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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Two teams with nearly identical records and similar losing streaks meet as the Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays play four games at Tropicana Field, with both teams desperately trying to regain positive momentum before the All-Star break.The team, we played our tail off. We battled, Rays starter Chris Archer said Sunday after another late-game meltdown turned into a 5-1 loss to the Tigers to complete a four-game sweep. Its a tough one to lose because we really battled up until the end.The Rays (33-48) have lost 16 of 18 games as they officially enter the second half of the season, and their bullpen has given up runs in 17 of those games. On Sunday, the Rays had a 1-0 lead in the eighth inning, only to see reliever Xavier Cedeno allow two inherited runners to score, with more runs coming in the ninth.Los Angeles (33-49) is coming off a 10-5 loss to Boston, and aside from a ridiculous 21-2 win on Saturday that included 22 hits and an 11-run seventh inning, nothing has been clicking for the Angels, who have dropped 11 of their last 13 games.The Angels will try to shake things up a bit Monday, with 25-year-old right-hander Nick Tropeano called up from Triple-A to start against the Rays. Tropeano is 3-2 with a 3.25 ERA in previous stints this season, and struck out 10 Rays batters in a 3-1 loss in May, giving up seven hits in his outing.Tropeanos callup means Jhoulys Chacin has been demoted to the bullpen after continued ineffectiveness.Im fine with it, Chacin told the teams official site Sunday. I know the last few games I havent done my job. Honestly, I dont feel bad that they sent me to the bullpen. I actually feel good that they have confidence in me to keep me on the team.The Rays counter with left-hander Matt Moore, whose last start was a rare bright spot for Tampa Bay in recent weeks. Moore threw seven innings of shutout baseball in a 4-0 win against the Red Sox on Wednesday. He is 4-5 with a 4.67 ERA, though both of the Angels big bats, Mike Trout and Albert Pujols, each has a home run in eight at-bats against him.Rays manager Kevin Cash was optimistic his team could build off a strong start by Archer on Sunday -- zero runs on three hits in 5 2/3 innings with 10 strikeouts. He doesnt have many bullpen arms he trusts, so he will need Moore to last as long as possible before he has to turn to any relievers.Cant help but feel really good about what Chris Archer did today, Cash said. He kicked it in gear and kind of showed the Archer we know hes very capable of being. That was an outstanding effort by Arch.Scarpe Air Max Thea Scontate . Fernandez, coached in Toronto by former two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser, scored 267.11 points and is the first champion to successfully defend since Russias Evgeny Plushenko in 2005 and 2006. Air Max 200 Scontate . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. MVP: (KEVIN DURANT-Thunder) - Has been sensational this season and more importantly, the most consistent player in the league. Considering that his team has been without star guard Russell Westbrook and with the free agent departure of sharpshooter Kevin Martin, hes had to carry the majority of the load to not only keep his team afloat but more importantly, at an elite level. http://www.airmaxitaliascarpe.it/ . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Air Max 200 Uomo Bianche . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Air Max 1 Scontate . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year.Throughout the Stanley Cup Playoffs, NHL on TSN analyst and former NHL goaltender Jamie McLennan ranks the netminders after each game night. Number values assigned are out of five with five being the best performance. Tomas Vokoun - 3 - The Penguins outscored their mistakes. Vokoun had some rebound issues; some that didnt cost him and some that did – the Kyle Turris goal was evident of that as he was unable to corral the puck. Vokoun was also bailed out twice by the post when he was beat by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Jason Spezzaa.dddddddddddd Craig Anderson – 2 – Anderson was the only reason the Senators were ahead after the first period but then got worn down by Pittsburghs barrage and started making mental mistakes that resulted in goals against. Anderson was overaggressive with the stick on the wraparound on Matt Cooke, and it goes back door to Pascal Dupuis. He also had poor rebound control on Jarome Iginlas first goal – a sign he was getting tired mentally. Ottawa has relied on him too much and hasnt helped him very much. ' ' '