American League News

If they are going to continue to be successful, if they are going to hang around toward the top of the American League East standings all year, the Orioles have to buck this recent trend of short, uneven starts from their rotation.

Mark Reynolds ' fielder's choice with the bases loaded in the ninth inning lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

The New York Yankees have acquired Reid Brignac from the Colorado Rockies , Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com has learned.

Orioles DH and 2B feel like they must be the worst in the American League. Sadly, this is true.

Solid pitching and early scoring led the Lansing Lugnuts to a 3-1 win over the Great Lakes... Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the sixth inning to back Rick Porcello and... Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila follows through his swing on a sacrifice fly that scored teammate Miguel Cabrera during the fifth inning of a baseball ... (more)

In a revolving-door season, Joe Girardi is grateful he has to spend little time worrying about Hiroki Kuroda.

Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.

Pettitte was placed on the 15-day DL Friday because of a strained left trapezius muscle in his upper back.

Pettitte was placed on the 15-day DL Friday because of a strained left trapezius muscle in his upper back.

Moreno's super-expensive baby may be a super-disappointing 15-25, but he's not about to flip out.

One of the toughest parts of what he's going through, struggling Sea Dog pitcher and one-time Red Sox standout "The preparation work, the work between innings has been really good," Bard said on Thursday outside the Sea Dogs dugout.

The Houston Astros get a taste of some National League baseball on Friday when they play the first of three games against their former division rival Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

I don't have the time, the energy or the clipboard, but if I were to go around and survey baseball fans, I'm guessing the general assumption would be that most of the power resides in the American League.

Michael Morse clubbed a solo homer to help lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in the rubber match of a three-game set.

Two of the elite talents in the American League, Miguel Cabrera and Mariano Rivera, have begun this year no differently than any other they have played.

Today is an off-day for the Dodgers, and as they are flying into Atlanta for a weekend series starting on Friday, I thought it would be a perfect time to bring you another great guest article from Michael V. Pina of ESPN's TrueHoop Network.

Baltimore Orioles Manager Buck Showalter joined the Norris & Davis show to talk about his team.

And fittingly, the opener features two of the premier pitchers - Tigers ace Justin Verlander , who has led the American League in strikeouts three of the past four seasons, against Rangers ace Yu Darvish , who leads all major league pitchers in strikeouts this season and is among the leaders in victories.

So he pulled him with the bases loaded and none out in the third inning - even though he was only down 1-0. Then everything fell apart.

J.P. Arencibia and Adam Lind each hit two-run home runs, Ramon Ortiz won for the first time since 2011 and the Toronto Blue Jays won their season-high fourth straight game Wednesday night, beating the San Francisco Giants 11-3. The last-place Blue Jays, who came in with the fewest runs of any AL East team, have 33 runs and 41 hits in their past ... (more)