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CHICAGO -- White Sox rookie catcher Josh Phegley was just trying to put the ball in play. He ended up getting the game-winning hit. Phegley singled home the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift Chicago to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. "(Tanner) Scheppers, Ive faced him in college. I know hes a hard-thrower and I just tried to get my foot down and get the barrel on something. I knew a strikeout wouldnt help us there, and if you can just get the bat on the ball and get something through the infield, game over." Avisail Garcia singled with one out and went to third on Dayan Viciedos hit one out later. Phegley then hit a line shot to left off Tanner Scheppers (5-2) to end the game. Nate Jones (4-4) got the win in relief, while Scheppers (5-2) took the loss. The White Sox have won seven of eight. The Rangers, who lead the American League West, had their four-game winning streak snapped and wasted another strong outing by Yu Darvish, who gave up two runs in seven innings while striking out 11 for a no-decision. Darvish also battled out of a jam in the seventh inning -- runners on first and third with none out -- despite battling cramps in both legs. "We battled but they got the big hit it counted," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "We had our chances but we just didnt deliver. Other than that I thought we played a solid ballgame." The White Sox also got another solid effort from starter Hector Santiago, who allowed five hits and two runs in 6 1-3 innings to lower his ERA to 3.25. "Hes doing well," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Santiago. "In the last inning to pull him, he hit a few guys here and there and I think its part of being a little erratic at times, he gets himself in trouble. He has the stuff to get out of it, which is a nice thing to have. Just continue to have him go out there and compete. Hes a tough kid that likes to compete." Phegley didnt start the game and came on in the eighth after the teams other catcher, Tyler Flowers, had been pinch hit for in the seventh. Veteran Adam Dunn provided the other White Sox runs with a two-run homer in the sixth -- to counter a two-run shot by former teammate Alex Rios in the top of the inning. Ventura was pleased to see his young players produce a winning rally. "Garcia gets on there, (Viciedo) gets a base hit, its fun," he said. "When you get young guys that are up here for the first time and Phegs gets a walk-off. Thats all good stuff." Even with the hit, Phegley, who was called up from the minors in July, still is batting just .213, so he was happy to take the pounding from his teammates a player gets following a walk-off hit. Its awesome," he said. "Its the best beating of your life. I know (Gordon) Beckham was in there giving me some good shots to the mid-section, but no, its tons of fun. As soon as you get that hit, you cant feel anything for the next 10 minutes. So its great to celebrate with those guys." NOTES: As part of the Civil Rights Game proceedings, Aretha Franklin and Bo Jackson were honoured during the pregame ceremonies. Franklin couldnt attend and former Tigers great Willie Horton accepted in her honour. ... Before the game, White Sox manager Robin Ventura was asked how good Jackson might have been without the hip injury. "Its hard to describe him to people now of how strong, fast and smart of a baseball player he was," Ventura said. "He was good regardless. Well never know, but I havent seen anyone thats had his abilities since." Rangers RHP Nick Tepesch threw live batting practice on Saturday and reported no issues. ... RHP Matt Garza (9-2), a former Cub, makes his return to Chicago Sunday when he faces John Danks (3-10) in series finale. NOTES: As part of the Civil Rights Game proceedings, Aretha Franklin and Bo Jackson were honoured during the pregame ceremonies. Franklin couldnt attend and former Tigers great Willie Horton accepted in her honour. ... Before the game, White Sox manager Robin Ventura was asked how good Jackson might have been without the hip injury. "Its hard to describe him to people now of how strong, fast and smart of a baseball player he was," Ventura said. "He was good regardless. Well never know, but I havent seen anyone thats had his abilities since." . Rangers centerfielder Leonys Martin had to leave the game in the ninth after colliding with left-fielder David Murphy, but Washington said Martin has a slight right ankle sprain and should be fine. . Rangers RHP Nick Tepesch threw live batting practice on Saturday and reported no issues. ... RHP Matt Garza (9-2), a former Cub, makes his return to Chicago Sunday when he faces John Danks (3-10) in series finale. Nike Shoes Cheap Wholesale . 