the U.dddddddddddd. I want to help the sport grow.Indeed, table tennis has grown immensely in America. Just ask the 16-year-old Kanak Jha.Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jha pi

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Mike Trout was rested, and Albert Pujols was limited to a single in six at-bats.That didnt slow the Los Angeles Angels offense, which scored in double digits for the second time in four game.C.J. Cron homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Angels overcame another shaky start by Tim Lincecum to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night for just their third win in 15 games.Its always fun scoring runs, Cron said. It would be nice if we could maybe string a few in a row, but you take `em when you can get `em.Cron had a solo shot off Jake Odorizzi (3-4) during a four-run second and a three-run drive against Enny Romero in a six-run ninth, his second multihomer game in four days. He had six hits, including a pair of homers, in Saturdays 21-2 win at Boston.Andrelton Simmons had three RBI, including a two-run double in a three-run sixth.Reliever Deolis Guerra (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings.Odorizzi, winless in 10 starts at home this season, gave up seven runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Rays, who have lost 17 of 20.Overall, not a very productive night for any of us, Rays manager Kevin Cash said.Nick Franklin gave Tampa Bay a 5-4 lead in the fifth on a two-run single off Lincecum, who allowed five runs and a career-high tying 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings. The ERA of the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner rose to 7.50 in four starts.Im not really where I want to be. I thought I would have ironed some things out by now, but obviously Ive been here for a long time and Ive got to find my way out of it, Lincecum said.Logan Morrison had a solo shot in a two-run third for the Rays.The Angels had a couple gaffes early on.Steven Souza Jr. tripled in the third when his fly ball dropped between outfielders Shane Robinson and Kole Calhoun. Souza scored on Corey Dickersons infield single.Souza was replaced by Brandon Guyer in center field to start the fourth. Cash said Souza is not hurt but declined to give specifics.Souza said he was pulled for not running hard the whole play.I think the bottom line is I play hard, but right there I didnt play very hard, Souza said. I got caught slippin and took for granted a routine play. Yeah, I got to third, but I could have easily scored if I was running hard. Its a bit embarrassing. Im not proud of it.Franklin went from second to third in the fourth when catcher Carlos Perez was charged with an error for overthrowing Lincecum after a pitch. Franklin was thrown out at the plate attempting to score on Hank Congers grounder.TIME OFF FOR TROUTTrout had his stretch of starting 145 consecutive games end. He needs a day, manager Mike Scioscia said. Trout, voted to the AL All-Star team Tuesday night, pinch run in the ninth after Robinson was hit in the foot by a pitch and then rolled his ankle at first base.SAN DIEGO-BOUNDRays closer Alex Colome was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list and got even better news just the before game time, when Cash informed the right-hander that he became a first-time All-Star.ALEX IN ACTIONRays RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery) is excited about his first rehab start Wednesday night for Class A Charlotte. Ive put a lot of work in to this point to try and go see if I can figure out how to be competitive again on the mound, Cobb said.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: LF Daniel Nava left in the sixth with a sore knee. . LHP C.J. Wilson has decided to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery. ... LF Jefry Marte (bruised left knee) entered in the fifth as a pinch-runner. . C Geovany Soto (right knee) wont return during the series with the Rays.Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (fractured left hand) will hit in an indoor cage Wednesday and targets a return right after the All-Star break.UP NEXTAngels RHP Jered Weaver (6-7) and Rays LHP Drew Smyly (2-9) are Wednesday nights starters.Fake Sports Jerseys . Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Sports Jerseys Sale .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. https://www.discountsportsjerseyscheap.com/ . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. Cheap Sports Jerseys . -- For the first time in two months, an opponent was standing up to Alabama. Authentic Sports Jerseys . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season.The U.S. Olympic table tennis team consists of three first-generation Chinese immigrants and three second-generation Asian Americans (two ethnic Chinese and one Indian). Yue Wu, Jiaqi Zheng, Yijun Feng, Tim Wang, Lily Zhang and Kanak Jha are ready to dish out some blocks, chops and lobs in Rio de Janeiro.Rio marks the first time Team USA qualified for both mens and womens full table tennis events in an Olympic setting, thanks to the games explosion of popularity from a traditionally marginalized sport in America, as well as the leftovers players assisting from China.Yue Wu is a perfect example. She was born and raised in Beijing and played professionally for the city before moving to Fort Lee, New Jersey, in 2008. The 26-year-old became a U.S. citizen in 2014. She won the 2015 Pan Am Games and earned an automatic entry to Rio this summer.Its my dream to play in the Olympics, she told ESPN.com. If I can win gold or get a medal, I think it will really help the sport in the U.dddddddddddd. I want to help the sport grow.Indeed, table tennis has grown immensely in America. Just ask the 16-year-old Kanak Jha.Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jha picked up his paddle at six years old. He trains at India Community Center, one of the largest table tennis clubs in the U.S. He arrives in Rio as the youngest American Olympian. He is also the first American born in the 21st century to qualify for the Games.I dont think about (age) too much, Jha said. When youre over there, it doesnt really matter how old you are.Americans have never won an Olympic medal in table tennis. This is unlikely to change in Rio, as it remains nearly impossible for any country to challenge Chinas status-quo domination in the sport. But as Jha said before heading to Rio: We will try our best. ' ' '