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eee ARLINGTON, Texas -- Albert Pujols didnt have to wait nearly as long for his first home run this year. He had to wait awhile for another chance to swing the bat, though. Then he homered again. Pujols went deep in his only two plate appearances that werent intentional walks to offset another tough day for Josh Hamilton in his second game back in Texas, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Rangers 8-4 Saturday. Exactly a month earlier than he hit his first homer in his debut season for the Angels last year, Pujols drove a two-run shot to the lawn in centre field off Matt Harrison in the first inning and watched Hamilton strike out twice behind him after taking two of three intentional walks. The next -- and last -- time the Rangers let him swing, Pujols homered off reliever Jason Frasor in the sixth. "I think it was a smart move," said Hamilton, who is 1 for 20 with 10 strikeouts after signing a $125 million, five-year contract. "Albert was dominating today, obviously. If I was in their situation, I would have done the same thing." Mark Trumbo also had a two-run homer in the first against Harrison (0-2), who gave up eight hits and five runs in five innings after losing to Houston on opening night. "The biggest thing was that first inning," said Harrison, who has an 8.44 ERA through two starts. "The balls I left up in the zone were hit hard, and it just led to a four-spot in that first and put us in a big hole." Mitch Moreland and Ian Kinsler hit third-inning home runs against Tommy Hanson (1-0), who gave up three runs and six hits over six innings in his Angels debut after arriving in an off-season trade with Atlanta. The boos were loud again for Hamilton, who said before the game that his wife had to call over security during Fridays home opener for Texas because fans were shouting insults and obscenities at their family. There were no major incidents, and Hamilton said his family planned to return for the remaining two games. Hamilton, a five-time All-Star with the Rangers who went 0 for 4 in his return Friday, walked in the first inning ahead of Trumbos opposite-field home run to right. First base was open the next two times Pujols came up, so Rangers manager Ron Washington chose to pitch to his former slugger. Hamilton struck out both times on breaking pitches in the dirt. He flied out to left in the sixth and again in the eighth after another intentional walk to Pujols. "Hamilton is not swinging the bat well, we had some left-handers out there and we just went for the matchup each time," Washington said. "Each time we didnt walk (Pujols), you seen what happened." In his return to Texas, Hamilton is 0 for 8 with a walk and four strikeouts, and isnt hitting the ball very hard when he does make contact. "If I was somewhere else, the same thing would be going on. Itll get better," Hamilton said. Pujols, also playing under the weight of a huge new contract at this time a year ago, didnt hit his first homer of 2012 until May 6 at Toronto. Odds were pretty good he would go deep at Rangers Ballpark, where he has four multihomer games in his past 15, including a three-homer outburst in Game 3 of the 2011 World Series with St. Louis. After a slow start last year, Pujols knows what Hamilton is going through. "Were only five games into the season. Let the guy settle down," Pujols said. "Lets see where we are a month from now. You guys said that last year about me and I proved a lot of people wrong." Peter Bourjos greeted Frasor with a home run to start the sixth, and two outs later Pujols fouled off a pair of two-strike pitches before sending a fastball into the seats in left field. "We know its a long season, but you dont want to wait too long," Pujols said. "You want to get it going early. This is a big series and we have a tough month." Moreland broke an 0-for-13 spell to start the season and was the first batter to reach against Hanson when he hit a 435-foot home run halfway up the upper deck in right field in the third inning. Kinsler followed two batters later with a homer to left. "I was just trying not to jump up and down running around the bases because I finally got a hit," said Moreland, who went hitless with two strikeouts in his other three at-bats. "Its definitely not the start you want. But man, weve got a long ways to go." Nelson Cruz homered inside the left-field foul pole in the ninth off Angels closer Ernesto Frieri, who was pitching because he hadnt appeared since getting the save on opening day Monday in Cincinnati. NOTES: Pujols made his first start of the season at DH, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia said he planned to give Hamilton an occasional break from defence as well. ... 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On the same day his wife gave birth to a son they named Jackson, the All-Star had nine and 10 rebounds in Miamis 87-70 victory over the New York Knicks to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the teams Eastern Conference first-round series. Bosh arrived at the arena at 6:31 p.m., just 29 minutes before the scheduled tipoff, and didnt miss a moment. "Its just an amazing thing," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. The whirlwind started Wednesday night, not long after Bosh tossed down his luggage and flipped on the television in his room at the team hotel. He was going to get some dinner with a friend when his wife Adrienne called with the word: Come home. Dinner was cancelled. Bosh got to the airport and onto a private jet that whisked him to Miami just in time for the birth. The particulars were unclear; Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the baby arrived at 3 a.m., Bosh said it was closer to 4 a.m., and the proud papa acknowledged that he had no idea how long the baby was or what he weighed. All irrelevant details. Boshs wife and son were happy and healthy, and soon the plan was hatched to get him back to New York for Game 3. "A tremendous effort to get here," Heat forward Udonis Haslem said. "Man, thats what its about. Sacrifice. Itd been easy for him to stay home but he got here and he made it about the team and he helped us get this one tonight." When his plane touched back down in the New York area around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Bosh had flown more than 3,600 miles in a span of about 24 hours. As he scurried into the locker room to get taped, dressed and ready, Boshs teammates broke into a cheer. "Hes very excited," Spoelstra said before the game. "While he may not be fully rested, he has an incredible amount of excitement right now."t; Bosh played 37 minutes, and his 10 rebounds were a team-high.dddddddddddd "Thats the easy part. Thats my job," Bosh said. "That was the easiest part of the day, just to go out and play basketball. Once we got going, I kind of put it in my mind that I was just going to focus on the game." Adrienne Bosh posted a photo of her husband boarding the Miami-bound charter jet to a social media account late Wednesday night with the caption of, "Thank God for private flights...Hurry home Baby." Everything seemed a blur after that. Bosh didnt sleep on the ride south, then caught about four hours Thursday morning and two more on the plane bringing him back to New York. He said he returned with his wifes permission, and with doctors and nurses urging him to play as well. "She said it was all right," Bosh said. "She said, Were healthy, were fine, we have more than enough help." Many of Boshs teammates can relate to what hes going through, juggling family responsibility with the demands of the playoffs. Shane Battiers wife delivered a girl last season while Memphis -- Battiers former team -- was facing San Antonio in the post-season. Mike Millers wife gave birth during last seasons Heat playoff run, and LeBron James now-fiancee Savannah Brinson delivered their second child during Clevelands appearance in the 2007 finals. James and Wade said they expected Bosh would get back in time for the game. "It can be physically draining because you dont get much sleep while youre going through that whole process," James said. "But as far as mentally draining, I think the best way to deal with it is make sure the familys OK, make sure his wife of course is OK, and this is a great way to get away from it, to come back here and play the game of basketball." As he undressed at his locker after the game, Bosh was asked if hed ever had a better day in his life. He didnt hesitate before answering. "No. I have not," Bosh said. "I have not." ' ' '