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Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Mike Fontenot had a pinch-hit RBI single in the 10th inning to put the Cubs in front, and Chicago took a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers in the continuation of this weekends interleague series. Authentic Aaron Rodgers Jersey . Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer, and Starlin Castro added a solo shot for the Cubs, who snapped a two-game slide. After Chicago scored twice in the 10th to take a 5-3 lead, Carlos Marmol gave up an RBI single to Ian Kinsler in the bottom half but held on to secure the victory and get his eighth save. That made a winner of Sean Marshall (4-1), who recorded the final two outs of the ninth inning in relief of Randy Wells. The Cubs starter gave up three runs in 8 1/3 innings. "Any time you win a game, its good," Wells said. "Guys get excited, guys start talking. You never want to lose, but weve been in some games. We lost, 2-1, last night, and its nice to finally pull one out." Nelson Cruz and Vladimir Guerrero each had two hits, including a homer, for the Rangers, who had won five in a row. Darren ODay (1-2) got the loss. "Its happened to me before, itll happen to me again. Hopefully, it wont happen many times again," ODay said. "Youre not always perfect, you dont have a 0.00 ERA...Ill just go out there the next day and be my same old self." ODay started the top of the 10th for the Rangers, and Tyler Colvin led off with a double. He moved to third on a single by pinch-hitter Kosuke Fukudome, then scored on Fontenots single to right. Dustin Nippert then came in to pitch and got Ryan Theriot to ground out, leaving runners on second and third. After an intentional walk to Castro, Derrek Lee plated Fukudome with a groundout at second base. Marlon Byrd walked to again fill the bases, but Nippert struck out Aramis Ramirez to end the inning. The extra Cubs run was essential, as Marmol got into trouble in the bottom half. Elvis Andrus reached base by grounding into a fielders choice, and after Michael Young struck out, Andrus took second on defensive indifference. Kinsler then singled to right to bring him in. However, Guerrero grounded into a force out at second to end the game. The Cubs took the lead in the second inning, which Byrd began by reaching on an error by first baseman Justin Smoak. Two batters later, Soriano hit a changeup that Rangers starter Derek Holland left up in the zone for a home run to left. In the bottom half, consecutive singles by Guerrero, Josh Hamilton and Cruz got Texas within 2-1. The Cubs got that run back in the third, when Castro hit a first-pitch fastball to right for his second career homer. However, the Rangers evened the game in the fourth on home runs by Guerrero and Cruz. Holland gave up three runs -- two earned -- on four hits in six innings, and struck out five. Chris Ray, Darren Oliver and Frank Francisco each threw a scoreless inning in keeping the score 3-3. 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Manu Ginobili had 19 points and Roger Mason nailed a clutch three-pointer in the waning moments, finishing with 11 points as the Southwest Division-leading Spurs moved to 2-1 on their eight-game road trip and have won nine of the last 11 overall. Malcolm Jenkins Jersey . Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki speaks during a press conference on a US recall for 2.3 million vehicles that need a part for gas pedals fixed at Toyota office in Nagoya, central Japan, Tuesday, February 2, 2010.CALGARY -- One week after losing 2-1 to the Blue Jackets in Columbus, the Calgary Flames have revenge on their minds. On Tuesday, the Flames (5-2-1) will welcome the Jackets (5-1-0) to the Pengrowth Saddledome, where theyve compiled a 3-1 record. "Columbus beat us, so we want to have a huge game against them," said Calgary forward Craig Conroy. "We just have to keep it simple and weve got to play in their zone more. They played in our zone too much last game." The Flames jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first period in Columbus last week before Rick Nash set up a pair of goals by Anton Stralman and Kristian Huselius in the second stanza to lead the Jackets to a come-from-behind victory. "Hes a good player," said Calgary defenceman Jay Bouwmeester, who was drafted third overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, two picks after Nash. "Hes a big guy, he can skate and hes got good hands. Hes one of those guys that youve got to watch out for. Hes pretty dangerous every time hes out there." Averaging 27:19 of ice time per game -- third in the NHL behind Philadelphias Chris Pronger and Carolinas Joe Corvo -- Bouwmeester will most likely see a lot of action when Nash and his linemates jump over the boards. "Theres guys like that on every team," Bouwmeester said. "Its always a challenge playing against those guys, but youve got to take some pride in trying to shut them down." Another key for Calgary to avenge last weeks loss to the Jackets is for the Flames to make life difficult for goalie Steve Mason, who stopped 22 of 23 shots he faced in Columbus. "He played good, but I dont think he played that great," said Flames left-winger Rene Bourque, who leads the Flames with four goals and five assists through eight games. "We didnt get enough pucks on him. Our power play needs to keep going, we need to get a lot more shots at the net and crash the net a little bit more." With his 6-foot-4, 220-pound frame combined with his athletic ability, Mason has compiled a 4-1 recorrd to go with a 2. Hakeem Nicks Jersey. 35 goals against average and a .925 save percentage. "If hes going to see the puck, hes going to save them all," Calgary forward Eric Nystrom pointed out. "Weve got to shoot pucks and dig in and work hard around the net. Its tough to get there, but the rewards worth it." Another reason why the Jackets have gotten out to their best start in franchise history is that theyve bought into coach Ken Hitchcocks defensive-minded system, while still finding ways to score goals at the other end. "Theyre really well coached," Bourque said. "They play a system that they have down pat. They backcheck hard, they play good defence as a team. Every time you play them, its going to be usually a low-scoring, hard-checking game and I probably dont expect anything different on Tuesday." "Obviously theyre playing some good hockey," added Nystrom. "We know that theyre not going to give up much, so weve got to make sure that were playing really tight D. Thats what it comes down to." After losing to the Jackets, the Flames rebounded with a 5-3 triumph on home ice over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night to end their three-game losing streak. "Hopefully we just build on that and keep going," said Conroy, adding that the Flames have the Northwest Division leading Colorado Avalanche (6-1-1) in their sights. "Everythings so tight. Colorados playing well and we want to catch them." With four home games spread out over the next 12 days, Calgary coach Brent Sutter said his players have no excuses for not being prepared to put in a consistent effort for a full 60 minutes. "Its a good time for us to nail down things," said Sutter of the ample amount of practice time the Flames have been given due to the schedule providing them with a lengthy homestand. "You need a very workmanlike approach when you come to the rink on non game days. Practice is not a day off. Its a day of work, its a day of doing things that we need to do to make ourselves better so we can implement it in a game." ' ' '