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ARLINGTON, Texas - Leonys Martin and Elvis Andrus know how to get things going at the top of the Texas Rangers lineup. Cheap Superstar Shoes Ireland . Against the Houston Astros, they werent alone in making things happen. Martin and Andrus each scored three runs for AL West-leading Texas, including twice each in an 11-run inning that was the biggest in the majors this season, in a 16-5 victory Monday night. "We went up and down the lineup," manager Ron Washington said. "When we can do that is when we can be at our best." Martin got the Rangers big third inning started with his majors-leading 11th bunt single before a single by Andrus. The top two hitters in the lineup came home on a single by A.J. Pierzynski, and both got on base and scored again before the Astros finally got the third out. "Any time we can get those guys on base obviously it usually leads to runs," Pierzynski said. "Leonys has been doing a great job, and Elvis hitting behind him, hitting-and-running, putting pressure on the other team. Thats fun. Thats the way baseball is supposed to be." All nine Rangers scored in the third, when they sent 15 batters to the plate and had seven hits — six singles and a double — along with three walks, two Houston errors and a sacrifice bunt. Only five of the 11 runs were earned. The last team in the majors with as many runs in an inning was St. Louis, with a 12-run seventh in a 12-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on July 21, 2012. Texas last 11-run inning was in the fifth of a 15-3 win at home against Tampa Bay on Sept. 26, 2009. The Rangers have won 12 of their last 13 games against Houston (41-83), the first-year American League team now 30 1/2 games back in the division. Martin, in his 19th start as the leadoff hitter, had an infield single to start the Texas first before Andrus had a single on a perfectly executed hit-and-run play. Ian Kinsler had a sac fly and Adrian Beltre got his first intentional walk of the game before a double steal. Andrus swiped home for a 2-0 lead. "Every time we get on base, put ourselves in scoring position, it makes things easier," Andrus said. Matt Garza (3-1) struck out eight in 6 2-3 innings. But the right-hander allowed five runs, becoming the first Texas starter in 22 games to allow more than four. Lucas Harrell (6-14), getting another start after four consecutive relief appearances, allowed nine runs (seven earned) in 2 1-3 innings. He was initially sent to the bullpen after also giving up nine runs in 3 2-3 innings at Texas in a 10-5 loss July 5. Texas finished with a season high for runs, two nights after a 15-3 victory over Seattle that is its highest-scoring game without a home run in the 20 seasons of Rangers Ballpark. Texas had 15 runs without a homer again before Pierzynski connected in the seventh off reliever Philip Humber, who last season threw a perfect game for the Chicago White Sox with Pierzynski as his catcher. Pierzynski finished with four hits and four RBIs. After Martin and Andrus got the third started, Kinsler had a sac bunt before Adrian Beltre, hitting .437 over the previous 19 games, got his second intentional pass. Singles by Pierzynski and Alex Rios re-loaded the bases, Mitch Moreland hit a two-run doubled to deep centre and Jurickson Profar walked to load the bases again, and end Harrells night. Wade LeBlanc, recalled by Houston earlier Monday, got David Murphy to hit a grounder. Second baseman Jose Altuve made a nifty stop going toward the middle of the infield and flipped the ball with his glove, only for shortstop Jonathan Villar to drop it and allow two runs to score. Martin then walked and Andrus reached on an error before Kinslers two-run single. Pierzynski drove in another run with a single to cap the scoring. Astros infielder Jake Elmore, who made his first major league appearance at catcher when taking over in the fourth after Carlos Corporan got hit by a foul ball, later pitched a 1-2-3 eighth. Elmore was the only of four Houston pitchers with a scoreless outing. "They told me early in the game that I was going to pitch because the game was out of hand. I was expecting that, but out of nowhere (Corporan) got hurt. I had told them I could catch like 2 weeks ago," Elmore said. "Ive never done both in the same game." Houston was within 2-1 when Jason Castro and Chris Carter had consecutive doubles to start the second. The Astros then fell behind 15-1 before scoring four times in the seventh. "Its real simple, we didnt play well," manager Bo Porter said. "Weve got to let this one go." Notes: The Rangers have stolen home 29 times in team history. The last three have been by Andrus, who did it twice in 2011. ... One of the previous Texas players with a steal of home was Porter on June 11, 2001. ... Beltre was the first Rangers starter since Oscar Gamble on June 22, 1979, to be intentionally walked in his first two plate appearances. ... LHP Travis Blackley, acquired by Texas from Houston last week, will be brought up from Triple-A Round Rock to start Tuesdays game against his former team. ... Preliminary research by the Astros media relations staff found just 14 other instances of a player pitching and catching in the same major league game. Superstar Ireland Sale . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. The team also has yet to decide on the future of Doug Berry, who began the season as a consultant to the head coach but took over the offensive co-ordinators duties in July. Adidas Superstar Ireland . