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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Gerrit Cole wasnt nervous about making his first major league road start in his backyard until he heard "Calling All Angels," the syrupy Train ballad played before every game at Angel Stadium. "Ive probably been listening to that song here since I was like 6 years old," said Cole, the Pittsburgh Pirates phenom with pure Southern California roots. "I might have a couple of Rally Monkeys at home." Once the music faded, Cole shook off his homecoming jitters and kept rolling on an outstanding start to his career. Cole pitched four-hit ball into the seventh inning in his native Orange County, earning his third straight victory in the Pirates 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. The Pirates 22-year-old right-hander out of Orange Lutheran High School and UCLA dazzled the Angels, repeatedly hitting 100 mph on the stadium radar gun. He struck out five and retired 11 straight before Albert Pujols leadoff homer in the seventh, leaving later in the inning to a warm ovation from his hometown fans. "It was a lot of fun to see everybody and be back in California," Cole said. "I wasnt expecting to be back here for another few months, so it was great." Cole (3-0) is the first Pittsburgh pitcher to win his first three career starts since Myrl Brown in 1922. He even outpitched Angels ace Jered Weaver (1-4), who yielded nine hits and four runs over six rocky innings in his fourth straight winless start. After beating Cy Young winners Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke in his first two starts, its clear Cole can hold his own against the majors best -- and still keep a sense of humour about his rising star. "Thats like $400 million worth of pitching," Cole said. "Weve just been scoring runs and giving me a chance." Until they ran into Cole, the Angels had won six of eight while enjoying perhaps the best offensive stretch of their disappointing season. Los Angeles had scored at least five runs in six of its last eight games, including 10 runs and 17 hits while rallying from a seven-run deficit to beat Seattle on Thursday. "Thats a power arm, theres no doubt about that," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "The ball comes out hot. I think we had some good at-bats against him and hit some balls hard, but for the most part, he was pounding the zone with good stuff and pitched a good game for those guys." Cole, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft, was born in nearby Newport Beach, Calif., and went to high school 15 minutes from Angel Stadium, racking up 121 strikeouts with an 0.46 ERA as a senior. After three years at UCLA, Cole rocketed through the Pirates system and made his major league debut in Pittsburgh to much fanfare 10 days ago. The 6-foot-4 power pitcher hasnt disappointed, beating San Francisco and the Dodgers in Pittsburgh before besting Weaver, who finished second in last years AL Cy Young voting. "He pitched like he was pitching in front of his friends and family," Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. "He was geared up. He got after it. It was like he was pitching in his hometown, and he wasnt going to let anybody down." Pedro Alvarez and Jordy Mercer homered in the second inning of the Pirates first game in Anaheim since 2007. Jason Grilli pitched the ninth for his NL-leading 26th save. Cole retired Los Angeles first seven hitters before back-to-back singles by Hank Conger and Peter Bourjos in the third, but he escaped the jam and didnt allow another baserunner until the seventh. The Angels finally got to Cole when Pujols led off with his 488th career homer off the fake rock pile in left-centre field. That was the first major-league homer allowed by Cole, and he followed up by issuing his first career walk to Mark Trumbo. Howie Kendrick then hit a liner back to the mound that hit Cole on the upper left thigh, but he stayed in the game. "Its pretty sore," Cole said. "Got me right on the thigh. Good thing Ive got fat legs." The Angels finally chased Cole on Alberto Callaspos RBI single, and the Anaheim crowd cheered the local kid on the way to the dugout. Weaver hasnt been his usual dominant self in five starts since returning from a 45-day stint on the disabled list. After he gave up Alvarezs 17th homer to lead off the second inning, Mercer followed with a two-run shot, his fourth of the season. "The last three starts it just kind of seems like theres one inning thats a blow-up inning, and Ive just got to learn to stay away from that," Weaver said. "Its