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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Even with a batting championship practically secured, Jose Altuve will have to attend to some unfinished business when the Houston Astros end the season Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.Altuve, who owns a .338 average, also has a chance to finish as the American League leader in hits. The Venezuelan second baseman will enter the game with 215, one more than Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox.Hes got some goals in mind that hes not yet accomplished, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. He sees all sorts of numbers that he could get and make a special year even more special. When Altuve is zeroing in on things, he rarely gets denied. It wouldnt surprise me if he has a good day.Altuve said he is way different as a hitter this year than when he won his first batting title in 2014. Two years ago, Altuve finished with just seven home runs and 59 RBI. But with one game left this year, the infielder already has career highs of 24 homers and 96 RBI.Im trying to do damage at the plate, Altuve said. Before, I knew if I hit a weak ground ball, I could be safe. Then I understood that if you hit a double or drive in a run, its better than hitting a single. Im not trying to hit a home run every time. Im trying to look for my pitch and put a good swing on the ball.When Altuve won his last batting championship, he served primarily as a leadoff hitter. This season, he has batted mostly third.Hes done a great job of being a complete hitter this year wherever Ive put him, Hinch said. Hes taken it personally to improve his plate discipline.Altuve will face right-hander Jhoulys Chacin in Sundays finale. Chacin replaced right-hander Jered Weaver, who was scheduled to start on his normal turn in the rotation. 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Batiste, who briefly signed with the Eskimos in 2006, has spent time with several NFL teams including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Redskins.LOS ANGELES -- The ex-girlfriend who lost her lawsuit accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends of raping her appealed the verdict Thursday on the grounds that damning testimony should have been excluded and other evidence should have been admitted at trial.Jurors cleared the Knicks point guard and his friends last month in Los Angeles federal court after they testified that the woman was coherent and willingly engaged in sex with them during an evening get-together at Roses rented mansion in Beverly Hills and again early the next morning at her apartment in August 2013.The woman had been seeking $21.5 million in the suit that claimed the men gang raped her at home while she was incapacitated from booze or drugs and unable to consent to sex.We combed the records, looked at the transcripts and I think the judge misapplied the rape shield law and, in doing so, abused his discretion, the womans lawyer, Waukeen McCoy, told The Associated Press.Rape shield laws limit or prohibit evidence of a victims past sexual history to be introduced in a case, though there are exceptions to the rule.McCoy said the judge should have excluded testimony by the Kniccks point guard and his friends who said the woman willingly engaged in sex with them earlier in the evening at Roses house because it was irrelevant to the later incident.ddddddddddddThe woman denied having sex with the men at the mansion. She said she drank shots of tequila by the pool, felt drugged and went home to her apartment, where she vomited and passed out.She said she awoke in the early morning to find the three men assaulting her in her bedroom.Jurors said they found the womans account hard to believe and didnt think there was enough evidence to support her claims.Los Angeles police have an open investigation into the womans claims. The Associated Press does not generally name people who say they are victims of sex crimes.Roses lawyers have asked the judge to award $70,000 in court expenses because the defense prevailed at trial. In a court filing, his attorneys said they expected an appeal which will be meritless, frivolous, and sanctionable.Lawyers for Rose did not immediately return a message seeking comment.[us attorneys said they expected an appeal which will be menticmlb.com/]Wholesale Baseball Jerseys[/url] ' ' '