RIO DE JANEIRO -- Madison Keys closed in on an Olympic tennis medal by reaching the womens singles semifinals Thursday, then scampered from Court 1 to Court 4. Dean Chance Jersey .She wanted to make sure she would get there in time to sit in the stands and cheer for U.S. teammate Steve Johnson during the closing minutes of a victory that put him in the mens quarterfinals.Shortly after that, Johnson and Keys sought each other out in the interview area to share smiles and an enthusiastic high-five. A Rio de Janeiro Games tournament that began inauspiciously for the Americans was suddenly looking a lot better Thursday.The No. 7-seeded Keys power-based game overwhelmed Daria Katsatkina of Russia 6-3, 6-1 in a mere 53 minutes, thanks in large part to a 30-4 edge in winners. Earn one more victory -- either in the semifinals against No. 2 Angelique Kerber of Germany, or in the bronze match -- and Keys will head back home with a medal.The first thing I did was say, `Yes, I won! Keys said. And then I was like, `Whats Stevies score?Johnson, a four-time NCAA team champion and two-time individual winner for Southern California, had a similarly easy time of things against Evgeny Donskoy of Russia, winning 6-1, 6-1.Johnson said he noticed Keys supporting him at courtside over the final couple of games.When were at the Grand Slams, its tough for us to go out and watch just because its so busy and whatnot. Im always rooting for the Americans to do well, regardless of who they are, he said. To see her doing well here, hopefully shes going to get one more and get to the final and do some damage.Next for Johnson comes a far more daunting task: He will play No. 2 Andy Murray, the defending Olympic gold medalist and a three-time Grand Slam champion with a semifinal berth on the line.Theyve met only once before, with Murray winning in straight sets last year.Any given day, you can beat anybody, said Johnson, who is seeded 12th. So Ill go out there with a different gameplan and the right mindset.Johnson also still is in the running for a medal in mens doubles.He and partner Jack Sock lost 6-3, 7-5 to Florin Mergea and Horia Tecau of Romania in the semifinals, but can head home with a bronze if they beat Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil of Canada.Sock is part of one of two mixed doubles teams that could earn a medal for the United States, too.He and Bethanie Mattek-Sands reached the quarterfinals of that 16-team event, and so did Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram, by winning in the first round Thursday. Mattek-Sands and Sock defeated Johanna Konta and Jamie Murray of Britain 6-4, 6-3, while Williams and Ram got past the Dutch pair of Kiki Bertens and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 10-8.Williams lost in the first round of singles and womens doubles in Rio. Her sister Serena, the defending champion in both of those events, exited in the third round of singles.What can you do, except come back and play again? 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HOUSTON -- Houstons bullpen had thrown six scoreless innings entering the 12th inning on Monday night.Then one pitch spoiled its good night and sent the Astros to yet another loss to the Texas Rangers.Rougned Odor had three hits and three RBI, including a solo homer in the 12th inning that lifted the Rangers to a 4-3 victory.The Rangers, who have the best record in the American League at 86-59, improved to 14-3 against AL West rival Houston this season.Odor launched his 31st homer over the short fence in right field off James Hoyt (1-1) to put Texas on top with no outs in the 12th.One pitch in the strike zone ruins it, manager A.J. Hinch said. Its certainly a tough loss.Odor, who finished a triple shy of the cycle, has six home runs, six doubles and 19 RBI in 16 games against Houston this season.Hes certainly hurt us a number of times over the last couple of years, Hinch said. Hes a good hitter. Hes a hitter that does damage. Certainly, against us, he comes up big at the worst times.Keone Kela (5-1) allowed one hit in two scoreless innings for the win and Jake Diekman pitched a perfect 12th for his fourth save.Evan Gattis hit a solo homer off Sam Dyson with one out in the ninth to tie it at 3. The towering shot, which landed on the train tracks atop the left field wall, was the 26th homer for Gattis this season.Marwin Gonzalez singled after that, but the inning ended when Colby Rasmus struck out and Gonzalez was caught trying to steal second base.Sometimes the bounces dont go your way, Hinch said. Theres a lot of frustrating parts of this game, but none more so than the final score.Odor drove in one run with a ground-rule double in the Rangers two-run first inning. His RBI single in the third made it 3-1.Texas starter Martin Perez yielded three hits and two runs with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.Gonzalez had an RBI single for Houston in the second and Tony Kemps pinch-hit, ground-rule double got Houston within one in the seventh.Houston starter Doug Fister allowed six hits and three runs in five innings. Jean Carlos Mejia Jersey. Hes had a tough September, allowing 25 hits and 17 runs combined in three starts.It was a disappointing loss for the Astros, who fell 3 1/2 games back for the second AL wild card.Its always tough to lose, especially down the stretch, Fister said. Our fate is in our hands. We have to take care of business. We have to go out there and get (wins). Tonight we fell short.Astros rookie Alex Bregman went 0 for 5 with three strikeouts to end a 10-game hitting streak and Carlos Correa was 0 for 3 with a pair of walks to snap his hitting streak of 13 games.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: LHP Dallas Keuchel, who hasnt pitched since Aug. 27 because of inflammation in his left shoulder, will be shut down until at least Wednesday. Keuchel said they will decide then what his next step will be. Keuchel has had a tough follow-up to a 2015 season where he won a career-high 20 games and was voted the AL Cy Young Winner. Houstons ace is 9-12 with a 4.55 ERA.ALL AL WESTMonday was the first of 19 straight games the Astros will play against teams in the AL West to end the season. They have seven games remaining against the Angels, six with the Mariners and three against the Athletics.WHAT A CATCHElvis Andrus robbed Houstons Max Stassi of a hit when he dived to grab a low liner for the first out of the 10th inning. Andrus sailed through the air to make the catch, hit the ground and rolled over before holding his glove up to display the ball.UP NEXTRangers: A.J. Griffin (7-4, 4.92) will start for Texas on Tuesday. Griffin looks to bounce back after giving up a career-high eight runs in four innings of an 8-3 loss to Seattle on Wednesday.Astros: Brad Peacock (0-0, 3.38) is scheduled to start his second game on Tuesday. He allowed five hits and one run in 3 2/3 innings of a 5-1 win against Cleveland in his first start this season on Tuesday. ' ' '