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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Delino DeShields is known for his speed, stealing 101 bases in 2012 in the minors, not for his power.DeShields homered in the seventh inning to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday.DeShields, who was recalled Thursday from Triple-A Round Rock, walked and doubled before leading off the seventh with his third home run. DeShields hit a 2-1 pitch from Luke Hochevar out to left.It so happened that today I was the guy that got us the go-ahead run, DeShields said. I was just trying to hit the ball hard. I wasnt looking for anything specific. I wanted to get on base. Before I had gotten on base in every at-bat.With the game tied and if I get myself in scoring position, theres a good chance for me to touch home plate. I got into it pretty good and got it over the fence, but the main focus was just putting the barrel on the ball and try to get on base.The loss dropped the Royals to 48-49, the first time the World Series champions have been below .500 since May 15 when they were 18-19. The Royals have lost 13 of 19 games in July.Left-hander Alex Claudio (2-1) picked up the win, pitching a scoreless sixth.Hochevar (2-3) took the loss and has allowed six runs in 6 1/3 innings in July.It was a four-seam fastball and it just took off and ran back over the plate, Hochevar said of DeShields home run. Trying to go down and away with that and it just ran middle.Rangers relievers Claudio, Keone Kela, Jake Diekman and Sam Dyson held the Royals scoreless the final four innings.Dyson earned his 20th save in 22 opportunities, but not before allowing two singles and taking Paulo Orlandos liner off his right shoulder.After stranding runners at third base in the third, fourth and fifth innings, the Rangers broke through with a clutch hit in the sixth when Mitch Morelands two-out single scored Adrian Beltre, who began the inning with a single.Royals starter Edinson Volquez left after six innings and 91 pitches, allowing one run and seven hits, while walking three and striking out three. It was Volquezs fifth straight start pitching at least six innings and he has a 2.87 ERA in that span.There were scouts watching Volquez, who is eligible for free agency after this season and could be traded at the deadline.He pitched in and out of trouble all day long, a fantastic job, Royals manager Ned Yost said.Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin left after allowing four hits in five innings, including Kendrys Morales home run in the fourth inning. Morales had three of the Royals seven hits.I tried to keep them off balance as well as I could, Griffin said. Its a good team win. Delino had a great day. I think it was good step forward for the whole team and something to build on.The Rangers won back-to-back games for the first time since June 27-28.PEREZ RESTEDC Salvador Perez was not in the Royals lineup for the first time since July 3 with Drew Butera behind the plate with a day game after a night game. Perez was in a 2-for-23 skid with eight strikeouts and no walks over six games before delivering a pinch single in the ninth.RETURNING HOMEThe Rangers wrapped up a nine-game, 10-day trip Sunday and play their next seven at Globe Life Park. They have played only four home games in the past 28 days from June 27 to July 24.RANGERS SIGN BRESLOWLeft-hander Craig Breslow, who was released Monday by the Marlins, has signed a minor league contract with the Rangers and assigned to Triple-A Round Rock. Breslow, 35, is 22-29 with a 3.35 ERA in 539 games in the majors with San Diego, Boston, Cleveland, Minnesota, Oakland, Arizona and Miami.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: General manager Jon Daniels said he anticipates LHP Derek Holland and RHP Colby Lewis will return to the rotation on Aug. 20 and 21, the dates they are eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list.Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain (left hamstring strain) ran before the game. Hes making progress, Royals manager Ned Yost said. Well evaluate it tomorrow.UP NEXTRangers: LHP Martin Perez, who has lost his past three starts, will start against the Athletics at Arlington.Royals: RHP Ian Kennedy, who starts the series opener against the Angels, allowed four home runs in a Wednesday loss to the Indians and is tied with teammate Chris Young in allowing a major league-high 26 homers. Dragan Bender Suns Jersey . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times. Frank Kaminsky Suns Jersey . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. https://www.thesunslockerroom.com/Ty-Jerome-City-Edition-Jersey/ . Schenn scored the game-winning goal and added two assists to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday. Ty Jerome Jersey . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. Steve Nash Suns Jersey . McCarthy, a player who played some games in the second tier for Wigan at the start of this season, would go on to shine inside Evertons midfield, outplaying the man he was brought in to replace, on one of the grandest stages in English football. On Saturday, it was fitting that Manchester Uniteds most recent dagger into the chest was delivered by Frenchman Yohan Cabaye, a wonderfully gifted central midfielder who put on an outstanding effort for Newcastle at Old Trafford.How many times have Aston Villa conceded five or more? Has there ever been more than six different goalscorers in a Premier League game? Who has had the least shots on target this season? Sky Sports commentator Martin Tyler has been busy looking into your questions and has come up with the answers.Scroll down the page to see them and dont forget to have a go at this weeks Tylers Teaser! How to send your questions to Martin:1: Email your posers to skysportsclub@bskyb.com2. Tweet @SkyFootball using the hashtag #TylersTeasersMartins starting statI was at Manchester City v Tottenham on Sunday where I saw City concede their first Premier League penalty since 41 games ago, when Santi Cazorla scored in a 2-0 win for Arsenal.Spurs ended a run of five consecutive Premier League defeats at the Etihad and won their fifth consecutive Premier League game, while City suffered back-to-back home Premier League defeats for the first