ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The American League West-leading Texas Rangers try to get back on a winning track when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the rubber match of a three-game series at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon.The Rangers send left-hander Martin Perez (8-8, 4.09 ERA) to the mound to face off against Rays lefty Drew Smyly (5-11, 4.85).Texas (73-51) had its four-game winning streak snapped in an 8-2 loss Saturday against the Rays. The game got out of reach when the Rays scored four runs in the seventh inning off of Rangers reliever Keone Kela. Rangers manager Jeff Banister says his team has to pull it together quickly.Weve got some work yet to do, Banister said. We get Smyly, obviously another really good arm, guys been pitching well of late. Weve got to go out and put together a good baseball game.The Rangers have struggled against Smyly, hitting .205 with only six extra-base hits lifetime against him.Tampa Bay (51-70) is far out of any sort of playoff race but manager Kevin Cash is looking for some consistency from his ball club as it tries to avoid any more extended losing streaks for the rest of the season.I think its important to be able to bounce back after a loss and not let it linger, Cash said. Thats what was so encouraging about (Saturday). We were able to come back out and play a good baseball game.The Rays have been dealing with plenty of injuries in the recent week. Before Saturdays game, the team announced that Nick Franklin would be placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list after he was hit on the batting helmet by Kevin Kiermaiers bat on Wednesday. Franklin tried to return Friday but said when he went out to left field he felt like hed just pass out there.Kiermaier missed Saturdays game with hip soreness after he was pulled out of Fridays game after two innings. Its uncertain whether hell be back in the lineup Sunday.Logan Forsythe, however, appears to be on track to return Sunday after missing the past games with back spasms. The Rays would definitely welcome his bat back in the lead-off spot but Cash said the team has to continue to battle through adversity.Sure youd like to have all your guys healthy but thats not realistic over the course of a season, Cash said. We will play with the guys that we have and try to make it work.They will face Perez, who is coming off of a solid outing against the Oakland Athletics when he gave up one run and five hits in seven innings to earn the win. It was Perezs first win in his last eight starts even though hes pitched at least seven innings in three of his last four turns.Its uncertain if the Rangers will have the services of third baseman Adrian Beltre on Sunday as he decides whether to take bereavement leave for a death in his family. Beltre was informed of his grandfathers death before Fridays game. He is 6-for-9 in the series with two home runs. Custom New York Yankees Jerseys .com) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt their longest losing streak of the season when they host the struggling New York Islanders in tonights clash at the Bell Centre. Custom Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys . The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. http://www.customjerseysbaseball.com/custom-san-francisco-giants-jerseys-764x.html . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Custom Detroit Tigers Jerseys . -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Custom Milwaukee Brewers Jerseys . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The embezzlement trial of the founder of a Rhode Island-based international sport institute is expected to resume after he was released from a hospital.The daughter of Dan Doyle, the founder of the Institute for International Sport, says he plans to return to court Thursday after being released from the University of Connecticut Health Center.Doyle, of West Hartford, Connecticut, faces 18 counts, including embezzlement and forgery.Doyle last week threatened to innitiate a sit-in and hunger strike in the courtroom over complaints he is not receiving a fair trial.ddddddddddddThe trial began in September and was put on hold this week.Meg Doyle didnt disclose her fathers medical condition but says the family holds Rhode Island responsible for the hospitalization because its been perpetrating a witch hunt against him. ' ' '