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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Dallas Keuchel came within one out of his second consecutive shutout and the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 Monday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. Jason Castro and Matt Dominguez drove in runs during a three-run first inning for the Astros, who knocked around Garrett Richards (4-1) for 10 hits in the opener of a 10-game road trip. Keuchel (5-2) followed up his first career shutout with another gem, yielding five hits and striking out eight. He didnt allow a runner past second base until the ninth, when manager Bo Porter pulled him after two-out infield singles by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols. Howie Kendrick followed with a two-run triple off Josh Zeid, who got C.J. Cron on a grounder to end the Angels third loss in 11 games. Dexter Fowler and Chris Carter also drove in runs for the Astros (17-28), who still have the ALs worst record despite six wins in their last eight games. Keuchel baffled the Angels, whose only hits in the first seven innings were back-to-back singles by Pujols and Kendrick in the fourth. Keuchel retired Los Angeles next 10 batters until Grant Green led off the eighth with an infield single. Keuchel improved to 5-1 in his last eight starts. He has yielded four runs, 18 hits and one walk over 25 1-3 innings in three straight dominant outings. Houstons bats also are improving just in time for a three-game series at Angel Stadium, where the Astros have won seven of their last eight. The Astros have at least nine hits in nine straight games for the first time since June 2007. Richards yielded a season-high 10 hits and five runs over seven innings, leaving him with just two wins in his last seven starts. Jose Altuve extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a leadoff double in the first. He advanced to third on Richards major league-leading 10th wild pitch and then scored when Richards comically lobbed a pickoff attempt into left-field foul territory. Castro and Dominguez followed with run-scoring singles. Fowler drove in another run with a two-out single in the second, but cost the Astros a second run when he was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double while George Springer was running home from first. Castro doubled and scored on Carters single in the third. Richards retired the next seven Houston batters and finished strong. NOTES: Fowler drew a walk in his career-best ninth consecutive game, the first Houston player to accomplish that feat since Morgan Ensberg in 2006. ... Angels LHP Hector Santiago, who lost his job in the rotation and hadnt pitched in eight days, retired all six batters he faced in relief. ... Opening-day starters Kole Calhoun and David Freese both had extra-base hits during rehab assignments with Triple-A Salt Lake on Monday night. 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It was my fifth straight year attending and, as always, there are many interesting matters discussed as it pertains to the use of statistics in sports.LONDON - Barcelona returned to the top of The Associated Press Global Football 10 on Tuesday, and Lionel Messi was again voted the top player of the week.Messi assisted on Barcelonas first two goals — scored by Luis Suarez and Neymar — before netting the third in a 3-1 win over defending champion Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Neymar is sixth in the player poll and Suarez is 10th.The cameras inside Camp Nou captured Barcelonas good side on Sunday night, their flashes illuminating the image of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, arms around one another as they cavorted in celebration of a third goal, Chris Tait of The Herald in Scotland said.Juventus is second in the team poll after moving three points clear at the top of Serie A by winning at Napoli. Southampton is a place behind after beating Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday at Old Trafford to move into third in the Premier League.Bastias surprising 4-2 victory over French champion Paris Saint-Germain put it into fourth place in the poll. Bastia trailed 2-0 after 20 minutes, but pulled level by halftime before scoring two more in the second half.Real Madrid enters this weeks poll in fifth place following a 3-0 win over Espanyol which kept the 10-time European champions at the top of the Spanish league, three points clear of Barcelona.In sixth place is Chelsea, followed by Lyon, Arsenal, Inter Milan and Montpellier.In the player poll, Roma playmaker Francesco Totti is second to Messi after scoring two second-half goals against city rival Lazio in a 2-2 draw.He celebrated his equalizer by grabbing a phone and taking a selfie as supporters celebratedd in the background.ddddddddddddThe selfie is a symbol of eternal love between the number 10 and the fans of Roma. One more chapter of his living legend, Tito Puccetti of ESPN in Argentina said.Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez is third after also scoring twice to propel his team to a 3-0 win over Stoke, and Alexandre Lacazette of Lyon is fourth after his two goals in the 3-0 win over Toulouse. Lyon leads Marseille, which lost to Montpellier 2-1, by one point at the top of the French standings.While the trendy Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain stumble in France, Lyon is confirmed as the championships surprise team, Leonardo Bertozzi of ESPN in Brazil said. It can be the underdog in the race for the Ligue 1 title.Brazil international Oscar is in fifth place after scoring Chelseas opener in the 2-0 win over Newcastle on Saturday. He later assisted on Diego Costas goal by controlling a chip from Eden Hazard and flicking the ball into the Spaniards path with one touch.Also in the top 10, Gareth Bale is seventh and Real Madrid teammate James Rodriguez is ninth, with Bastia midfielder Julian Palmieri splitting the two in eighth place after scoring twice in the win over PSG.___AP Global Football 10Players:1. Lionel Messi, 105 points.2. Francesco Totti, 94.3. Alexis Sanchez, 89.4. Alexandre Lacazette, 72.5. Oscar, 55.6. Neymar, 46.7. Gareth Bale, 44.8. Julian Palmieri, 33.9. James Rodriguez, 31.10. Luis Suarez, 26.___Teams:1. Barcelona, 120.2. Juventus, 104.3. Southampton, 97.4. Bastia, 80.5. Real Madrid, 65.6. Chelsea, 62.7. Lyon, 57.8. Arsenal, 48.9. Inter Milan, 30.10. Montpellier, 25. ' ' '