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SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Padres right-hander Colin Rea needs to make the most of his start against the visiting New York Yankees as the teams open a three-game interleague series Friday night. Trevor Cahill Angels Jersey .Rea (4-3, 5.05 ERA) has won once in his last eight starts, but that victory came in his most recent outing when beating the Reds after allowing four runs (three earned) in five innings.Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (6-5, 5.19) goes for the Yankees, who are coming off of two straight walk-off victories over the Texas Rangers. Eovaldi has struggled of late, allowing at least five runs in four of his past five starts. Hell be looking to snap a three-game losing streak and that includes falling to the Twins on Sunday, when was charged with five runs over six innings.Rea is required to shine for a couple reasons. His opportunities could be dwindling in the second half as the Padres get healthy and they aim to keep Rea fit, too.The thought process would be to push him to the back of the rotation coming off the All-Star break so he gets a longer period of time off, Padres manager Andy Green said. Just to control his innings.If the Padres can tap the brakes on Rea, they said it will serve him better in the long run. The most innings hes collected in a season is 139 and he did that in Class-A ball in 2014.Also, the Padres rotation could get crowded, making Reas showing against the Yankees -- and in one more start before the All-Star Game -- critical.Right-hander Andrew Cashner is set to come off the disabled list because of a strained neck and could start in Sundays series finale against the Yankees.Tyson Ross, another right-hander and the teams opening day starter, is gaining ground on his sore throwing shoulder. He hasnt pitched since his first start but it appears he could rejoin the rotation soon after the All-Star Game.So that puts pressure on Rea, 25, to shine while he has the chance.Its all about command with him, Green said. Hes got the stuff to compete, but sometimes he picks at the corners and falls behind hitters.Thats what happened in Reas latest start in Cincinnati. His biggest downfall was matching a career high with four walks. But like Green said, Rea has stuff. His seven strikeouts against the Reds were a career-best.Among Reas biggest challenges Friday will be containing Yankees outfielder Carlos Beltran -- if he plays with his sore right hamstring.Its probably easier to manage if he was DHing but were going to San Diego, Yankees skipper Joe Girardi told mlb.com. So that is a concern.San Diegos Wil Myers, who earned his stripes in the American League, has hit .304 in 102 at-bats against the Yankees. The first baseman continues his push for an All-Star roster spot with a sizzling June.He had 21 extra-base hits in June, tying the franchise mark for most in a month. Myers 33 RBI are the tops for any Padre in June.A rejuvenated Padres offense has scored at least five runs in seven straight home games, the first time thats ever been done by the local nine at Petco Park. Darin Erstad Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. Kole Calhoun Jersey . Already owning gold from competition in Vancouver in 2010, Loch posted a combined four-run time of 3:27.526. That included a track-record third run of 51. http://www.baseballangelslockroom.com/shohei-ohtani-angels-jersey/ . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. LAS VEGAS -- When star freshman Lonzo Ball arrived at UCLA, Aaron Holiday lost his starting point guard job.Holiday showed Saturday he can provide the surging Bruins with a needed boost off the bench.Holiday and Bryce Alford each scored 20 points and No. 2 UCLA overcame a rough shooting game from Ball to beat Ohio State 86-73 and remain unbeaten.Isaac Hamilton scored 17 points and T.J. Leaf added 13, including a steal and layup that sparked the decisive run for the Bruins (12-0). They continued their best start since being 14-0 in 2006-07.I just try to get my mind right on the bench until my name is called Holiday, a sophomore, said. Honestly, I can see different things the defense arent doing so I can go out there and help that way.After a sloppy, 12-turnover first half, UCLA led 44-40 when Leaf stole Micah Potters pass under Ohio States basket and scored over Potter. It started a 7-0 run that concluded with Leafs 3-pointer with 16:53 left.Alfords 3-pointer with 1:49 left put the Bruins up 81-71 and stopped Ohio State (8-3) from mounting a late comeback in the first game of the CBS Sports Classic.Weve usually got five guys out there who can pass, shoot and dribble it, UCLA coach Steve Alford said. Thats uncommon. And with the character of these guys, its the making of a special team.Marc Loving scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half, JaeSean Tate added 15 and Keith Bates-Diop scored 13 for the Buckeyes, who lost for the third time in five games.Ohio State shot 48.4 percent from the field, but committed 15 turnovers.When youre playing a team like UCLA, the one thing you cant do is give the basketball back, Buckeyes coach Thad Matta said. Percentages say, theyre eventually going to score.It was UCLAs first game in Las Vegas since bowing out of last seasons Pac-12 Tournament with a blowout loss to rival Southern California in the first round. It closed a 15-17 season and led Alford to issue an apology.Holiday insisted he didnt think about the last time he was in town, but UCLA is a far superiorr team. Albert Pujols Angels Jersey. The addition of a couple of star freshmen had transformed the Bruins in their return. While Ball (eight points, 3-of-8 shooting) was quiet, Leaf provided the athleticism and versatility missing from last season and Holiday picked up the scoring slack in the backcourt.Our bench has probably done more in 12 games than 32 games last year, Steve Alford said. Thats huge.BIG PICTUREUCLA: Holiday showed he belongs in UCLAs impressive and deep backcourt. He had four rebounds and made 8 of 10 free throws. UCLA weathered a lackluster first half by upping the tempo in the second half behind Holiday.Ohio State: The Buckeyes, who had a shocking home loss to Florida Atlantic earlier this month, played a solid first half. They did a good defensive job on Ball, too, but couldnt stay with the speedy Bruins after halftime.Our huddles werent as energetic and as vocal as they were in the first half, Loving said. And it carried over onto the court.POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Bruins should hold onto their highest ranking since 2007. Ohio State hasnt been in the Top 25 since 2014-15.BALLS IMPACTWhile Ball shot poorly, he had nine rebounds and nine assists while flirting with his first triple-double for the second straight game. His dunk of an alley-oop pass with just under 2 minutes left made it 83-71.WELSH OUTUCLA C Thomas Welsh (bruised knee) warmed up, but didnt play. The Bruins still held a 41-31 rebounding advantage. Alford said Welsh could return next week.UP NEXTUCLA hosts Western Michigan on Wednesday in its final non-conference game. The Pac-12 opener is a week later at No. 22 Oregon. The Bruins will return to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament in March.Ohio State has home games Tuesday (Youngstown State) and Thursday (UNC Asheville) before opening Big Ten play Jan. 1 at Illinois.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25. ' ' '