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WASHINGTON -- Second-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov won the Citi Open on Sunday night for his first ATP World Tour 500 event title, beating fourth-seeded Tommy Haas 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1. Joe Flacco Authentic Jersey . The 25th-ranked Dolgopolovs previous three finals appearances, including one victory, came in 250-level events. Dolgopolov relied in his high-risk, high-reward approach. "Its a part of me, my personality," said Dolgopolov, who added that he enjoys racing cars. "I like risking in life, so I do that on the court. Im just a risky person. I dont think about the percentage. I like to do it my way." Dolgopolov agreed with his opponents who said his unorthodox shots keyed his success. "They are a bit unique. They are a bit crazy," Dolgopolov said of the shots. "Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it doesnt. But thats my way to play, and Ill be playing pretty much the same way." There were two rain delays in the first set, totalling 2 hours, 52 minutes. Haas won the first-set tiebreaker to hand Dolgopolov his first set loss of the tournament. Both players held serve in the second set until Dolgopolov, from the Ukraine, broke Haas in the final game for the Germans first set loss in the tournament. Dolgopolov broke Haas serve twice in the final set. "Obviously, Im a little bit frustrated right now, still," Haas said. "I thought I had some chances to maybe win this title, and I really wanted it. Always tough to lose, even when youve had a great week." Dolgopolov hit 36 winners to Haas 25. "Hes a shot-maker, and he goes for his stuff," Haas said. "When hes on, hes tough. Boy, hes tough." Ray Rice Womoens Jersey . They will have enough time to rest as they get ready for a second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. Westbrook scored 28 points, Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the two All-Stars skipped their usual rest periods to power the Thunder ahead in the second half for a 106-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the West semifinals on Monday night. Dennis Pitta Authentic Jersey . Manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday that he and general manager Brian Sabean are meeting to finalize their 25-man roster for the best-of-five division series. Cabrera would be allowed to play in the NLCS if the Giants advance that far, but -- at this stage, at least -- they have no intention of adding him to the roster at any point in the post-season. http://www.nflravensfansstore.com/nike-torrey-smith-Ravens-jersey/ . Fortunately for the Nationals, the Miami Marlins are no longer one of them. Ricky Nolasco tossed a four-hitter to shut out Washington for the second time in two weeks and Giancarlo Stanton homered for the third straight day to lead the Marlins to an 8-0 win on Sunday. 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The 23-year-old left-hander was dealt to the Royals along with reliever Sean OSullivan for third baseman Alberto Callaspo in July 2010. "At first, I didnt know how to take it because I was so young," Smith said. "But people kept telling me it was a good thing for me. Im very happy in Kansas City. Weve got a great young core here, so Im excited. It always feels good to win, going against a buddy of yours like Garrett." Smith (2-3) allowed a run, struck out four and walked four against an all-righthanded lineup that included switch-hitters Kendrys Morales and Callaspo. The Angels only hits against their former farmhand came in the first inning -- a line-drive single through the box by Torii Hunter and an RBI single by Mark Trumbo that followed a walk to Albert Pujols. "This is a tough lineup to navigate through, and he really got locked in during the fourth inning," Royals manager Ned Yost said. "He had thrown more balls than strikes to that point and his command was off a little bit, but he was wild enough that he was tough to hit. Then he just settled in and really started commanding the ball." Trumbo and rookie Mike Trout gave their teammates a crash course on Smith before the game, so they could have a clue as to what he throws and when. "Trout and Trumbo spoke up and gave us a little insight on what this guy was featuring. They were right on point, but we just couldnt get anything going," Hunter said. "He has an over-the-top delivery, like an Iron Mike (pitching machine). He has a little cutter, a changeup, a slider and a curve ball. He threw everything by the kitchen sink." Jonathan Broxton allowed two singles during a scoreless ninth for his 23rd save in 27 chances. Garrett Richards (3-2) gave up four runs, five hits and three walks in five innings, including a two-run homer by Lorenzo Cain. The 24-year-old right-hander, who is trying to secure the fifth spot in the Angels rotation, got the nod this time around after Jerome Williams went 0-5 with a 7.53 ERA in his previous five starts and was relegated to the bullpen. Williams took over for Richards and scattered four hits over four scoreless innings in his second relief appearance this season. Richards, who bounced back from two straight rough outings against Toronto and Baltimore with seven innings of three-hit ball in an 11-0 win at Detroit last Tuesday, gave up Cains third homer of the season after Alex Gordon opened the game with a bloop double inside the left field line. "Im trying to get my mentality down to a point where instead of waiting for something to happen, I turn it on. And thats only going to come with more experience and more starts," Richards said. "But I feel like Im ggetting better every time out, and I thought I did a pretty good job tonight of not letting this one unravel too much. Ray Rice Elite Jersey. " Kansas City pushed across two runs in the second. Gordon hit an RBI single, and Chris Getz scored when Alcides Escobar beat second baseman Howie Kendricks relay throw to first on a potential inning-ending double-play grounder to shortstop. Angels outfielder Mike Trout was 0-for-3 with a walk as his franchise-record streak of consecutive games with a run scored ended at 15, leaving him tied with Roy Hartsfield of the 1950 Boston Red Sox for the major league-record among rookies. Trout came up three shy of the overall AL mark set by Red Rolfe of the Yankees in 1939 and equaled by Kenny Lofton of the Indians in 2000. The Angels received two scares Tuesday night. Albert Pujols, making his eighth start as the designated hitter, swung at an inside pitch in the third inning and was struck on the right elbow. He was examined by trainers before striking out on the next pitch. Gold Glove outfielder Torri Hunter tried to make a backhanded diving catch on a sinking liner by Eric Hosmer in the sixth, and the ball bounced past him for a triple. Hunter bruised his left ribs on the play and spent several anxious moments on his knees while manager Mike Scioscia and a couple of trainers ran out to check on him before leaving him in the game. "He hit a line drive, and when Im running toward the gap, the balls always in the lights," Hunter said. "It stayed in the lights the whole time and I saw it late, so I had to dive quick to get to it. But I dove funny. Ive got a hard belt, and when I fell, it rolled all up in me. I had to fight them to stay in the game. I was bobbing and weaving, and they finally let me stay in and let me get my at-bat." Hunter led off the bottom of the inning, fouled a pitch hard off his left shin and crumpled to the ground. By the time he got back to his feet, longtime Angels trainer Rick Smith had arrived and the frustrated Hunter shooed him away. He drilled the next pitch just foul down the left field line and lined out to first base one pitch later before Pujols struck out again. "I didnt ask to come out. Im tough. Im one tough cookie," Hunter said. "And if Scioscia lets me get in there tomorrow, Ill be in there. Im not going to ever go in his office and say Give me a day off. I mean, this is baseball. If you dont get banged up, go ice skating or something." NOTES: Three-time All-Star C Jason Kendall, who was attempting a comeback with the Royals Double-A club in Arkansas, announced his retirement Tuesday at age 38 after 15 big league seasons. He played for five teams, including Oakland, and Angels fans will remember him for the time he charged the mound against John Lackey in May 2006 after Lackey shouted at him to stop leaning over the plate to get hit by a pitch -- something Kendall did 254 times in the majors. ... Jean Segura made his major league debut at SS for the Angels and struck out his first two times up before reaching on an error. He was promoted from Triple-A Salt Lake for infield depth after Erick Aybar fouled a ball off his right big toe in Saturdays loss against Texas. ' ' '