ANAHEIM, Calif. - While the Los Angeles Angels spend this weekend preparing for October, the Rangers are already thinking ahead to 2015. Late in a lost season, Texas interim manager Tim Bogar is thrilled to see his players getting good work done for the future. Ryan Rua had four hits, Jake Smolinski homered and the Rangers beat the playoff-bound Angels 12-3 Friday night for their seventh straight victory. Adrian Beltre had a two-run single and Lisalverto Bonilla pitched five solid innings for the Rangers, who still have the majors worst record at 61-92 after their longest winning streak of the year. Texas pounded out 15 hits and mostly shut down the big leagues most productive offence. "Everything we do now builds toward next year," said Bogar, whos making a strong case for the full-time job. "We dont know whos going to be on this team. We hope all our injured guys are going to be back, and some of these guys are going to have to fight for spots. ... (But) theyre excited about being out here. Theyre having fun." Texas took a 10-0 lead in the fifth inning on the major league-leading Angels, who have lost two straight since clinching the AL West title on Wednesday with their 12th win in 14 games. "Theres still a preview for next year to be shown," said Daniel Robertson, who drove in two runs. "Weve got to give fans a reason to be excited about next year." Los Angeles lead over Baltimore for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs stayed at 2 1/2 games with the Orioles 5-3 loss to Boston. Brennan Boesch hit a two-run homer for the Angels, who went back to a normal lineup for the first six innings against Texas after resting their regular position players Thursday. But Hector Santiago couldnt record an out in the second inning of a disastrous start, and the Angels didnt manage a hit until David Freeses double leading off the fifth. Bonilla (2-0) yielded two hits and four walks in his second major league start for the Rangers, who beat Los Angeles for just the second time in 14 games. Santiago (5-9) has seriously hurt his case for a spot in the Angels playoff rotation with consecutive horrible starts during this homestand. After he failed to get an out in the third inning of a loss to Houston last Sunday, the left-hander couldnt get an out in the second inning against the lowly Rangers. "Hector has definitely showed what he can do when hes on," Scioscia said. "I think he has to get back and just exhale. Hes had a couple of rough ones, obviously, but his arm is good. His stuff is good." After Smolinskis second homer highlighted a three-run first inning, four straight Rangers singled in the second to chase Santiago. Leonys Martin outran Mike Trouts throw to the plate on Elvis Andrus sacrifice fly to put Texas up 7-0. "Ill be fresh for the next one, thats for sure," Santiago said. Trout went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, taking sole possession of the AL lead with 175 strikeouts in whats likely to be his first MVP season. FRESH START? Santiago responded to another poor outing by shaving his head and most of his beard. "Just clean it off, get all the bad effects out," he said. TRAINERS ROOM Angels: Josh Hamilton sat out for the 14th time in 15 games with pain in his upper body, but manager Mike Scioscia is optimistic his $125 million cleanup hitter can return for the playoffs. UP NEXT After two extra days of rest, Angels ace Jered Weaver (17-8, 3.50) is lined up to start the AL division series opener on Oct. 2. Hell take on Colby Lewis (10-13, 5.12). Chicago White Sox Gear . The Blueshirts hope to stay alive once again when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in Sundays Game 6 battle at Madison Square Garden. Cheap White Sox Jerseys . 4 jersey of former defenseman Rob Blake this coming season. The ceremony will take place prior to the Kings January 17 game against Anaheim. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/.com) - The Tennessee Titans agreed to terms with running back Jackie Battle on a one-year contract Friday. Fake White Sox Jerseys . - The Washington Redskins have signed free agent offensive lineman Mike McGlynn. Stitched White Sox Jerseys . LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night.Graham DeLaet was out on the practice range working on his game on Monday morning, preparing for his first U.S. Open. Its almost hard to believe that the player ranked 32nd in the world, who has earned more than $2 million this year, dazzled at last years Presidents Cup and has 16 top-10 finishes in the last three years, is just now completing the career slam - in terms of playing them, that is. Sometimes we forget that as good as he is, hes still relatively young in terms of being at the elite level. His talent exceeds his experience at this point of his career, which isnt necessarily a bad thing. Still, he does know a good course when he sees one. Having toured around the back nine at the famed No. 2 course here at Pinehurst, DeLaet quickly pronounced it to be a favourite. "It automatically went into my top 10 of all time," said the lone Canadian entrant in the American championship this year. "Its a great test, its an awesome old-style golf course and its going to be a lot of fun." Fun? The U.S. Open? Yep, this is definitely his maiden voyage in this tournament. While he hasnt been playing it, DeLaet, of course, has been an avid viewer of the American championship, and he knows that unlike most of the past, oh, 50 or 60, U.S. Opens, this year there is no long, punishing rough lining the fairways. Instead, Pinehurst has been returned to its original design, thanks to Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore, with scruffy waste areas full of wiregrass bushes on the borders of the short grass. Its something that DeLaet says could prove to be a bit of a lottery for those who stray from the fairway. "This is my first U.S. Open but Ive watched in on TV for years," he said, "and its always been the deep rough and this year there is no rough at all. But the waste area or whatever you call it, sometimes you can get in there and have a pretty clear shot and get a lot of club on it and you can get in there and have a lot of bad breaks as well." DeLaet believes that hitting it into the scruffy section - officially, native areas - will give you about a 50 per cent chance of having a good lie. You might bee able to play the shot like a fairway bunker or you might end up behind a tuft of grass that will mean chipping out sideways.dddddddddddd The frustration levels could rise significantly if a player gets enough of the bad lies. DeLaet knows that too will be a big part of surviving the week, keeping his patience at an even level and trying to survive the mental test that is a big part of this event. Along with the predicted high temperatures, it will be a tough task for any player to keep their minds focused at all times. While DeLaet is working on his mental side, his physical appears to be in order. He was forced to miss the Memorial two weeks ago with a sore leg, something he now feels is on the mend. "I just kind of had a strained tendon on the outside of my right foot," he stated. "It wasnt extremely painful or anything like that but I just knew if I kept playing - and walking on uneven slopes is the worst for it. And Memorial unfortunately is up and down. I mean thats one of my favourite golf courses and I love that tournament and I have good vibes going in there. It killed me to miss that tournament but I knew for the rest of the year I had to be smart and I just didnt make it worse and over the last couple of weeks with some rest, it has gotten a lot better." While this has been a good year for the Saskatchewan native, he has been in search of more consistency on the greens. In the second round of the Players, he switched to a left-hand-low putting grip that he was practicing with on Monday, under the watchful eye of short game coach Gabriel Hjertstedt. Its just one more little thing he hopes will unlock the mystery that is putting. DeLaet is also hoping that he can bring his game around in a big event. While hes posted six top-10s this year, including consecutive runner-up finishes at Torrey Pines and Phoenix, he missed the cut in both the Masters and the Players. Its understandable as he adjusts to tougher set-ups and deeper fields, but this is where he wants to perform, this is where he wants to be contending. Hell get that opportunity starting at 1:36 on Thursday afternoon. ' ' '