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BARCELONA, Spain -- Levante rose to fifth place in the Spanish league on Sunday after winning 1-0 at Real Zaragoza thanks to young forward Ruben Garcias first-half goal. The victory kept Levante unbeaten in three rounds and avenged a loss to Zaragoza in the Copa del Rey just three days earlier. After Levantes Jose Barkero hit the post, Garcia beat his marker to Miguel "Michel" Alfonsos throughball and poked it past goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez to give the visitors the lead for good in the 19th minute. "Michel slipped the ball through and I saw I could reach it. It was amazing to see the ball go in," said the 19-year-old Garcia, a member of Levantes B-team. "We have won three points that put us in an enviable position." Levante is one point behind fourth-place Malaga. Real Betis can reclaim fifth place with a win over Celta Vigo on Monday. Also, Rayo Vallecano beat Valencia 1-0 for its first ever victory at Mestalla stadium after 13 winless visits. Forward Alejandro "Chori" Dominguez drove a spot kick into the corner of the net for the 83rd-minute winner after Valencia midfielder Tino Costa had pulled down Roberto Trashorras from behind inside the box. It was Valencias second straight home loss and the first defeat in four games under new coach Ernesto Valverde. League leader Barcelona hosts second-place Atletico Madrid later, while third-place Real Madrid plays Espanyol at home. Also on Monday, Valladolid visits last-place Deportivo La Coruna. On Saturday, it was: Sevilla 0, Malaga 2; Getafe 1, Osasuna 1; Mallorca 0, Athletic Bilbao 1; and Granada 0, Real Sociedad 0. Wholesale NFL Jerseys China . - Michal Jordans power-play goal 2:33 into overtime gave the Plymouth Whalers 3-2 comeback win over the Saginaw Spirit in Ontario Hockey League action Friday. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . Now, theyre in the same predicament: trying to bail out two increasingly desperate teams, both teetering on the edge of collapse. http://hipstervancouver.com/ . James was shaken up twice in the Heats preseason finale Friday night, first when he turned the ankle in the games opening minutes, then in the third quarter when he was inadvertently kicked in the face by New Orleans centre Robin Lopez.BOSTON -- Thats the Ryan Dempster the Texas Rangers hoped they got at the trade deadline. Dempster rebounded from a rough debut with Texas by pitching shutout ball into the seventh inning, Ian Kinsler had a pair of RBI singles and the Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. "Anytime you have a rough one you want to get out there the next day," Dempster said. "Those five days take a long time. I think just knowing the lineup a little bit facing these guys. I was able to use the fastball and had a good split." Dempster (1-0), from Gibsons, B.C., allowed three unearned runs, six hits, struck out six and walked one in 6 2-3 innings. Acquired from the Chicago Cubs minutes before last weeks non-waiver trade deadline, he was tagged for eight runs in 4 2-3 innings by the Angels in his first Rangers start on Thursday. On Tuesday, he showed why he was the one of the top prizes at the deadline. "Even though he gave up all those runs against Anaheim, he kept us in that ballgame and we won that ballgame," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He had a two-point-something ERA, leading the National League in ERA, leading the National League in (batting average) against. We know hes capable of getting outs, and he proved that tonight, without a shadow of a doubt. Were very happy to have him. We certainly need his leadership in the front part of our rotation." Rangers outfielder David Murphy knew how Dempster felt, having been dealt by Boston to the Rangers at the deadline in 2007. "Hes a veteran and hes an easygoing guy to begin with, but I think as a man you want to earn your keep," he said. "Obviously after not having his best stuff his first outing, he wanted to turn that around as quickly as possible. I think he did that tonight." Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz each had two hits and drove in a run for Texas. Will Middlebrooks had a pinch-hit three-run homer for the Red Sox, who have lost five of seven. The AL West-leading Rangers have lost three straight only three times this season. Jon Lester (5-10) gave up four runs on six hits in 6 2-3 innings. Hes 0-5 in his last six starts. "Its another heck of a performance. We didnt score the runs and he didnt get the breaks," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "Couple of curveballs to a couple of left-handers wound up hurting him." Lester, expected to be one of the clubs top starters, hasnt won since June 27. "I cant keep talking about being frustrated and all this stuff," he said. "Everybody obviously knows here that were frustrated and we dont like losing. ... But theres positives for mee personally in this game that Im going to take and go forward to the next one.ddddddddddddquot; Bostons Dustin Pedroia was called out on an attempted check swing by first base umpire Paul Nauert in the eighth and ejected in the top of the ninth. "It looked like he checked his swing from our vantage point," said Valentine, who came out after his second baseman was tossed. Until Middlebrooks belted his homer, it was very similar to when Dempster faced the Red Sox earlier this season. He mixed a sharp splitter with a well-spotted fastball to keep Bostons hitters off-balance. Joe Nathan worked the ninth for his 22nd save. With Texas leading 4-0 and two outs in the seventh, Kinsler misplayed Ryan Kalishs grounder for an error. Middlebrooks followed by hitting the first pitch over the Green Monster -- where a fan reached out to grab the ball near the top of the wall. The call was reviewed and upheld after a lengthy review. Cruzs RBI single made it 5-3 in the eighth. Hamiltons single made it 6-3 in the ninth. Dempster worked seven shutout innings against Boston in Chicagos win on June 15. The Rangers broke a scoreless tie with a pair of runs in the sixth. After taking a close pitch for a ball with a 1-2 count, Murphy had a leadoff double. One out later, Kinsler singled off the top of the left-field wall, advanced on a groundout and scored on Hamiltons single to right. In the seventh, Murphy had a sacrifice fly and Kinsler added an RBI single, making it 4-0. Carl Crawford doubled in the first, but was picked off second. Cody Ross opened the second with a double, but was stranded. Dempster then retired 14 of the next 15 -- allowing only Ross two-out double in the fourth -- until he walked Pedroia in the sixth. The Red Sox were coming off an eight-double game in Mondays win and three of the first four balls they hit into play Tuesday night were off the Monster, including two doubles. NOTES: Rangers SS Andrus was back in the lineup after missing Mondays game with a sore right shoulder. ... Texas C Mike Napoli didnt start after catching four straight games. ... Bostons David Ortiz, on the 15-day DL since July 18 with a strained right Achilles, took batting practice on the field and said hopes to return this weekend when the Red Sox play in Cleveland. ... For the second straight day, Rangers OF Hamilton spent a long time signing autographs, posing for pictures and joking with the fans on the field next to Texas dugout during BP. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz wore a large Frisbee-type disc around his neck for a good portion of BP. ... Shawn Thornton, Tuukka Rask and Daniel Paille of the Boston Bruins took BP on the field about 3 1/2 hours before the game. ' ' '