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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- C.J. Wilson has been the Los Angeles Angels best starter this season and a model of durability in his two years since leaving the Texas Rangers. He still hadnt beaten his former club until he got a little help from his surging teammates Friday night. Mark Trumbo hit a three-run homer and Wilson pitched into the seventh inning of the Angels 6-5 victory, knocking the Rangers out of first place in the AL West. Wilson (15-6) allowed seven hits and four runs, persevering through a few jams while improving to 7-0 in his last 11 starts. He wasnt always sharp -- walking three and giving up homers to two hitters not known for power -- but was still good enough to get a win over Texas for the first time. "Its not one of my best games, but I got favourable run support today," Wilson said, who has won seven straight decisions to match the longest winning streak of his career. The left-hander was 0-2 with an 8.63 ERA in his first six starts against Texas since signing a five-year, $77.5 million deal with his hometown Angels in December 2011. Mike Trout and Kole Calhoun had RBI singles during a five-run fourth inning for the Angels, who have won 11 of 14 late in their lost season. Trumbo capped the rally with his 30th homer, a no-doubt shot onto the fake rock pile in left-centre. "Any time a team has beaten you up a little bit, that feeling can linger," Trumbo said of the Rangers. "It feels good to get one back." Trout had three hits as Los Angeles rallied from an early three-run deficit to snap Texas seven-game winning streak in the division rivalry, beating the Rangers for just the third time in 13 meetings this season. Alex Rios and Elvis Andrus homered for the Rangers, who began the day with a half-game lead over Oakland atop the AL West. Texas loss and the Athletics 7-5 win over Houston pushed Oakland back in front of the division race. Andrus added a ninth-inning RBI single in his return from a four-game absence with tightness in his back. Ernesto Frieri allowed Leonys Martins two-out double in the ninth before Andrus single to left, the first run allowed by the Angels Colombian closer in 11 games since Aug. 10. Frieri then struck out Ian Kinsler on a 95-mph fastball for his 31st save. Matt Garza (3-3) gave up nine hits and five runs over seven innings in his third straight winless start, largely staying in control outside the Angels big fourth inning. The Angels first seven batters reached base in the fourth, with Trout and Calhoun driving in runs before Trumbos shot. "Its really frustrating," Garza said. "You try to keep those innings small and get the ground balls to get out of it. I got the ground ball a little too late. They put together a couple of hits, then I left a slider over the middle, and Trumbo did what he does to sliders over the middle. You just try to keep going and keep pitching." Rios hit his 15th homer of the season in the second inning, and he added an RBI single in the third. Rios has been a solid replacement in right field for Nelson Cruz, who began serving his 50-game suspension during the Rangers last trip to Angel Stadium last month, apologizing to his teammates in the Anaheim clubhouse. A.J. Pierzynski also drove in a run while four straight Rangers reached base in the third, but Wilson got out of the jam with an inning-ending double play. Trumbo is the first Angels hitter with consecutive 30-homer seasons since Vladimir Guerrero did it three times from 2004-06, and hes just the sixth hitter in the clubs 53-year history to accomplish the feat. He has been bumped down in the Angels lineup during a late-season slump, including a 7-for-46 skid in the previous 13 games. Los Angeles added another run in the fifth when Erick Aybar doubled and scored on a bad throw by Kinsler, who couldnt throw out the speedy Trout on an innocuous grounder to second. Wilson escaped a jam in the sixth when Jeff Baker grounded into his second double play of the night with two runners on and nobody out. But Andrus put his first homer since Aug. 10 into the short left-field stands in the seventh, chasing Wilson after 116 pitches. Josh Hamilton went 1 for 4 and scored a run in the Angel sluggers latest meeting with his former team. NOTES: The Halos won at the Big A for just the fourth time in 15 games. ... Texas had matched its longest winning streak in the rivalry, also winning seven straight over the Angels in 1987-88. ... The Angels other five batters with consecutive 30-homer seasons: Guerrero, Troy Glaus (2000-02), Mo Vaughn (1999-2000), Tim Salmon (1995-97) and Don Baylor (1978-79). ... Texas 1B Mitch Moreland grounded out as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning on his 28th birthday. 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Atlantas third error in the last two innings allowed Jackie Bradley Jr.TORONTO -- Before facing last seasons Western Conference finalist Memphis Grizzlies in one of the final tune-ups for this season, Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey said he was hoping for a tight contest. He wanted to see his starters forced to play big minutes late in a close game in order to get them ready for next weeks NBA season opener. It didnt quite work out that way. The Raptors took charge of the game late in the first quarter and quickly turned it into a laugher, pounding the Grizzlies 108-72 before a crowd of 14,421 at Air Canada Centre. Still, Casey was impressed with how his team rebounded the ball, especially at their own end of the court, against one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the game. "They did an excellent job and they responded," Casey said. "I thought our guys met the challenge defensively. This has to be our personality night in, night out. "As meaningless as these games are, you can still have a chance to work on some things." Toronto surrendered just seven offensive rebounds to the Grizzlies while grabbing 12 at the Memphis end of the court. Overall, the Raptors held a 54-36 edge in rebounds. Thirteen different Toronto players scored points, five of them in double figures, as the Raptors led by as many as 39 points on the way to improving to 6-1 in the pre-season, which ends in Milwaukee Friday. "Tonight was a great test for us," said Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan, who led the way with 21 points. "We wanted to come in and hold our ground and thats what we did." With the Raptors poised to open the season at home against the Boston Celtics next Wednesday, DeRozan said his confidence is "as high as its ever been, by far. "I just dont feel like annybody can guard me.dddddddddddd I dont really worry about anything on the offensive end. I know I can score when I want to and I know I can create whenever I want to or get to the free-throw line." Rudy Gay added 15 points while Austin Daye had 14 points off the bench as the Raptors shot 46 per cent from the field, including an impressive 53 per cent from three-point range. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, were brutal at both ends of the court. They shot just 35 per cent from the field, including only 24 per cent from the beyond the arc. Ed Davis and Jon Leuer each had 11 points to lead the Grizzlies. "We are getting closer and closer to the season so the quicker we can get into game shape the better," said Gay, who came to the Raptors from Memphis in a trade last year. "We really want to get a jump start this season so I think its good we got a lot of minutes." The Raptors did come out of the evening with some health concerns. Starting guard Kyle Lowry left the game in the second half with an injured left ring finger and did not return. Starting centre Jonas Valanciunas took an elbow from Zach Randolph and required stitches to his chin while Tyler Hansbrough injured his right thumb and Julyan Stone got a knee to his thigh. "It wouldnt be pre-season if we didnt have some drama," Casey quipped. The biggest concern is clearly Lowry, who Casey said "popped out" his finger when reaching for a loose ball. But the coach noted the injury, which will be re-evaluated Thursday, is to his non-shooting hand. Despite the lopsided victory, it was far from a pretty effort for the Raptors, who committed 17 turnovers. The Grizzlies had 19 turnovers on the night. ' ' '