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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Adrian Beltre just keeps chugging along for the Texas Rangers. Air Force 1 Wholesale China . Hes making it look oh so easy, too. Beltre doubled and scored in the second inning, and then hit a two-run homer in the sixth to power AL West-leading Texas to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. "This is what Im supposed to be doing, right?" Beltre said. "Ive been feeling better lately. Definitely." Beltres 26th homer came against rookie right-hander Jarred Cosart (1-1) and lifted Texas into a 3-2 lead. It was his 160th hit, one behind Miguel Cabrera for the major league lead. "The only way I can really describe it, hes the MVP. Hes having an MVP-calibre season," Ian Kinsler said. "Hes one of the best players in the league on one of the best teams, and he does it night in and night out." Beltre is hitting .434 (33 of 76) over his last 21 games, raising his season average 19 points to .326, third in the American League. After a leadoff double in the second, Beltre went to third on a wild pitch and scored on an infield single by Alex Rios. "Hes been swinging the bat extremely well and been getting it done in situations when we really need him to get it done," manager Ron Washington said. "Thats what Beltre is about, and it seems like every time we go down the stretch, hes right there ready to do it" Matt Dominguez homered for Houston, which has lost seven in row and 13 of 14 against the Rangers. Neal Cotts (5-2) struck out the first three batters he faced over 1 1-3 innings and was credited with the win. The lefty was the second reliever after Travis Blackley pitched four innings against his former team a week after being traded to Texas. Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth for his 37th save in 39 chances. Cosart allowed three runs over six innings, raising his ERA from 1.15 to 1.60. It was the first time in his seven major league starts that he yielded more than two runs. "I thought command-wise, it was my best game," Cosart said. "I had command of two pitches, fastball and curve, and didnt have to use my changeup. They couldnt sit on one pitch." Texas was down 2-1 when Kinsler drew a one-out walk in the sixth. Beltre then hit a drive to right for the first homer surrendered by Cosart in his 45 major league innings -- and one that had the 23-year-old biting his glove in disgust. "That pitch was at his head. It wasnt even a strike," Cosart said. "I didnt think he would swing at it." Blackley was brought up from Triple-A Round Rock to start in place of right-hander Alexi Ogando, who was put on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. The 30-year-old Australian, who made 42 relief appearances for Houston, allowed three hits and two runs. The Rangers expected for him to throw around 65 pitches, and he threw 66, 42 for strikes. "He did a good job," Washington said. "Other than (one pitch to Dominguez), he did what he needed to do, keep us in the game." Chris Carter walked and scored on Dominguezs 17th homer in the second. There were 11 pitches in the first, including a hard shot by L.J. Hoes that ricocheted off Blackleys foot toward the third base line. Jurickson Profar made a barehanded grab and threw in one motion to retire Hoes. Astros manager Bo Porter quickly came out to unsuccessfully argue with umpire Lance Barksdale that Profars throw pulled first baseman Mitch Moreland off the bag. Under the expansion of video review planned for next season, it was the kind of challenge Porter may have won. Max Stassi, called up from Double-A Corpus Christi earlier Tuesday, made his major league debut as the designated hitter and got a single in the fifth. He also will remember what happened after the first of his two hits. A comebacker by Marwin Gonzalez was snagged by reliever Jason Frasor, who turned and made a high throw that went off shortstop Andrus glove and caught by second baseman Kinsler backing up the play. But Stassi, apparently thinking he was already out, wandered off second base and was tagged by Kinsler. "He told me, Bo, this never happened to me in no league, and its not going to happen again," Porter said. "I told him if you are a forceout, you dont leave the base until the umpire says youre out." NOTES: Stassi, a catcher, was called up after C Carlos Corporan was put on the seven-day concussion DL after being hit in the mask by a foul tip Monday night. Corporan was returning to Houston to see a specialist. Nmd Wholesale . New York (16-9-8) took over first place in the Eastern Conference and has the best record in the league with one game remaining. Houstons five-game unbeaten streak was snapped, and the Dynamo (13-11-9) are sixth in the East with one game remaining. 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Chicago posted a 5-2 win in Fridays Game 1 in the Windy City and grabbed a 2-0 lead in the series with Sundays 4-1 triumph at the United Center. Bryan Bickell supplied a goal and two assists and Brandon Saad scored twice to help the Blackhawks extend their series lead. Saad scored his first of the playoffs in the final minute of the second period to stake Chicago to a 2-0 lead, but Cody McCormick lit the lamp two minutes into the third to slice Minnesotas deficit in half. However, Corey Crawford kept the Wild at bay from there before Bickell buried a wrister with 2:45 remaining to give the Blackhawks some breathing room. Saad added an empty-netter 1:22 later to account for the final margin, while Jonathan Toews opened the scoring in the first for the Blackhawks, who have won six straight games after falling behind 2-0 in their opening-round series against St. Louis. "I thought (we were) much better overall, all three periods for us," said Chicago head coach Joel Quenneville. "I thought we were better overall in all areas and all periods." Marian Hossa added three assists in the victory, while Crawford finished with 18 saves. Toews extended his point streak to six games, while Bickell has at least one point in five straight games. Bickell had 17 points on nine goals and eight assists in the 2013 playoffs to help Chicago win its second Cup in four years. Nike Air Max China Wholesale. . He is tied for second in the league with five goals this postseason. "I just love this time of year," Bickell said of his postseason success. "Its a crucial time, its a fun time. I know the city is buzzing and were having a good time. We just need to keep this momentum going to Minnesota." Ilya Bryzgalov allowed three goals on 21 shots for the Wild, who lost Sunday for the 10th time in their last 11 road playoff games. Bryzgalov got his second straight start in place of an injured Darcy Kuemper, who was forced to exit Minnesotas Game 7 win over Colorado in the first round after sustaining an undisclosed injury late in the contest. "I thought that we didnt have the legs tonight," Minnesota head coach Mike Yeo said. "That was a big factor. You could see it in our puck support. We were making a lot of stationary plays." With Kuemper expected to miss another tilt, the situation in net will likely remain unchanged on Tuesday. John Curry, a 30-year-old journeyman, has suited up as Bryzgalovs backup in the first two games of this series and expects to do so again in Game 3. Curry has seen action in six career NHL games and none in the playoffs. Chicago center Andrew Shaw missed the second contest of this series after exiting Game 1 with a lower-body injury and was replaced in the lineup by Jeremy Morin. Forward Kris Versteeg also played in Game 2 after missing the opener due to illness. 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