HOUSTON -- Josh Hamilton is starting to break out of his sea

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HOUSTON -- Josh Hamilton is starting to break out of his season-long slump, and it has helped the Los Angeles Angels string together some wins. Colton Sceviour Jersey . Hamilton doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and scored on shortstop Jake Elmores overthrow, helping the Angels beat the Houston Astros 3-1 Sunday and extend their winning streak to six. C.J. Wilson won his fourth straight start and Mark Trumbo hit his 18th homer for the Angels, who swept three-game series at Detroit and Houston for their first undefeated trip of at least six games since 2002. "Theres no doubt that I think theres a comfort level that you can see starting to form," Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia said. "We talked a while about it, but Josh is important to us and its good to see him swinging the bat better this trip." Hamilton, who left Texas to sign a $125 million, five-year contract during the off-season, is hitting just .223. But hes been better lately, with 11 RBIs in his last 16 games after driving in just 10 in his previous 50 games. He is batting .273 with nine hits and five RBIs in his last 10 games. Hamilton had 43 homers and 128 RBIs last season. Eighty-two games into this season he has just 10 homers and 29 RBIs. "Getting there," he said. "I feel a lot better, but even if I had been hitting for a month, I still wouldnt say I was there." He is starting to have a bit more fun though, something that was clear by the huge grin he had when he trotted home after the error on his double. "Its fun when you remember the game that you played your whole life and Little League," he said. "Nothings changed inside the lines, its still the same game ... so dont get caught up in struggles or anything like that, and just enjoy having the opportunity to be here and play." Scioscia is encouraged by the recent surge of the Angels, who are in third place and nine games back in the AL-West. "I think theres a feeling of confidence in the clubhouse and on the field, which is more important," he said. "Although I dont think were firing totally on all cylinders, were doing enough good things to get it done." Wilson (8-5) allowed an unearned run, three hits and three walks, and he struck out 10 for his third double-digit strikeout game this season. Ernesto Frieri pitched a one-hit ninth for his 21st save in 23 chances. Houston starter Lucas Harrell yielded a run and six hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings. He took a comebacker to the lower left leg on a single by Howie Kendrick starting the sixth and fell to the ground for a second before quickly popping back up. Harrell as checked by Houstons trainers before throwing a couple of warmup pitches and remaining in the game. "His stuff was probably as good as it had been all year," Houston manager Bo Porter said. "He battled, and even after taking the shot off the leg, he continued to pitch, which was good to see." Trumbos fourth-inning homer put the Angels ahead, but Houston tied the score in the sixth. Brandon Barnes singled leading off, stole second and took third on Jake Elmores bunt single. Jose Altuve hit a line drive to third baseman Alberto Callaspo, who tried to double up Elmore at first but bounced his throw for an error as Barnes scored. Howie Kendrick singled off Jose Cisnero (2-1) leading off the eighth and Albert Pujols struck out. Hamilton then doubled off the wall in left-centre. Barnes, the centre fielder, threw to Elmore at shortstop, and Elmore badly overthrow the plate for his third error in two games. Houston put runners at first and second with two outs in the eighth, but Kevin Jepsen struck out Carlos Corporan, who fanned four times Sunday and has 15 strikeouts in his last 20 at-bats. NOTES: Angels OF Peter Bourjos has a broken right wrist, an injury sustained when he was hit by a pitch from Houstons Jordan Lyles on Saturday. Bourjos is likely to be placed on the 15-day DL Tuesday, when the Angels start a series against St. Louis. ... Houston 1B-DH Carlos Pena will be away from the team until Tuesday due to a death in his family. Astros manager Bo Porter said Penas nephew drowned in the Dominican Republic and Pena was travelling there to be with his family. He was not placed on the bereavement list, and the team expects him back for Tuesday nights game against Tampa Bay. ... Houston placed OF Justin Maxwell on the seven-day DL because of concussion-related symptoms. He sustained a concussion on Tuesday night and passed the concussion tests the next day. He then experienced a slight headache after pinch running in Friday nights game. Houston recalled OF Jimmy Paredes from Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... Los Angeles OF Mike Trout got a day off for the first time this season. ... Houstons Dallas Keuchel opposes Tampa Bays Matt Moore when the Astros open a four-game series on Monday. Lawson Crouse Jersey . 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Tonight it will be Ryan Miller against Schneider in goal. Miller made 27 saves in a 4-1 win over Chicago on Sunday night. Jannik Hansen, the NHL’s first star of the week, was the first star of the game recording his first NHL hat-trick. Hansen has scored on five of seven shots over his past three games. Radim Vrbata has four goals in his last three outings. Alex Burrows returns to the Canucks line-up after missing the past two games with an upper body injury. It appears Linden Vey is the odd man out up front. The Canucks announced this morning that Bo Horvat would not be returned to junior. Horvat had three assists in his last outing and has one goal and four points in his last two games. The 19-year-old was born in 1995 – the same year Jaromir Jagr won his first NHL scoring title. Jagr was born in 1972. Horvat’s mother Cindy was born in 1969. The Devils arrive in Vancouver following a 5-4 shootout loss in Calgary on Saturdaay. Nick Bjugstad Jersey. After setting a franchise record by starting the first 20 games of the season, Cory Schneider had the night off at the Saddledome for the team’s last game versus the Flames. The Devils have played an East-leading 13 road games. Overall, only San Jose (16) has played more games on the road so far this season. The Devils PK is 25/26 (96.2%) in its past six games. Tonight marks just the seventh visit to Vancouver by the Devils since 2000. They have just one victory (1-4-1) here in the past 15 years. Adam Henrique and Tuomo Ruutu have scored in back to back games. Henrique and Zack Kassian were teammates on the 2010 Memorial Cup champion Windsor Spitfires. Defenceman Andy Greene is playing career game 499 tonight while the next assist for Patrick Elias will be the 600th of his career. Jaromir Jagr will play his 1500th NHL game early next month. Of the 1494 games he has played, only 12 have been here in Vancouver. 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