American League News

The season has more than 100 games to go, but Omar Infante and Jhonny Peralta could bid to become the second double-play duo in Tigers history to each hit .300 for the season.

Josh Hamilton and Hank Conger homered to back Buckner's first victory in 3A1 2 years, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 7-0 on Saturday for their seventh straight victory.

Ouch! Injuries can do more than just the baseball player affected - they can throw off a team for weeks, even months at a time.

Matt Moore has received plenty of run support this season, and Saturday the Tampa Bay left-hander aims to move to 9-0 when the Rays resume their three-game series against the New York Yankees at Tropicana Field.

Canadian Joey Votto, fresh off his National League player of the week honours, has been a key contributor to the Cincinnati Reds' success this season.

J.J. Hardy, Chris Davis, Danny Valencia and Adam Jones all homered as the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-6, Friday in the second test of a four-game set at Rogers Centre.

Cleveland starter Justin Masterson said he felt something was slightly off as he prepared to face the Boston Red Sox.

The miscues didn't hurt as New York won its 14th consecutive road victory beating the Braves, 12-1. 1925 - In Detroit's 8-1 win over the Chicago White Sox, Ty Cobb became the first to collect 1,000 career extra-base hits.

John Lackey allowed two hits in seven innings, Mike Carp hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on a rainy Friday night.

New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson suffered a fractured knuckle on his left pinkie during Friday's 9-4 win against the Tampa Bay Rays.

David Phelps pitched into the eighth inning and Brett Gardner clubbed a two-run homer, as the New York Yankees topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-4, at Tropicana Field.

After losing the final six games of their recent road trip, the Seattle Mariners should be happy about playing at home for the next week.

The dusk of May is usually way too early to begin talking about a team approaching a make-or-break it portion of their schedule.

The Oakland Athletics are a perfect 6-for-6 against the Houston Astros so far this season, and the first-year AL West foes will square off again Friday at Minute Maid Park to open another three-game series.

With about a quarter of the 2013 season in the books, the American League West still has its fair share of questions moving forward as it did at the beginning of the season.

When it comes to generating excitement around baseball prospects one attribute jumps off the page: power.

Francona, let go by Boston after the 2011 season, got a standing ovation after the first inning during a video tribute on the center-field scoreboard.

Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in the winning run with a 10th-inning single, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.

Detroit's Miguel Cabrera could be on his way to another Triple Crown. The American League's reigning MVP tries to stay hot on Thursday when the Tigers open a four-game series with the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.

Lamar left fielder Darian Johnson, #16, gets under a foul pop fly during the Lamar University baseball game against Houston Baptist University on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Vincent-Beck Stadium.