Rangers clinch postseason berth with win vs. Angels

This is a must-win game for the Angels if they’re going to have a shot at a wild card spot.

Texas Rangers’ Robinson Chirinos is unable to tag out Los Angeles Angels’ Albert Pujols (5) who scored on a sacrifice fly by Shane Victorino in the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, October 1, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. All three pitches – two low and away, another one middle-in – could’ve been called strikes, but the rookie left-hander didn’t get the benefit of the doubt from home-plate umpire Quinn Wolcott.

Deep trouble: The Angels cut their deficit to one with a two-out bloop single by Erick Aybar in the seventh, but their bullpen gave the Rangers an important insurance run in the bottom half. The Rangers will clinch the A.L. West title with a win Friday night against the Angels…

Holland (4-3) allowed three hits and three runs in 6 1-3 innings for his first win since September 5.

Angels sixth. Calhoun struck out.

Texas Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland reaches for the throw to the bag on a ground out to third … It was his first double play grounder since July 11….

Texas, which fell to Tampa Bay in a playoff for a wild-card spot in 2013, lost ace Yu Darvish to season-ending elbow surgery in spring training and went 7-14 in April after finishing last in the AL West in 2014. J. Hamilton hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Trout, Beltre scored. Hamilton’s double in the second was his first extra-base hit since a homer on August 14. DeShields doubled to center, Andrus scored, Chirinos to third.

Angels: RHP Jered Weaver (7-12, 4.76 ERA) makes his second start of the season against the Rangers.

Beltre caps big rally: Trailing, 1-0, in the fifth inning, the Rangers put together a string of tough at-bats against Heaney to score four runs. The Rangers are 8-2 in their last 10 during game 2 of a series and 4-0 in Perezs last 4 home starts.

Lefthander Andrew Heaney was credited with the loss for the Angels after allowing four runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings, striking out one batter while walking five.