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There have been a few challenges for Koe in the leadup to the competition, which opens Saturday at Beijings Capital Indoor Stadium. Chief among them is news that there are changes coming to his rink next season. Koes current lineup features second Carter Rycroft, third Pat Simmons and lead Nolan Thiessen. Rycroft, whose wife is pregnant, has already said hell be taking a year off after this season. Kevin Martin confirmed to The Canadian Press that Marc Kennedy and Ben Hebert will be leaving his rink to join Koes team next season. Koe preferred to keep his focus on the world championship and declined to comment on the coming changes. The future plans of Simmons and Thiessen were unclear. It was the first major shakeup in whats expected to be a summer of significant change on the mens curling scene now that the four-year Olympic cycle is complete. The timing is less than ideal for Koe and his teammates. Gerry Peckham, the Canadian Curling Associations high-performance director, expects Koe to be able to lock in on the immediate task before him. "Our analysis of his performance skills and performance attributes would suggest that hes an incredibly focused individual and is seldom distracted by anything external to the game at hand," Peckham said. "I think those teammates have looked in each other in the eye again, squared their shoulders, are shaking each others hands and are now moving on to complete this journey of a world championship." Koe won gold in his only previous appearance at the world championship, taking top spot at the 2010 playdowns in Cortina DAmpezzo, Italy. At this years event, Canada will be a favourite along with Scotland, Sweden, Norway and China. The 12-team field is rounded out by the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Russia, Switzerland and the United States. "Canada used to be known obviously as a big favourite going in all the time but you quickly realize how the gap is changing," Koe said. "Our experience in 2010 was awesome in Italy and it was a great feeling to win. But this is just as important for us. "To get to be two-time world champs would be pretty neat and kind of validate our first win." Koe arrived early in the week so that hed have time to adjust to the 14-hour time change. He was greeted by plenty of smog, heat and humidity. Hes also still getting used to the various culinary options in the Chinese capital. "Its a bit of a culture shock for us," Koe said in a recent interview. "Big difference from what were used to. Obviously a huge city but it will be a great experience." Koe had a strong performance at the Tim Hortons Brier and is enjoying another solid year on the World Curling Tour. Hes third on the money list and fourth in the order of merit standings behind only Olympic champ Brad Jacobs, Howard and Jeff Stoughton.dddddddddddd The only change from the 2010 lineup is that Simmons has replaced Blake MacDonald on the Calgary-based rink. "We dont get too excited or too worked up as a team," Koe said. "Were pretty calm. Obviously the experience of being to one (world championship) will help for sure, especially when youre coming to a foreign country where everything is different. "At least we can rely on the experience once we actually get on the ice of knowing weve been to the worlds and we did well last time." Its the first World Curling Federation world championship event to be staged in China. The venue was used for volleyball competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Chinese team skipped by Rui Liu is coming off a fourth-place result at the Sochi Games. Scotlands Ewan MacDonald has three world titles to his name although this is his first appearance as skip. Thomas Ulsrud, who won Olympic silver at the 2010 Games in Vancouver, will skip the Norwegian team. "We know most of these teams and theyre all pretty good," Koe said. "Not too many easy games out there." Swedens Niklas Edin is not back to defend the title he won last year in Victoria. Instead, Oskar Eriksson will skip the Swedish entry. Round-robin play will continue through Thursday evening and tiebreakers will be used if needed to determine the top four teams. The Page playoff system will be used ahead of the medal games on April 6. Koe said the ice conditions in the venue will be a huge factor. "They do have some great icemakers but its really warm here," he said. "Its supposedly pushing 30 (degrees Celsius) here and they had an event in the facility early in the year and there was a lot of problems. But I think theyve brought in some dehumidifiers and air conditioning to cool the arena down. "Thats the big worry here. If the ice is good, I for sure like our chances. Bad ice would be a bit of an equalizer I think. But when you have some of the best icemakers in the world, Im sure theyll get it figured out." Canada has won gold three of the last four years at this event. Stoughton was victorious in 2011 at Regina and Howard won at Basel, Switzerland in 2012. The Canadians are scheduled to open against Denmarks Rasmus Stjerne on Saturday. "You have four very solid, confident, resolved individuals (who are) mentally tough," said Peckham. "I think they realize the significance and the importance of this world championship to themselves individually and as a collective, and then of course representing this curling nation of Canada. "So I think theyve gone out the door with their game face on." The world championship will return to Canada next year as Halifax plays host. ' ' '