frustrating. Im not doing a whole lot to help the team right now. I just have to keep battling, and hopefully things will turn around." The Pirates added another run in the fourth when Bourjos, normally a spectacular fielder, lost track of Starling Martes two-out fly to centre. The ball landed well behind him for an RBI triple. Josh Hamilton sat out with a sore right wrist, and the $125 million slugger isnt likely to start a game this weekend while the Angels give him some rest. Hamilton, who was available off the bench, was in a 3-for-26 skid in the first seven games of the Angels homestand. NOTES: Pittsburgh improved to 2-5 at the Big A, getting its only previous win here on June 11, 2002. ... RHP Billy Buckner, selected from Triple-A Salt Lake before the game to take injured Jason Vargas roster spot, pitched 2 2-3 sharp innings of relief for Weaver, giving up one hit and one walk. ... Mike Trout went 0 for 4, but made a full-stretch diving catch on Gaby Sanchezs drive into the left-field corner in the fifth.Balenciaga Shoes Cheap Sale . 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LOUIS -- Valtteri Filppula assisted on three of Tampa Bays four goals, and the Lightning beat the St.UCLA is banking on young talent to turn its fortunes around while Pacific is counting on an experienced player with name value as head coach to resurrect its program.The 16th-ranked Bruins, who are coming off a 15-17 season a year ago, host Pacific in the season-opening game for both teams on Friday. The Tigers, who finished 8-20 in 2015-16, have 13-year NBA veteran Damon Stoudamire at the helm, his first experience as a head coach.UCLA coach Steve Alford, in his fourth season with the Bruins, recruited one of the best freshman classes in the nation that includes 6-foot-6 point guard Lonzo Ball, 6-10 power forward T.J. Leaf (who can extend to the perimeter) and 6-10 center Ike Anigbogu. Alford has indicated that Anigbogu was expected to miss at least three games at the start of the season with a torn meniscus in his right knee.The influx of young talent matched with veterans such as senior guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton and junior forward Thomas Welsh has Alford confident that the Bruins will become relevant after missing the NCAA tournament last year. UCLAs losing record a year ago prompted Steve Alford to write an apologetic letter to fans in which he stated he returned to the school his one-year contract extension signed after the 2013-14 season.I dont think our team is concerned about what money I make or what money I give back, Steve Alford said, referencing his letter. I dont think thats an issue to our guys at all, so that part hasnt been talked about. Its about where that bar is.Coach (John) Wooden, whether its me, guys before me or guys after me in the future, same with players that played for Coach Wooden and guys that are playing in Westwood now, that bar was raised a long time ago by a guy that won a bucket load off games and championships, and established something that quite honestly hasnt been established anywhere else in the country.dddddddddddd.Depth is not a concern for UCLA evidenced by guard Aaron Holiday, who started all 32 games last year as a freshman. He is projected to be the sixth man this season.UCLA experimented with different lineups during a recent exhibition game against The Masters University, including a four-guard up-tempo version with Ball, Bryce Alford, Hamilton and Holiday.We have four very talented guards who know how to take care of the ball and know how to put the ball in the basket, Steve Alford said.Stoudamire, who has coaching experience as an assistant at Arizona (where he starred in college) and Memphis, is taking over a Pacific program that was in turmoil last season. Former coach Ron Verlin and an assistant were suspended for three months before being terminated in March in the midst of an NCAA investigation into allegations of academic misconduct.The Tigers have a balanced lineup as they return 11 of their top 13 scorers from last season, including junior wing Ray Bowles (11.1 points per game) and senior guard T.J. Wallace (10.8). In an exhibition win over Bristol on Nov. 4, senior guard David Taylor had 19 points (including five 3-pointers) and junior forward Jacob Lampkin had 15.Stoudamire, who was part of the UCLA-Arizona rivalry from 1991-95, has noted that the wealth of Pacifics returning players are buying into his coaching.If you have guys at the top of your team, your best players that are willing to be coachable, then that makes it easy for you as the head coach, he said. ' ' '