The Western Bulldogs are confident the manic pressure that suffocated West Coast can be replicated against Hawthorn on the wider expanses of the MCG.The Bulldogs will go into Fridays AFL semi-final full of confidence after their surprise 47-point elimination final win over the Eagles at Domain Stadium.West Coast were held to their second-lowest score of the season in the 14.15 (99) to 7.10 (52) loss as the Bulldogs dominated the contests.Stopping Hawthorns precise ball movement at the wide MCG might be a harder task but Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd says hes confident it can be done.Hawthorn are a really hard team to defend at any ground they play on, Boyd said on Monday.Subiacos quite narrow but we thought we defended the ground pretty well and we think that was evident by keeping West Coast to a pretty low score.We feel that if our team defence stacks up, we can defend any team.Thursdays triumph over the Eagles was the Bulldogs first ever interstate finals win and their first victory in September since 2010.Boyd said the win was up there with the best hed experienced in his 14 seasons with the Bulldogs.Youve got to enjoy the wins when they come, and we try to do that throughout the year as well, whether its a final or not, he said.You work really hard all week for those two hours that come on the weekend.But were certainly not celebrating yet.Forward Toby McLean and midfielder Lukas Webb were held out of the VFL and are in contention to replace midfielder Lin Jong, who broke his collarbone in the win over the Eagles. 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He also hit a two-run shot in the fourth. Nathan needed 31 pitches to nail down his 12th save in as many chances this season. After a pair of one-out walks and a mound visit from pitching coach Mike Maddux, Seth Smith doubled in a run. Nathan intentionally walked Brandon Moss before striking out Daric Barton on seven pitches. The closer then retired pinch-hitter Eric Sogard on a first-pitch groundout to end a game that took 3 hours, 43 minutes. Tanner Scheppers (3-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Nelson Cruzs second sacrifice fly of the game tied it in the eighth against Ryan Cook. As manager Bob Melvin was ejected by first base umpire D.J. Reyburn for arguing a close call on Bartons groundout that ended the eighth, the third time the reigning AL Manager of the Year has been tossed in 2013. The AL West-leading Rangers (25-14) bounced back a night after having their four-game winning streak snapped in a 5-1 loss Monday to the 2012 division champions, who swept Texas in the final three regular-season games last fall to steal away the West crown. Texas also stopped a five-game skid in the Coliseum with the clubs first victory here since July 17 last year. It marked the longest home unbeaten run for the As in the rivalry since winning eight in a row from June 17, 2003, to April 6, 2004. Nate Freiman hit a go-ahead double in the sixth after Luke Montzs tying sacrifice fly, but Cook couldnt hold a one-run lead in the eighth. Josh Donaldson doubled twice and drove in a run among his career high-matching four hits for the As. 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As CF Coco Crisp is set to be activated from the disabled list Wednesday after working his way back from a strained left hamstring. Fellow OF Chris Young (strained left quadriceps) will be examined in Oakland, back from his rehab assignment with the River Cats. ... Oakland pitchers have begun taking batting practice ahead of interleague play at San Francisco on May 29-30. ... On a night when the NBAs Golden State Warriors and NHLs San Jose Sharks were each playing second-round playoff games on the road, announced attendance was 12,969. ' ' '