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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Albert Pujols, even at 36 years old, is still an RBI machine for the Los Angeles Angels.Pujols drove in four runs, Hector Santiago won his fifth consecutive start and the Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Monday night.Pujols drove in two with a bases-loaded single during a four-run first, then added RBI singles in the seventh and ninth innings. He leads the majors with 26 RBI in July, including 16 in his past eight games, and he has 76 this season despite a .254 average.Part of that is from hitting behind Mike Trout, Yunel Escobar and Kole Calhoun, all of whom entered Monday ranked among the top 40 major leaguers in on-base percentage.Any time youre hitting behind Mike, youre going to get your opportunities, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. This year, what Yunel and Kole have done has really paid off for Mike and Albert. Albert is a terrific RBI guy. He drove them in tonight.Albert makes adjustments better than any hitter Ive ever seen. There are little adjustments he makes. He knows what hes doing in the batters box when there are guys in scoring position. Today he used the middle of the field and right field. He did a great job.The Angels batted around in the first, which also included Daniel Navas sacrifice fly and Carlos Perezs RBI infield single with two outs.Santiago (9-4) is 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA in July. He held the Royals to two runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts.Salvador Perez hit a two-run homer in the fourth for the only Royals runs. It was the sixth straight game the Royals have scored four or fewer runs.The Royals loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth but failed to score when Santiago struck out Kendrys Morales on three pitches.Ian Kennedy (6-9), who did not give up a home run for the first time in 10 starts, is 0-3 in five starts since a victory June 26. He allowed four runs on six hits, three walks and a hit batter in five-plus innings.The Royals did not have a baserunner against four relievers. Cam Bedrosian struck out Eric Hosmer, Morales and Perez on 13 pitches in the eighth inning. Bedrosian has not permitted a run in his past 22 games, covering 20 2/3 innings.The Royals have lost 14 of 20 July games to fall two games below .500.They still have confidence they can compete for a playoff spot and so do I, Royals manager Ned Yost said.DAVIS TRADE POSSIBLEWith the Yankees dealing closer Aroldis Chapman to the Cubs, several contending clubs have reportedly talked to the Royals about the availability of Wade Davis, who has 21 saves in 23 chances with a 1.10 ERA. Davis is under contract through the 2017 season.I wouldnt classify or characterize any player as untouchable, Royals manager Dayton Moore said. I never have. We always evaluate somebodys level of interest and what their level of interest may mean to the improvement of our team as far as players that they would be willing to part with. Thats what you do. Thats what we continually do especially this time of year.Whether we make a move or not, we are evaluating the landscape, which potentially puts us in a better position this offseason to improve our roster.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: RHP Nick Tropeano, who has been diagnosed with a medium to high grade UCL right elbow tear, traveled to New York for a second opinion from Dr. David Altchek. ... Angels RHP Joe Smith was unavailable because of tightness in his back.Royals: OF Lorenzo Cain (left hamstring strain) will begin a rehab assignment Friday with Triple-A Omaha.UP NEXTAngels: LHP Tyler Skaggs, who has not thrown in the majors since July 31, 2014 after elbow surgery and shoulder tendinitis, will start Tuesday. 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Whitey Ford Yankees Jersey . Dukurs winning time was 1 minute, 45.76 seconds, a quarter-second better than Russias Alexander Tretiakov. Lativas Tomass Dukurs was third, 1.41 seconds off the pace. Jon Montgomery of Eckville, Alta.EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Syracuse receiver Amba Etta-Tawo is making the most of his final year of college eligibility.The graduate transfer from Maryland caught 12 passes for a school-record 270 yards and two touchdowns and the Orange beat UConn 31-24 on Saturday to snap a two-game losing skid.Etta-Tawo scored twice in the games first five minutes on touchdown receptions of 57 and 30 yards. His 59-yard catch from the shadow of his teams goal line highlighted a 12-play 99-yard fourth-quarter drive that put the game away for the Orange (2-2).It was his fourth straight game with at least 100 yards receiving.It goes back to chemistry with the quarterback and the coaches trusting me, Etta-Tawo said. They trust that Ill make the plays and they keep on giving me opportunities to make the plays.Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey completed 26 of 40 passes for 407 yards and those two scores. He also scored on a 6-yard run to complete the length-of the field drive.We had to do it, said Etta-Tawo. We had to drive down the field and try to put the game out, and thats exactly what we did. Everybody dug in, dug a little deeper.Noel Thomas had 14 receptions for 111 yards for UConn (2-2). Huskies running back Arkeel Newsome ran for 81 yards and a touchdown.It took Syracuse just 51 seconds on its first drive and 92 seconds on its second for Dungey and Etta-Tawo to make it 14-0. Etta-Tawo had five catches for 115 yards in the first quarter.I think hes already passed his previous career high as a collegian in the first four games with us, (more than) his whole entire career he had at the other school, coach Dino Babers said. I think, if you asked him, I think he might have made a good choice (to transfer).The Huskies responded by scoring twice in the second quarter and for the second straight week, the Orange couldnt hold the early double-digit lead.We cant just go up 14-0, 17-0 in the beginning of the game and then put ourselves back in a dog fight, said linebacker Zaire Franklin, who was in on 14 tackles. Some of these games weve got to have it over by the beginning of the second quarter.Cordell Hudson pickup off a tipped pass from UConn quarterback Bryant Shirreffs and ran 22-yardds down the left sideline for a touchdown that gave the Orange a 24-17 lead.dddddddddddd It was just the second interception for the Orange this season.The Huskies had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter after holder Tyler Davis, a former high school quarterback, hit tight end Tommy Myers with a 17-yard pass on a fake field goal to set the Huskies up at the Syracuse 8-yard line.But Syracuses defense held, and linebacker Franklin stopped Shirreffs on a fourth-and goal from the 2-yard line with just over 6 minutes left. The Orange marched the length of the field to put the game away.Going back, I would probably buy some more time and throw it to the back of the end zone, said Shirreffs, who threw a 24-yard touchdown to Davis with 33 seconds left to make the final score close. I came up short. The linebacker made a good play and I didnt.THE TAKEAWAYSYRACUSE: Etta-Tawo showed that he is an elite receiver. He beat UConns best defensive back, Jamar Summers in single coverage all afternoon. His 270 receiving yards tops the Syracuse record previously held by Scott Schwedes against Boston College in 1985. Hes now the only Syracuse receiver to record two 200-yard receiving games in the same season.UCONN: Since the start of last season, 11 of UConns 17 games have been decided by a single score (eight points or fewer). The Huskies are now 6-5 in those games.GOAL LINEThis was the second time this season the Huskies have been stuffed at the goal line in the fourth quarter. They lost to Navy 28-24 earlier this year when Ron Johnsons second-down run with 16 seconds left was stopped and UConn could not get off another play.UP NEXTSYRACUSE: The Orange close out their non-conference schedule next Saturday at noon when they play Notre Dame at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.UCONN: The Huskies return to conference play with a visit to Houston on Thursday night. The Huskies handed the Cougars their only loss last season, a 20-17 upset in East Hartford. UConn is 0-1 in the American Athletic Conference this year after losing to Navy. ' ' '