time since November-December 2008, when they lost to Manchester United and Everton.Vincent Kompanys super stat ended. He made his ninth Premier League start of the season and in the previous eight, City had conceded just one goal (Cameron Jerome for Norwich) and had not lost.Kevin Wimmer had not been on the field when Spurs had last conceded a Premier League goal - a run which lasted 269 minutes before Kelechi Iheanacho ended it.Harry Kanes penalty made it nine goals in his last nine Premier League away games. He has scored seven of eight penalties in his career. The only one he failed to score from - against West Ham - he made amends by scoring from the rebound.And finally, Christian Eriksen scored on his 24th birthday, Danny Rose blossomed on Valentines Day and Joes Hart was broken!High fivesHow many times have Aston Villa been beaten by five or more goals in the past five seasons and how does that compare to other teams? Paul, Birmingham Aston Villa were thrashed 6-0 by Liverpool on Sunday MARTIN SAYS: Villas 6-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday did not make pretty viewing for the Villa Park crowd after what has been a torrid season so far.Although their ever-present Premier League status means many supporters have not seen them relegated, the feeling of being on the receiving end of a hiding is all too familiar.Since the beginning of the 2011/12 season, Villa have lost by five or more goals five times, more than any other club.Before Sundays defeat, they had been convincingly seen off by Southampton 6-1 (May 2015), Arsenal 5-0 (February 2015), Chelsea 8-0 (December 2012) and Manchester City 5-0 (November 2012).Since August 2011, Newcastle, Norwich and QPR have the second-most five-goal deficits in the Premier League with four, while Fulham have lost three times by that margin. Five or more goal deficits in Premier League since August 2011 Aston Villa 5 Newcastle United 4 Norwich City 4 QPR 4 Fulham 3 Joy of sixLiverpool had six different goalscorers as they beat Villa 6-0… has that ever happened before? Dominic, Merseyside Nathaniel Clyne was among the scorers for Liverpool against Aston Villa MARTIN SAYS: Jurgen Klopp expressed his satisfaction at having six different players on the scoresheet during the win at Villa, the first time that has happened in a Premier League game since 2012.And for the Claret and Blue faithful, it was yet another familiar sight. The only side to have more than six different goalscorers in a single Premier League match were Chelsea, who registered seven as they beat Villa 8-0 on December 23, 2012.The Blues were given an early Christmas present at Stamford Bridge under Rafa Benitez, with Fernando Torres, David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic, Frank Lampard, Ramires (2), Oscar and Eden Hazard netting.Liverpools win on Sunday marked the seventh time six different goalscorers have scored for one side after Arsenal 6-2 Blackburn (2009), Manchester City 6-0 Portsmouth (2008), Arsenal 7-0 Everton (2005), Blackburn 7-1 West Ham (2001), Leeds 6-1 Bradford (2001), and finally some joy for Villa fans…Six different Villa men - Ashley Young, John Carew, Stiliyan Petrov, Gareth Barry, Gabriel Agbonlahor and Marlon Harewood - scored as they saw off Derby 6-0 in April 2008.This subject always jogs my memory of the Tottenham 4-5 Arsenal game in November 2004 - when there were nine different scorers on the field!Shots to nothingEverton had 34 shots on goal against West Brom on Saturday, and still lost the game. Has that happened in Premier League history? Elliott, London Everton peppered West Broms goal without any success MARTIN SAYS: Well, first of all, the team over at Opta have taken away one of Evertons efforts to leave them on 33, but it still ranks them second in Optas list of the most shots taken without taking a single point from a game.ddddddddddddWest Brom scored with their only shot on target at Goodison Park, while Everton hit the woodwork twice on an agonising afternoon for Roberto Martinez and Co.But Arsenals 35 shots on goal against West Ham at the Emirates in April 2007 tops the list, which begins at the 2006/07 mark when Opta extended their coverage to include shots, going down 1-0 to Bobby Zamoras first-half winner on the way to the Hammers great escape from the drop.Evertons barrage on the West Brom goal brought back memories of Manchester Citys 33 shots against the Toffees in December 2010, when David Moyes side stole a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium with 10 men.Newcastle hit 32 efforts in November 2012 against Swansea but went down 2-1 at St James Park, while Chelsea did the same against Birmingham in November 2010 at St Andrews, losing 1-0 to Lee Bowyers strike.Its so often about the quality of the shots rather than the quantity!More shots to nothingWho has the least shots on target per game in the Premier League this season? West Brom have had just 77 shots on target this season MARTIN SAYS: The West Midlands two Premier League sides havent given their fans much joy in front of goal this season, registering just 159 shots on target between them.West Brom average the lowest shots on target per game, despite sitting relatively clear of danger in 14th place, eight points away from the drop zone. Their total of 77 is at a rate of just 2.96 per game, In fact, in the Baggies last five Premier League games they have failed to hit the target on three occasions, against Aston Villa (0-0), Newcastle (0-1) and Southampton (0-3).Aston Villa are second-bottom, registering 3.15 shots on target per game, followed by Stoke (3.38), Watford (3.46) and Sunderland (4.46).Tottenham are in the hunt for a first league title since 1961, and have had the most shots on target per game with 6.54, well ahead of Manchester City (5.81), Arsenal (5.58) and Liverpool (4.85).Louis van Gaals Manchester United sit 12th, with their 99 shots on target at a rate of 3.81 per game. Shots on target per game - Premier League bottom five Team Shots on target Average Sunderland 90 3.46 Watford 90 3.46 Stoke City 88 3.38 Aston Villa 82 3.15 West Brom 77 2.96 Shots on target per game - Premier League top five Team Shots on target Average Tottenham 170 6.54 Manchester City 151 5.81 Arsenal 145 5.58 Liverpool 126 4.85 Leicester City 123 4.73 ' ' '