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ARLINGTON http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , Texas (AP) — It was another Minor victory for the Texas Rangers, after they went ahead on solo homers by Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus.Mike Minor, a full-time reliever for the Royals last season after missing 2 1/2 years because of surgery for a torn labrum, won for the fifth time in his last six starts as the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Tuesday night.“I think people at the beginning didn’t expect me to have a good season. I think they thought I should go to the bullpen, wasn’t cut out to be a starter anymore in my career,” the 30-year-old left-hander said. “It does feel good to end like this. A couple of more starts to go.” Andrus hit the first pitch of the fourth inning against Andrew Heaney (8-9) to tie the game at 1. Two batters later, Beltre went deep for the ninth time this season and 471st time in his career to put Texas ahead to stay. He has 3,147 career hits, the most among active players, after that homer and a single in the eighth.“Huge for those two guys to step up in that situation,” manager Jeff Banister said.Minor (11-7) pitched into the sixth, striking out seven with one walk and a hit batter while allowing two runs and three hits. He has thrown 140 innings in 25 starts for Texas, which has done its best to manage his time on the mound.“Probably couldn’t ask for it to work, to this point, any better Charlie Morton Jersey ,” Banister said.Jose Leclerc struck out two in a perfect ninth for his ninth save — all in nine chances since Aug. 4, after the Rangers traded closer Keone Kela to Pittsburgh.Minor wasn’t sure he would ever pitch again during the seasons he missed. The former first-round pick for Atlanta, who started 110 games for the Braves from 2010-14, got over that hurdle with 65 relief appearances for Kansas City last year, then turned down a $10 million option to stay with the Royals for a three-year deal with Texas and the chance to start again. Shohei Ohtani hit his 16th homer for the Angels leading off the sixth to end Minor’s night. It was Ohtani’s first major league homer off a left-handed pitcher, after striking out in his first two at-bats against Minor.“Just that one home run I hit. I had a couple other opportunities with runners on base and couldn’t come through there, so I’m not fully satisfied with my results,” Ohtani said through a translator. “But I do think I’m getting better when I’m facing left-handers.”ADRIAN AGAINST THE ANGELSBeltre played in his 254th career game against the Angels, second only to Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski’s 280. Beltre has 46 homers and 165 RBIs against the Angels, his most against any team — only Alex Rodriguez (70) and Rafael Palmeiro (49) have more homers, and only A-Rod has more RBIs (169). … Beltre is 8 for 14 with three homers in his career against Heaney.CLOSING IT DOWNLeclerc has thrown 15 consecutive scoreless innings, the longest streak by a Texas pitcher this season. Opponents have 25 strikeouts with only two hits in their last 43 at-bats against Leclerc.OTHER RUNSNomar Mazara had a two-run double for the Rangers in the fifth. … Andrelton Simmons, the Angels shortstop playing on his 29th birthday, had an RBI groundout in the first.TRAINER’S ROOMAngels: Ohtani, the two-way rookie who was in the lineup as the DH http://www.astrosfanproshop.com/authentic-justin-verlander-jersey , will throw a light bullpen Wednesday. He is then scheduled to throw another one Friday that will determine if he will make his next scheduled pitching start Sunday at the Chicago White Sox. … CF Mike Trout was hit by a pitch on the right knee when batting in the first inning. He remained in the game and iced his knee afterward. The Angels don’t consider it serious.Rangers: Bartolo Colon, the 45-year-old right-hander, will make his first start since Aug. 20. He was on the disabled list from Aug. 24 to Sept. 1 because of a lower back strain.UP NEXTThe Angels and Rangers wrap up their second series in Arlington in less than three weeks Wednesday. The two teams at the bottom of the AL West standings still play two more series this season, both in California — next Monday through Wednesday, and then Sept. 24-26 during the last week of the regular season. In both roles, he has met with teams and with players, promoting greater understanding. And there is more understanding now.The offensive tweets that have been uncovered don't change any of that. Hader's tweets, which came to light as the Milwaukee Brewers reliever was pitching in the All-Star Game, were from 2011 and 2012. Newcomb's tweets, which surfaced soon after the Atlanta Braves pitcher took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Sunday, were from those same years, as were offensive tweets by Nationals shortstop Trea Turner.I won't repeat any of the tweets here. Some were racist, some homophobic. It doesn't really matter which were which or which came from which players. As Doolittle tweeted Monday, it doesn't matter how they were discovered and who exactly wanted to make sure they were seen.To Hader's credit, people who know him say he hasn't asked why the tweets came out Jose Cruz Jr. Jersey , only why he was so stupid or insensitive to have written them in the first place.I don't know him. I don't know Newcomb. And while I wrote a profile of Turner for Bleacher Report in October, I can't claim to really know him, either. I can't tell you what they really think now, let alone what they thought in high school.I can't tell you why they never deleted those tweets (though I will say finding old tweets isn't nearly as easy as some have made it sound).I wish they had deleted them, if only because it would have saved some pain for people like Rubenstein, who was quoted in Svrluga's story in the Post.But they did come out, and they did cause pain, and the only thing that could make any of us feel better about it is if they also spur players and baseball to take action.Nationals closer Sean Doolittle, shown with his wife Eireann Dolan at the All-Star Game, set out a blueprint for how baseball can make some good come out of the recent Twitter controversies.Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesAction doesn't mean punishment, and it doesn't mean attempting to scrub any bad words or deeds from someone's public record (though that's not a bad idea). It means speaking out like Doolittle did. It means players like Doolittle, who get it, taking the time to make sure their teammates get it, too.He can tell those teammates: "Here's why it's important to have a social conscience, and here's why saying the wrong thing can hurt people. And if you want help Nolan Ryan Jersey , I can help point you in the right direction."It can begin with one player, but then it has to be two and then three and then 15 and then maybe 50. It can begin with talking to teammates, but it can move from there to talking to fans.It can start with Svrluga's examples and quotes from those who felt damaged by what was said.Or it can start right now, with each of those nine Doolittle tweets from Monday:Sean Doolittle whatwouldDOOdoWe have to start caring as much about the content of the posts as we do about when they were made and how they came to light.Sean Doolittle whatwouldDOOdoA lot of the tweets that have surfaced are from several years ago - from a time in their lives when they may not have realized the impact those words have. But as you learn from and grow out of that youthful indescretion, delete those posts to reflect that growth.Sean Doolittle whatwouldDOOdoIt鈥檚 a reminder that words matter, and that the impact the of words matter more than the intent. Rather than feeling like this platform makes us targets and we have to censor ourselves, find a way to use the platform to lift others up and make a positive impact.Sean Doolittle whatwouldDOOdoHomophobic slurs are still used to make people feel soft or weak or otherwise inferior - which is bullshit. Some of the strongest people I know are from the LGBTQIA community. It takes courage to be your true self when your identity has been used as an insult or a pejorative.Sean Doolittle whatwouldDOOdoIt鈥檚 a privilege to play in the major leagues and we have an obligation to leave the game better than we found it. There鈥檚 no place for racism, insensitive language or even casual homophobia. I hope we can learn from this and make the MLB a place where all our fans feel welcome.That's where baseball is, but that's also where baseball can be. The tweets were terrible, but perhaps just a little of what results from them can be good.It can happen, but only if more players and more people in general take what Doolittle said to heart. Danny Knobler covers Major League Baseball as a national columnist for Bleacher Report.Follow Danny on Twitter and talk baseball.