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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Anthony Rizzo grounded out to first base in each of his first four plate appearances. Then he finally got a hit his next time up, and did even better in his final at-bat. Rizzo had a bases-clearing double in the 10th inning and the Chicago Cubs overcame a pair of homers by Mark Trumbo to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 on Wednesday night. "I want to be in that situation," Rizzo said. "They made good pitches on me today, but I was able to get the big hit at the end. Even when youre feeling down at the plate, it takes one pitch, one at-bat, one swing. So thats what youve got to go by." Rookie Robert Coello (3-2) walked Dioner Navarro with one out in the Cubs 10th and Darwin Barney singled with two outs. Barney advanced on catchers indifference and Luis Valbuena walked before Rizzo doubled into the right-field corner, increasing his team-high total to 39 RBIs. "I faced him a few times before in the minor leagues, so I know thats what he likes to do -- throw the fastball in that spot," Rizzo said. "He has a splitty, too, but I know he doesnt like to throw that with runners on. So I looked for the fastball and tried to lay off everything else." Cody Ransom connected for a three-run homer for Chicago, and centre fielder Ryan Sweeney made a spectacular catch against Albert Pujols in the seventh with the Cubs clinging to 5-4 lead. Trumbo tied it at 5 in the eighth with a mammoth leadoff drive to right-centre against James Russell, and added his team-high 15th of the season in the 10th. Howie Kendrick homered and had four hits for the Angels, who have lost seven of 10 following an eight-game winning streak. "We put up a pretty good effort today, and thats what you want to see," Trumbo said. "Unfortunately, they were just a little better." Kevin Gregg (2-0) pitched the final 1 1-3 innings for the victory against his former team. He struck out Hank Conger swinging with two runners on to end the game. Mike Trout had a chance to win it for the Angels in the ninth, but Gregg came in and struck him out with a runner at third. Matt Garza pitched 6 1-3 innings for the Cubs in his fourth start off the disabled list and allowed four runs and seven hits. He benefited from a video replay reversal in the second after J.B. Shucks towering drive past the right-field pole was originally called a home run by first base umpire Jeff Nelson. Shuck came up against Garza again with one out in the seventh and hit a fly ball to the warning track that was dropped by Nate Schierholtz, who had just taken over in right field for Scott Hairston after hitting for him. "Nates a great outfielder and makes every play, so we honestly werent expecting that. But it happens," Ransom said. "You look at the good teams through history, and they pick up a guy when something like that happens. Good teams win games like that, and weve been missing that." Shuck ended up at third on the error, but was stranded there when Sweeney sprinted toward right-centre and robbed Pujols of a potential two-run double with runners at the corners. Sweeney was making only his third start in centre while David DeJesus got the day off. "I feel comfortable out there," Sweeney said. "I didnt think I could get that ball at first, but I knew obviously the importance of that run on third base, so I just ran all out to see if I could get it and I caught it right before it hit the ground." Angels lefty Jason Vargas gave up five runs and 11 hits in five-plus innings. He was making his first start since he was picked as the AL pitcher of the month because of his 5-0 record and 2.30 ERA in May. Vargas had a 4-1 lead into the fifth before Navarro and Barney singled and Ransom drove his fifth homer of the season into the lower seats in the left field corner to tie it. "The difference was the homer to Cody Ransom. Thats what got them going," Vargas said. "I feel like I made a dumb mistake. Were up three runs and I decide to go after him like it was a pretty close ballgame. Three runs isnt a huge lead, but it was definitely a mental mistake on my part. Just go ahead and go after him and make him beat us the hard way. I left a changeup up to him and that really let them back in the ballgame. I feel like that cost us the game." NOTES: Ransoms previous six home runs all were solo shots. ... The Angels are going back to a regular five-man rotation. RHP Jerome Williams is the odd man out because he is better suited to a relief role than either Tommy Hanson or Joe Blanton. ... Kendrick was 7 for 8 in this two-game set, and is 12 for 22 lifetime against Cubs pitching. ... The Angels begin a six-game road trip Friday night at Boston, trying to extend an eight-game winning streak against the Red Sox. Connor McGovern Womens Jersey . 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Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Travis Rudolph had a career-high 13 receptions for 238 yards as No. 14 Florida State overcame three turnovers to defeat Wake Forest 17-6 on Saturday.Rudolph, a junior, was expected to be the Seminoles top receiver at the beginning of the season. He had a strong start with 13 receptions for 179 yards and three touchdowns in wins over Mississippi and Charleston Southern but had been held to six catches for 80 yards in the past four.Honestly we had self-inflicted wounds today, Rudolph said. When we do our jobs right we can move it up and down the field. When we mess up or something it looks like we dont know what we are doing.Rudolphs performance -- which is the fourth-best receiving game in Florida State history -- offset an ugly game as both teams combined for seven turnovers.About the only unit that was happy at the end was Florida States defense. After being maligned for most of the season, the Seminoles (5-2, 2-2 ACC) held the Demon Deacons to a pair of Mike Weaver field goals. It is the third time in two seasons FSU has held a team without a touchdown.Our defense was outstanding and created opportunities. Offensively we got yardage but didnt finish drives, Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said.Deondre Francois accounted for both Seminoles touchdowns. His 2-yard run on a quarterback keeper with 3:16 remaining in the second quarter gave them) a 10-3 lead. The score was set up after Wake Forest punter Dom Maggio fumbled the snap, which Amir Rasul recovered at the Wake 26.Francois, who was 22 of 37 for 319 yards and an interception, also threw an 11-yard touchdown in the third quarter to extend it to 17-6.Dalvin Cook rushed for 115 yards on 25 carries but also fumbled twice. It was also the first game this season where he failed to catch a pass.Wake Forest (5-2, 2-2) was held to 2522 offensive yards.dddddddddddd John Wolford was 16 of 34 for 184 yards and two interceptions while Cade Carney rushed for 33 yards. The Demon Deacons drove to the FSU 25 four times but didnt have any touchdowns. It was also held to a season-low 68 yards rushing.That is frustrating, said Wake coach Dave Clawson. We couldnt run the ball against them. We didnt get movement, didnt get push and then we didnt get enough separation on the perimeter.POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida State could remain ranked at No. 14 in a weekend where all of the ranked ACC teams struggled. It is the second straight year the Seminoles have been challenged by Wake. Last year they needed an interception in the end zone late in the fourth quarter to hold on for a 20-16 victory.TAKEAWAYSWake Forest: The Demon Deacons are off to their best start since 2006 but their struggles in Tallahassee continue. This was their fourth straight loss at Doak Campbell Stadium and they havent scored an offensive touchdown in five straight games here -- a span of 332 minutes and 38 seconds.Florida State: Coach Jimbo Fisher was eager to see how his team responded following last weeks 20-19 win at No. 16 Miami . He isnt going to be pleased with his offenses four turnovers but it is the second straight game where the defense has been solid.UP NEXTWake Forest: It is off next week before hosting Army on Oct. 29. Four of Wakes final five games are at home.Florida State: The Seminoles are also off next week before an Oct. 29 showdown at home against No. 3 Clemson.---More AP college football: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy. Read more of his work at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '