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ANAHEIM Matt Holliday Jersey , Calif. (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez can’t wait for September and the thrill of a tight playoff race.He hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 on Tuesday night to split their series.The Rockies moved into a tie with Arizona atop the NL West standings after the Diamondbacks lost to the Giants.“It’s going to be fun,” Gonzalez said. “It’s going to be a big month ahead of us and every team in this division. We’re going to face each other a lot and it’s going to be a long stretch facing division rivals. We’re excited and ready for the challenge.”Kyle Freeland (12-7) allowed one run and five hits in six innings. The left-hander struck out six and walked two in his first career start against the Angels.“It’s definitely nice when your team puts runs on the board early for you,” Freeland said. “You don’t have to be on the gas pedal from the get-go. You can make sure your mechanics are correct as you get everything going.”Wade Davis struck out the side in the ninth to earn his NL-leading 36th save, extending his career high.The Rockies added a run in the seventh on Ian Desmond’s sacrifice fly that scored Trevor Story, who singled and stole second.The Angels trailed 2-1 in the fifth after David Fletcher’s two-out RBI single. Fletcher went 3 for 4 with a strikeout.Albert Pujols followed with a sacrifice fly that Blackmon snagged near the wall, scoring Fletcher, who singled, moved up on Mike Trout’s sharp flyout and took third on Scott Oberg’s wild pitch.Freeland got a called third strike on Trout in the fifth with a runner on base.“I held him inside and threw a fastball when he might have been looking for something off-speed,” Freeland said.The Angels stranded a runner in each of the first six innings. They have lost nine of 10.Noe Ramirez (4-5) became the first player in Angels’ history to earn a save one day and start the next day’s game. But he didn’t last long. The right-hander threw 22 pitches in the first, giving up Gonzalez’s homer, before getting yanked.“I was upset at myself for throwing that slider Austin Romine Jersey ,” Ramirez said. “That’s not really my bread and butter against lefties.”It was Ramirez’s first major-league save and start. He struck out two and walked none.“I just couldn’t execute a couple pitches early on,” he said. “You got to get locked in immediately.”TRAINER’S ROOMAngels: Shohei Ohtani (sprained elbow ligament) will throw a bullpen session in the next couple days. His “stuff looked great” in a simulated game on Monday, according to manager Mike Scioscia, but the training staff needs to evaluate the two-way star before he’s cleared to pitch in games. Ohtani wasn’t in the lineup against the Rockies’ left-handed starter, but he struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. … OF Justin Upton (left index finger laceration) returns on Thursday. The four stitches he received after handling a broken wine glass at home have yet to be removed. … RHP Matt Shoemaker begins a rehab assignment at Class A Inland Empire on Wednesday.DOG DAYSThe Angels have just one win at home since Aug. 10 against Oakland, and only three wins this month against a team that is .500 or better.BULLPEN GAMERamirez became the 15th different starter for the Angels this season, second only to Tampa Bay with 16. Before his start, Ramirez had only allowed one homer in his last 11 relief appearances.UP NEXTRockies: Off Wednesday before LHP Eric Lauer (5-7, 5.30 ERA) comes off the disabled list to start Thursday in the opener of a four-game series at San Diego.Angels: After an off-day, they open a four-game series at AL West-leading Houston on Thursday. LHP Andrew Heaney (7-8, 4.25) starts. The O’s signed a catcher who has previous ties with Mike Elias. Meanwhile http://www.yankeesfanproshop.com/authentic-giancarlo-stanton-jersey , a couple of recently dismissed O’s personnel have found new gigs."Good morning, Camden Chatters.MLB’s hot stove season is plodding ever forward, and a number of notable free agents still remain unsigned. Not just the high-end prizes like Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, but also Dallas Keuchel, Craig Kimbrel, and other veterans who could reel in a hefty payday.In the meantime, the lesser-known free agents out there are grabbing whatever job they can get, even if it’s a minor league deal. The O’s inked one such player yesterday in catcher Carlos Perez, a former backstop in five organizations.Perez isn’t much of a hitter — carrying a career .215/.257/.319 batting line in four major league seasons — but he has a reputation as a quality defensive catcher. He’s thrown out 38 percent of attempted basestealers, better than the league average of 30 percent during that span.He also has a previous history with O’s GM Mike Elias. Perez spent parts of three seasons in the minors with the Astros, who acquired him in a massive 10-player trade with the Blue Jays in 2012 Bernie Williams Jersey , Elias’s first full season in the Houston front office. If Elias thinks Perez is worth taking a shot on based on his personal experience with him, who am I to argue?LinksO’s reach agreement with catcher Carlos P茅rez on minors deal - School of RochRoch Kubatko has more information on the Orioles’ newest catcher, including the fact that he was traded twice before ever reaching the majors. I guess that means Perez was a valued commodity...or the complete opposite.In the Elias administration, a small move can mean much - BaltimoreBaseball.comRich Dubroff writes that Mike Elias has no particular ties to any players he inherited in the Orioles’ organization, and he won’t hesitate to part ways with a Dan Duquette-acquired player like Breyvic Valera. I tend to think Valera wouldn’t have had a long O’s career no matter who was in charge.Orioles' front-office changes - Orioles.comJoe Trezza runs down the list of front-office personnel who managed to avoid getting the ax during the Mike Elias changeover, including a couple of people who, quite honestly, I’ve never heard of before.Rosenthal: Why the Cubs are in a bind; the meaning behind the Mets’ moves; ex-manager finds interesting new gig – The AthleticAmong Ken Rosenthal’s notes from around MLB is the news that John Russell, the Orioles’ bench coach from 2011-2018, has a new job with the IMG Academy. In case you were wondering if there was any chance of Russell returning to the Orioles next year.Tigers add new staff members, including former Orioles exec | mlive.comIn other ex-Orioles personnel moves C.C. Sabathia Jersey , the Tigers hired John Stockstill -- the Birds’ former director of player personnel -- as a major league scout.Orioles birthdays and historyIs today your birthday? Happy birthday! You have five O’s birthday buddies, including the most recent ex-Oriole, the aforementioned Breyvic Valera (27), whom the Birds traded to the Giants three days ago. Other O’s birthdays include 1993 first baseman and member of #teampaul, Paul Carey (51); 1991 four-gamer Shane Turner (56); 1958-60 outfielder Willie Tasby (86); and the late 1957-58/60-61 outfielder Jim Busby, who would have been 92 today.On this date last year, the Orioles kicked off their Sarasota mini-camp, which had become a yearly event under Buck Showalter. I’m getting the feeling that tradition won’t continue this season.