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. http://www.wholesalesuperstarireland.com/ .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. The Big Ten enters the final month of the regular season with eight of the 14 teams still in realistic contention for a spot in the conference championship game Dec. 3. Heres a look at the road each team must face as it tries to make it to Indianapolis:No. 2 MICHIGAN (No. 2 CFP)Record: 8-0, 5-0, 1st place in East.Remaining schedule: Maryland, at Iowa, Indiana, at No. 6 Ohio State.Why the Wolverines make it to Indy: They have the best defense in the country, the games most dynamic player in Jabrill Peppers and a quarterback in Wilton Speight who keeps the offense on schedule and takes care of the ball. They end their four-game skid against Ohio State and win in Columbus for the first time since 2000.Why the Wolverines stay home: Ohio State beats them for a fifth year in a row or they slip up in a tricky game at Iowa.---No. 6 OHIO STATE (No. 6 CFP)Record: 7-1, 4-1, T-2nd place in East.Remaining schedule: Nebraska, at Maryland, at Michigan State, Michigan.Why the Buckeyes make it to Indy: Their top-10-in-the-nation defense recaptures the dominance it showed in September. J.T. Barrett keeps willing them to wins. They win their biggest home games of the year against Nebraska and Michigan.Why the Buckeyes stay home: Special teams foibles, such as the ones that cropped up late against Penn State, or defensive letdowns like the ones that happened against Northwestern. Offense continues to be inconsistent. They lose to Michigan for the first time in five years.---No. 20 PENN STATE (No. 12 CFP)Record: 6-2, 4-1, T-2nd place in East.Remaining schedule: Iowa, at Indiana, at Rutgers, Michigan State.Why the Nittany Lions make it to Indy: They have the easiest remaining schedule among the three East contenders. Big Ten rushing leader Saquon Barkley shreds defenses that all rank seventh and lower in the conference against the run. QB Trace McSorley continues his streak of four straight turnover-free games.Why the Nittany Lions stay home: The dam breaks on a defense that has gone from middling to above average in recent weeks. The injury bug that bit them hard early returns.---No. 9 NEBRASKA (No. 10 CFP)Record: 7-1, 4-1, 1st place in West.Remaining schedule: at Ohio State, Minnesota, Maryland, at Iowa.Why the Cornhuskers make it to Indy: They win at Ohio State to break a 19-year drought in road games against top-10 opponents. Tommy Armstrong Jr. makes plays with his legs and avoids bad decisions in the passing game. The defense continues to limit big plays and intercept passes.Why the Cornhuskers stay home: They lose to Ohio State, and Wisconsin, which owns the tiebreaker against them, wins out. Armstrong throws bad interceptions. The ooffensive line cant hold up because of injuries. Cheap Adidas Ireland From China. Their dominance in fourth quarters wanes in close games.---No. 8 WISCONSIN (No. 8 CFP)Record: 6-2, 3-2, T-2nd in West.Remaining schedule: at Northwestern, Illinois, at Purdue, Minnesota.Why the Badgers make it to Indy: They end a five-game road losing streak against Northwestern and win out. They get sharper performances from QBs Alex Hornibrook and Bart Houston. RB Dare Ogunbowale complements Corey Clement the way he did against Nebraska. The defense keeps doing what its been doing.Why the Badgers stay home: The defense sustains another major injury to a starter. Hornibrook and Houston cant get out of their own way and continue a pattern thats seen them throw nine TD passes against 10 interceptions.---MINNESOTARecord: 6-2, 3-2, T-2nd in West.Remaining schedule: Purdue, at Nebraska, Northwestern, at Wisconsin.Why the Gophers make it to Indy: They successfully navigate an extremely difficult stretch of three games after hosting Purdue. Rodney Smith continues his streak of 100-yard games. The defense suddenly becomes better than average.Why the Gophers stay home: QB Mitch Leidner and his teammates dont play the best football of their careers. Theres slippage in their high red-zone efficiency and their league-best 1.25 turnover margin.---IOWARecord: 5-3, 3-2, T-2nd in West.Remaining schedule: at Penn State, Michigan, at Illinois, Nebraska.Why the Hawkeyes make it to Indy: They find a way to win at home, where theyre 2-3, and get through the second-toughest finishing schedule in the league besides Marylands. Their middle-of-the-pack offense suddenly gets a jolt and keeps taking care of the ball.Why the Hawkeyes stay home: The last four games are too taxing for a team thats underperformed all season. A bland offense stays that way against the tough defenses coming up. The defense drops off at all.---NORTHWESTERNRecord: 4-4, 3-2, T-2nd in West.Remaining schedule: Wisconsin, at Purdue, at Minnesota, Illinois.Why the Wildcats make it to Indy: They dont let a close loss at Ohio State trip them up during a mostly positive second half of the season. Clayton Thorson maintains the form thats seen him throw 10 TDs against two interceptions the past four games. Austin Carr remains the best receiver in the Big Ten.Why the Wildcats stay home: They cant find a way to move the ball on the ground beyond Justin Jackson. Opponents have a 64-percent completion rate and throw for 275 yards a game.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '