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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As long as they have Albert Pujols at the plate in a clutch situation, the Los Angeles Angels are confident they can win any close game they trail in the late innings. Pujols hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning Wednesday and Kole Calhoun also connected, leading the Angels to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Los Angeles took the rubber game of the three-game series after starter C.J. Wilson was chased in the fourth inning. "This team is finding ways to win, and were not out of it until the games over," Calhoun said. "The bullpen came in and did a great job keeping us in the ballgame after the starting pitching didnt go as deep as theyve usually been going. We came out and swung the bats and got enough runs to win." The Blue Jays took a 7-6 lead in the sixth on Dioner Navarros two-out RBI single against Fernando Salas, making his second appearance since coming off the disabled list after missing 19 games because of inflammation in his shoulder. Pujols responded with a drive that hit the top of the centre-field fence beyond the outstretched glove of Colby Rasmus and bounced over for his 20th homer of the season and 512th of his career, tying Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews for 21st place all-time. It scored Mike Trout, who reached on a fielders choice grounder after Calhoun drew a leadoff walk from Aaron Loup (2-2). The homer was the first allowed by Loup this season after 43 1-3 innings. "The curious thing was that they had the righty warmed up, and Albert hit that home run off a lefty. So we were like, Oh, awesome. Theyre leaving him in to face Albert, and he came up with a huge homer," Wilson said. "So it was great for us. We have a tenacious team, and the nature of our clubhouse is that we always believe that its going to happen." Jason Grilli (1-1) pitched a scoreless inning for his first AL victory since 2009 with Texas, striking out cleanup hitter Jose Bautista with two on to end the seventh. The 12-year veteran was acquired June 27 in a trade that sent Ernesto Frieri to Pittsburgh. Joe Smith worked the ninth for his 12th save. "We (threw) away a good opportunity today," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "We had the lead, coughed it up, then took a slim lead. So it was disappointing. But hey, we left so many guys on base (12), and there comes a time youve got to blow open a game." Marcus Stroman was charged with five earned runs and eight hits through 4 2-3 innings in his eighth big league start. The 23-year-old right-handers teammates staked him to a 6-3 lead with a five-run fourth, but David Freese scored on a wild pitch in the bottom half and Calhoun drove his 10th homer into the lower seats in the right-field corner. "Early on against me, I felt like he was putting the ball anywhere he wanted to. But with a 2-0 count, I got a fastball that got a lot of the plate and I put a good swing on it," Calhoun said. The Blue Jays parlayed three hits, two errors and a bases-loaded wild pitch into their five-run rally against Wilson. He was charged with six runs -- three earned -- and eight hits in 3 2-3 innings. He is 3-3 with a 5.70 ERA in 10 starts since May 17, when he threw 127 pitches in a five-hit shutout against Tampa Bay. "I think my delivery was a lot better today and the ball was going where I wanted it a lot better," said Wilson, who gave up three homers in his previous start against Houston. The Angels took a 2-0 lead in the second, capitalizing on a two-base error by shortstop Jose Reyes. Howie Kendrick and Freese each had an RBI single. The Blue Jays got one run back in the third on a bases-loaded walk to Reimould. Trout, thrown out by Melky Cabrera in left field Tuesday night as he tried to stretch a double, tested Cabreras arm again in the third inning Wednesday and was cut down at home plate after Pujols single. Pujols scored on a single by Josh Hamilton that ended his 0-for-16 drought and gave the Angels a 3-1 lead. NOTES: LHP Joe Thatcher relieved Cam Bedrosian in the Toronto fifth after a leadoff double by Navarro and walked Darin Mastroianni, ending a stretch of 25 appearances in which Thatcher pitched 14 innings and faced 56 batters without walking anyone. ... Calhouns homer was the second allowed by Toronto pitchers in a span of 74 innings since the start of the month, after they gave up 27 during their final 22 games in June. ... 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For the Jaguars, it will be interesting to see if Toby Gerhart can reestablish himself as a primary running back. A top and optimistic free agency acquisition, Gerhart needs these two last games to earn his value again. Late in the season, I have to go with Jacksonville at home and winning to eliminate themselves from first-overall pick eligibility for 2015. Jaguars cover. Philadelphia (-9) at Washington This is pretty much a playoff game for the Philadelphia Eagles. On offence, the high tempo style of play that the Eagles run is extremely entertaining and explosive, but it is also dangerous and difficult to master. The Eagles have 34 turnovers so for this season, the highest number in the entire league. These last two games for Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III are very important for his career. You definitely get the sense that Jay Gruden is not sold on Griffin, but if he has two rock solid games - especially against Philadelphia and Dallas - perception can change. This is a divisional game, so Washington has a good book on the Eagle offence. I’d bet Philadelphia wins, but Washington shows up. Redskins on points. San Diego at San Francisco (-2.5) I think the most disturbing aspect of 49er football is that Bruce Miller, a fullback, was Colin Kaepernicks leading receiver against the Seattle Seahawks with four catches. Not Anquan Boldin, not Vernon Davis, not Michael Crabtree or Steve Johnson or Brandon Lloyd. Bruce Miller. Logic says San Diego rolls with two more wins to finish the year at 10. But you take away a controversial hit in the chest of Russell Wilson last week, and the 49ers could have taken the Seahawks into overtime. 49ers. Baltimore (-4.5) at Houston The Texans are down to their fourth quarterback and face an uphill climb to the playoffs. Unless Arian Foster can have a 150-yard day on the ground, it’s likely the Ravens can dominate defensively. At 9-5 with this game in Houston and Cleveland at home next week, the Ravens could very easily finish with 11 wins. Pittsburgh is in Kansas City and Cincinnati plays Denver this week, both matchups are competitive advantages for Baltimore. If Joe Flacco can get an early lead, Thad Lewis or Case Keenum will be forced to throw the ball and play catch up football. Baltimore wins by seven to cover. Green Bay (-10.5) at Tampa Bay I anticipate the poor receiver performance by the Green Bay Packers will not be repeated against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. Green Bay had seven drops last week in Buffalo, the highest in a game by any team since 2008. Seven drops is as many as many as a team would drop in half a season. Solving the Buccaneers catching problems is Mike Evans, who is having an astonishing year as the team’s top receiver. However, Evan’s can’t do it all and, as an offence, Tampa Bay has scored 17 points or less in a game. I can see Green Bay scoring their season average of 31. Packers. Kansas City at Pittsburgh (-3) The Pittsburgh Steelers have the two most consistently explosive players in the NFL on their offence. If you add up the rushing yards and receiving yards of Leveon Bell and Antonio Brown, they total 3,541 yards and 21 touchdowns. Now, if you add up the rushing, receiving yards of Jammal Charles and tight end Travis Kelce - the Chiefs top receiver – they total 1,932 yards and 14 touchdowns. The Chiefs have zero touchdown passes to any of their wide receivers. Not one! It’s amazing that the Chiefs are just two games away from going an entire NFL season without 1 touchdown pass to a wide receiver. Is it an anomaly and oddity, or execution weakness? Steelers. Cleveland at Carolina (No line) It wont get any easier for Johnny Manziel, as moves on from the tough defence in Cincinnati to that of the Panthers. The game will slow down a bit for Manziel in his second game, but most young quarterbacks struggle on the road early in their careers. Whether Cam Newton starts or not, is not a big issue for Carolina. Derek Anderson has five touchdown passes to no interceptions and is completing 67 per cent of his passes. All of a sudden Derek Anderson is a commodity to be looked at as a backup quarterback that may have starting skills. At 5-8, as crazy as it sounds, Carolina can still win the NFC South by beating Cleveland this week, besting Atlanta next week and having the Saints lose to Atlanta this week or in Tampa Bay. The great battle to watch in this game? Browns cornerback Joe Haden against Panthers rookie Kelvin Benjamin. Carolina. Detroit (-7) at Chicago It’s hard to have performance faith in the Bears after watching a disorganized and unmotivated effort against the Saints on Monday night. Now, the Lions come to town. Detroit is tied with Green Bay and if the Lions beat the Bears on Sunday and beeat the Packers next week, then they will win the NFC North.dddddddddddd Quite simply, the Lions control their own destiny. No team has allowed fewer points than Detroit this season with 238, and as long as they concentrate here and now and don’t look ahead to next week’s Packer game, the Saints 31-15 win over Bears could be duplicated. Lions cover. Minnesota at Miami (-6.5) There’s a lot of talk of a new head coach in Miami, which is due as much to Joe Philbins personality as it is to his 22-24 record – and no playoff appearances. Minnesota’s coaching situation, meanwhile is in no doubt. Mike Zimmer is the man with the Vikings and his defense held Detroit to a season-low, 233 yards last week. Another major positive is Zimmer has great confidence in quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in the present and the future. Under Zimmer, the Vikings are becoming very good at staying in the present moment and never look to far forward or behind. Vikings. Atlanta at New Orleans (-6) In Week 1, New Orleans at Atlanta was an entertaining and well played Falcons 37-34 win, which was determined by a key turnover by the Saints in overtime. Did the Falcons beat the Saints or did the Saints beat themselves on that day? Move 15 weeks ahead, the venue will change but the goal of an NFC South victory will not. The number one key issue is the relative heath of Julio Jones. I say relative health because even if he plays, he may not be 100 per cent due a hip injury. Both teams have had absolutely bizarre seasons of ineffective play in almost all aspects of football. But this is a divisional game and it could mean the difference between a home playoff game and golf. Both team know this is it. Falcons. New England (-10) at New York Jets The Patriots on offence are like any great team, once they figure you out, find a flow, a rhythm and a weakness, they explode. The Patriots scored 24 in the third quarter of last week’s game against Miami and 41-13. Last week, Tom Brady won his 12th divisional title, the most by any quarterback in NFL history. The good news for the Jets was they ended a three-game losing streak with a win at Tennessee last week. But Tennessee was just nine yards away from winning the game until time ran out, not to mention the Titans are 2-11. Patriots. New York at St. Louis (-5) Pass protection will be really important in this game for Eli Manning after Robert Quinn and the St. Louis pass rush failed to factor in the Rams loss to Arizona last week. Odell Beckham needs 28 receiving yards to hit 1000 on the year, and by doing so would be the first rookie in Giants history to do so. As unusual as this may sound, the giants have known for weeks they are not a playoff team. The Rams, meanwhile, just found out last Thursday. Advantage Giants. Buffalo (-5.5) at Oakland This will be an excellent test for Derek Carr. The Bills defence held Peyton Manning to 173 passing yards and Aaron Rodgers to 180. If Carr can have four quarters of success he really has arrived. Pass protection is so important; Carr has only been sacked 20 times but has been hit or hurried more than 100 times. The Bills could have a 10-win season by beating the Raiders and Patriots next week! I’m taking the Bills. Indianapolis at Dallas (-3) Of all positions in football an NFL running back has the shortest life span because they get hit so often and in so many different ways. DeMarco Murray will be a gameday decision. That will be a critical decision as no running back in football gains more yards before contact, and no running back in football gains more yards after contact. Key match-up in this game: Colts cornerback Vontae Davis, who has a league high 20 passes defended, four interceptions, and has not allowed a touchdown pass this season, against Cowboys WR Dez Bryant, who had 114 receiving yards against Philadelphia and three touchdowns. TY Hilton could be out a hamstring issue. Will the edge be taken off for the Colts after winning the AFC South? No way. Colts. Seattle (-8) at Arizona I dont know how they are going to do it but I think they can do it and that is keep this game within eight points. No doubt that Ryan Lindley is painfully inexperienced, having thrown only 10 NFL passes this year, and now faces an NFL defence in Seattle that is playing its best. Still, Arizona on defence is their equal. Seven times Arizona corralled, contained and caught Russell Wilson behind the line of scrimmage in their previous meeting four weeks ago. This rarely works, but I would not be surprised to see Logan Thomas at quarterback too for Arizona. The team that wins this game has the inside lane in the race for NFC home field advantage. Bruce Arians will be at his imaginative best come Sunday night. Cardinals cover. Denver (-3) at Cincinnati The Bengals go from Johnny Manziel to Peyton Manning in one week. And it’s a different Peyton Manning. Only 20 passes thrown in each of the last two games at San Diego and Buffalo but Manning is in total control of the offence. Lost in the success of Jeremy Hill and the power running of Cincinnati was a very below average deep ball throwing day for Andy Dalton. If Denver limits Hill and forces Dalton to beat them, I am not confident he can do it. Denver has to win this one. They are tied with New England at 11-3 with two to go, but New England beat Denver already this season in New England. Broncos. ' ' '