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CHICAGO -- It took them nearly up until the All-Star break, but Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton finally went back-to-back. The Los Angeles Angels sluggers connected in the fifth inning of a 13-2 rout of the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night -- the first time Pujols and Hamilton homered in consecutive at-bats this season. After the game, Hamilton seemed a bit confused when asked for his reaction to the back-to-back homers. "Oh, I hit the solo after he hit his?" Hamilton said sarcastically before pausing. "Oh, that was awesome, man. We dont think about stuff like that." Actually, not thinking about too much has served Hamilton well over the last couple of weeks as he looks to rebound from a rough start in his first season with the Angels. Hamilton had two homers -- his first multihomer game with the Angels -- and five RBIs to lead an offence that hit five homers in all. His numbers (14 homers, 39 RBIs, .229 average) still arent close to what is expected from him approaching the All-Star break, but they are improving. "Im sort of just getting back to doing what you do and quit worrying about listening to everybody," he said. "Listen to the guys here I really care about, the coaches and the players, and go from there." The same could be said of the Angels entire lineup, which has been mostly responsible for the team winning 11 of 14 games to improve to 44-46. Mark Trumbo and Brendan Harris also homered and all of the Angels home runs were no-doubters. They hit a pair during a five-run first inning and then followed with three more in a six-run fifth, providing more than enough support for C.J. Wilson (9-6). "Offence is kind of a streaky thing sometimes," said Wilson, who allowed one run in seven innings to win for the fifth time in six starts. "You have instances where you score 13 runs, which is kind of a fluke no matter how good your offence is. I feel like our offence is capable of scoring six runs a night. Thats a good benchmark because of all the guys that have power throughout the lineup. "We have a lot of guys that, I think, are on the way back up to their level of play after slow starts. Thats the key. We just need to get everyone playing just the way they can play. Its not like they have to go out there and hit a grand slam every game or something like that." The Angels wasted little time in getting to Jeff Samardzija (5-9). Erick Aybar and Mike Trout started the game with doubles and Pujols drew the first of his three walks. Hamilton followed with a drive over the right-field wall for a three-run shot, his 13th of the season. A batter later, Trumbo connected on a hanging slider and hit it into the left-field bleachers to cap a five-run first inning. Leading 5-1, the Angels broke it open in the fifth as Pujols and Harris hit two-run shots and Hamilton added a solo homer. Samardzija allowed nine hits and tied a career high by giving up nine runs, including four homers, in 4 2/3 innings. "That game got out of hand," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said. "Give credit to some really good hitters. They get paid a lot of money to hit mistakes and they obviously didnt miss em tonight." It was a big night for the entire lineup, but the focus was rightly on Hamilton because of his early struggles. "You make a big adjustment when you switch teams," said Wilson, who also was a teammate of Hamiltons with the Texas Rangers. "Youre living in a new place, youre going to the ballpark on a different route and all that stuff. I went through that last year, but the advantage I had was being from California. "Josh wants to do well. Hes knows what hes here to do. Hes knows hes here to hit and play great defence, and if he doesnt do well, hes upset. Hes having more fun and thats sort of contagious in itself." 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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Didier Drogba hardly felt like celebrating his goal given the MLS All-Stars missed multiple late scoring chances that cost them their all-star game against Premier League power Arsenal.Chuba Akpom scored the deciding goal in the 87th minute from close range on a nice cross from the left side by Nacho Monreal, and Arsenal topped the MLS All-Stars 2-1 in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game on Thursday.Once Arsenals young substitutes got going after entering midway through the second half, the opportunities came.Moments before halftime, Montreals Drogba scored on his third try following two deflections in one quick sequence for MLS to notch it at 1.The goal that I score and we lose, it doesnt count. ... Its a bit disappointing for me, Drogba said. Once again, I hate losing.Drogbas first attempt ricocheted off goalkeeper Petr Cech then the next off Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain before he converted with a shot to the right upper corner of the net in the second minute of stoppage time in the first half. Giovani dos Santos jumped on Drogbas back afterward.Joel Campbell scored on a penalty kick in the 11th minute for Arsenal following Jelle Van Dammes yellow card.Campbell converted the penalty kick with his left-footed shot to the left of a diving Andre Blake of the Philadelphia Union.There was a scare for the MLS team in the 22nd minute, when Dallas star Kellyn Acosta collided with Francis Coquelin. A trainer came out as Acosta grabbed at his right ankle but he got to his feet and stayed in the game.Blake stopped a free kick in the sixth minute for the MLS group, which regularly pushed into its offensive half.San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski received a roaring ovation when he entered to play on his home field in Avaya Stadium in the 73rd minute, when Seattle Sounders star Clint Dempsey also came into the match.This is the most talented MLS team weve put together, said MLS coach Dominic Kinnear, also the Earthquakes coach. I would have loved to have won the game and made this experience a little more positive.Wondolowski had a shot soar over the crossbar fromm just inside the 18-yard box in the 82nd minute.ddddddddddddLandon Donovan, a 14-time MLS All-Star and former San Jose great, was on hand and posed for photos with MLS Commissioner Don Garber.State-of-the-art Avaya Stadium, in its second season, is an 18,000-seat soccer-specific stadium boasting the largest outdoor bar in North America behind one goal -- a huge hit before the game with fans clad in Arsenal gear.Arsenal, managed by Arsene Wenger and preparing for the English Premier League season following a second-place finish last season, had huge sections of fans among the sellout crowd of 18,000 on a hot Bay Area day.I believe what is important for us in this kind of event is to analyze what aspect of our game we do well, said Wenger, who liked how his team applied what it has worked on in training and balanced its runs and maintaining possession early. For me it is a good opportunity as well to see many young players.One of those is new defender Rob Holding, who made his Arsenal debut.Five MLS players were back from the 2015 All-Star team.MLS teams are 9-4-1 and have outscored opponents 25-23 in the leagues summer showcase event, including a 2-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur last year in Colorado.I would say overall its less aggressive, Wenger said of the All-Star Game. These players come for a show, theyre happy to be together. Its not life or death. ... The contacts are less strong. Its a more friendly game.The privately funded, $100 million stadium broke ground in October 2012 and is known for its technological capabilities and other unique elements such as food truck options for concessions with an expansive grassy area for kids to play or watch a game on the huge video board.The seats are also three different shades of blue with a few red ones mixed in to honor the colors of past Bay Area soccer teams. The steep seating provides an increased noise level and keeps fans closer to the action. There is also an all-standing section behind one goal. ' ' '