyte v Online Shop . Pettersen, winner of last years Evian Championships, had nine birdies and three bogeys, holding off a series of challengers led by Marion Ricordeau of France. The second-ranked Norwegian made her season debut after missing the LPGA Tours opening event last month in the Bahamas because of a shoulder injury. http://www.kliqplan.com/gel-nimbus-17-deals.html . - The Washington Redskins have cut defensive lineman Adam Carriker and punter Sav Rocca. 1. Pat Howard Remains the man under most direct pressure to justify the Australian teams dire recent run of performances, as per the Argus review diktat to create a single point of accountability. A little more than three years ago, Howard responded to a similar point of pressure by sacking Mickey Arthur and replacing him with Darren Lehmann. This time around, Howard is out of contract in the middle of next year, and is also the man who must make monthly reports to Cricket Australias board of directors. He can expect, at best, a robust grilling at the next one.2. James Sutherland Part of the spotlight on Sutherland relates to the fact he has been at Cricket Australia for so many years - chief executive for the last 15 years. But there are also two other significant factors, neither of which figured the last time he came under sustained pressure following the 2010-11 Ashes. First, he is no longer on a fixed-term contract, reverting to an employee salary arrangement with CA in September 2014. Secondly, there is now a man in place at CAs Jolimont headquarters with the requisite background and skills to replace him: Kevin Roberts, the former NSW batsman, accomplished business figure and ex-board director. It is Roberts who is to lead MoU negotiations with the players over the next year, a role Sutherland himself once performed before replacing Malcolm Speed, the chairman of the board, in 2001.3. Darren Lehmann Lehmann had secured a long-term contract extension in August, which, on the face of it, is expected to see him through to the end of the 2019 Ashes series in England. However, as his predecessor Arthur can testify, a coachs contract is only so binding as the ability of the governing body to pay it out if things get grim for the team. Lehmann was an excellent coach for an older team, and initially seemed the right man to help develop a new captain in Steven Smith. But he has been unable to arrest a batting slide that began in Sri Lanka, and his attacking philosophies, often light on detail, seem to require a greater technical and mental underpinning with this younger team. Should CA move on Lehmann, Justin Langer has already enjoyed a successful stand-in stint in the recent past, a tri-series in the Caribbean.4. The selectors Some of the scrutiny of the selection panel, of which Lehmann is also a member, has been diffused by the fact that the chairman, Rod Marsh, is set to retire from his role in the middle of next year. Nevertheless, Howard has indicated that his fellow selectors, Trevor Hohns and Mark Waugh, may also finish up att that time, following a series of decisions and judgements that have grown increasingly difficult to justify. Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Clearance. There have also been queries raised about why Marsh, a distinguished figure in Australian cricket, is being granted such a long lead-out from the job. The example of Michael Husseys playing retirement has been raised, whereby he asked for the chance to play out the summers ODIs after his Test exit, and was refused. More defeats and the process may well be expedited.5. The assistant coaches In the lead-up to the announcement of his contract extension, Lehmann refreshed his support staff. Figures such as the bowling coach Craig McDermott, batting coach Michael Di Venuto, the strength and conditioning expert Damian Mednis, the physio Alex Kountouris, and the freelance fielding coach Mike Young were no longer around the team. In their places, respectively, are David Saker, Graeme Hick, Aaron Kellett, David Beakley and Greg Blewett. While it is not uncommon for assistant coaches to be turned over in this way, the question to be asked is whether the new men are adding exactly what the team requires in its present state.6. Gavin Dovey Before the Argus review and all its changes, CAs former head of operations Michael Brown appointed Dovey to replace the long-time team manager Steve Bernard. Chosen from outside cricket, Doveys high-functioning and attentive-to-detail style has managed to be sustained through the past five years, but there have been questions at various times about how far his influence has run. During the latter period of Arthurs tenure it was clear he had taken a sizeable role in determining team culture, but Lehmanns arrival saw his terms of reference pared back to something more logistical. Sharing a rugby background with Howard, Dovey has at times butted heads with cricket culture. Safe in his job: Steven Smith What was clear from the scenes in the middle of Bellerive Oval over the past four days was that Smith is a rare Australian batsman currently, with the skills required to stick around when the going is tough. What was equally clear from his anguished and impassioned post-play words is that he is in dire need of others to help him. Criticism of Smiths tactical decisions has perhaps underplayed his status as Australias youngest leader since Kim Hughes. The consensus within CA is that Smith must be persevered with despite his faults, after the fashion of Allan Border. ' ' '