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OAKLAND, Calif. Nike Air Max Plus Canada Sale . -- Sonny Gray spent the past few days with Oakland pitching coach Curt Young, making subtle adjustments to his delivery. Grey wont reveal exactly what he and Young worked on. Suffice to say, the Athletics young staff ace is pleased with the results. Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the fifth inning, and Gray bounced back from two sub-par outings to lead Oakland over the Texas Rangers 4-2 Wednesday, giving the Athletics (44-28) the best record in the majors. "Overall it was a pretty good outing," said Gray, who had won just two of eight starts before going seven innings against Texas and striking out seven. "I dont think there really is a difference other than I was able to make pitches," he said. "Thats probably it. People sometimes forget that baseball is a pretty hard game and theres going to be some rough patches that youre going to go through." Grey (7-3) bounced back nicely from his recent rough stretch. The right-hander needed only 31 pitches to get through the first three innings, then struck out Brad Snyder on a high 95 mph fastball to end the fourth with runners at second and third. Grey also got help from left fielder Yoenis Cespedes, who made a leaping catch at the warning track to rob Adrian Beltre of extra bases two batters before Snyder struck out. His lone mistake came in the fifth when Texas loaded the bases with two outs. Gray walked two and gave up an infield single before Shin-Soo Choos two-run single made it 2-2. "Its just balance for him," As manager Bob Melvin said. "He knows his delivery (and) his mechanics pretty well, and Curts terrific at pointing out subtle things. There are a couple things hes been working on." Cespedes and Josh Donaldson each had two hits for the As. Oakland has won four of five and is a season-high 16 games over .500. Their record is one game better than cross-bay rival San Francisco. "Anytime in the season that you can say you have the best record in baseball, its satisfying," Melvin said. "But theres a lot of baseball yet to be played. At least for the time being it feels good." Luke Gregerson pitched the eighth, and Sean Doolittle worked the ninth for his ninth save. Nick Tepesch (2-3) went five innings for Texas. Choo drove in both runs for the Rangers. "We have to get more than five innings out of our starting pitching and we have to have a shutdown inning after we score runs," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "Somehow that (Oakland) lineup is always functioning. Somebody is always having a good day." Melvin shuffled his lineup and didnt start centre fielder Coco Crisp and second baseman Eric Sogard. Oaklands offence didnt miss a beat. John Jaso replaced Crisp in the leadoff spot and knocked in the As first run with a double in the third. Craig Gentry, who filled in at centre field, added two hits and scored a run. Second baseman Alberto Callaspo also had two hits. That was enough for Gray, who gave up two runs and six hits. He improved to 8-2 with a 1.90 ERA in 13 career starts against teams from within the As division. "He was keeping us off balance," said outfielder Alex Rios, who doubled off Gray in the fourth. "He managed his slider well. and his fastball had good velocity. He was locating it well." Cespedes scored the go-ahead run in the bottom of the inning. He singled off Tepesch and scored on Moss double to right, barely beating the throw home with a headfirst slide. After Donaldson singled Moss to third, Stephen Vogt hit a short sacrifice fly to left to put Oakland up 4-2. Tepesch remained winless since May 26. He allowed nine hits over five innings with two walks and one strikeout. NOTES: Doolittle hasnt allowed a run in 22 1/3 innings, the longest active streak in the AL. ... Crisp was given a normal day off. ... Sogard pinch-ran after Callaspo singled in the ninth. ... Rangers 3B Luis Sardinas singled in the third to extend his career-best hitting streak to seven games. ... Texas LHP Joe Saunders (0-2), who will pitch the opener against the Angels on Friday, has allowed two earned runs or fewer in four starts since coming off the DL. ... Oakland LHP Scott Kazmir (8-2), who opens the series against Boston on Thursday, has a 0.95 ERA over his previous four starts. Nike Air Max Canada Online .C. -- The RBC Cups semifinal participants were decided by a pair of overtime games. Air Max 720 Canada .C. Lions 35-14, was named the CFLs offensive player of the week Tuesday. Sheets recorded his ninth 100-yard rushing performance of the season to tie the Riders club record.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said Monday he will not give up control of the team and downplayed the clubs money losses last season as not a big deal.Speaking before the Nets home opener, Prokhorov says he is willing to listen to offers to sell a minority share of the team but that nothing is imminent.There had been reports last month that he had been involved in discussions about selling part of the team, though general manager Billy King said afterward that Prokhorov wouldnt sell his majority stake.My position is that I will not give up control of the team, but you know Im quite happy when somebody is sending me a nice offer without taking my controlling interest, Prokhorov said. I think for the time being nothing is imminent, but still I think its not bad just to listen.Sprinkling humour among his talk about basketball business, the Russian billionaire also joked about the departure of former coach Jason Kidd but added that the Nets shouldnt get mad, I think we should get even.Prokhorov bought the team in 2010 and had set a goal of winning a championship in five years, though the Nets are not considered serious contenders this season.I stay committed to the championship. I think if the stars align, we can do this, Prokhorov said.The bachelor has often said he would get married if the Nets didnt meet his five-year plan, and he said he hasnt begun the search for a bride.By the way, we have lost George Clooney, I think that is eenough for this year, Prokhorov said. Air Max 720 Saturn Canada. Prokhorov signed off a blockbuster trade with Boston last June that brought the Nets Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, and left the Nets with a bill of nearly $200 million in salaries and luxury taxes.ESPN.com had reported that the Nets basketball operations department lost $144 million last season.Its not a big deal just because I personally compensated this money from my pocket and thats why I will keep the structure for the time being, Prokhorov said.They let Pierce leave in free agency, seeming to signal a move toward more fiscal responsibility. But Prokhorov said hes still willing to spend, though wants a balance between veterans and younger players.Kidd spent one season as Brooklyn coach before the Nets let him leave to coach the Milwaukee Bucks after he sought more power within the organization.Asked why the Nets agreed to trade Kidd to the Bucks, Prokhorov said: There is a nice proverb in English. Dont let the door hit you where the good Lord has split you.I think we shouldnt get mad, I think we should get even and well see it on the court, Prokhorov added.Prokhorov only spoke to Nets reporters once last season, when the team played a game in London in January. He said he plans to attend about 25 per cent of their home games, though a team official said she wasnt sure yet if he would remain for their weeklong homestand that includes a game against the rival New York Knicks on Friday. ' ' '
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