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29 min ago | Houston Astros

Astros eye another strong outing from Lyles

The first two months of the season proved to be a game of lost-and-found between the Brewers and their starting pitching.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Jason Castro, Baseball Players, American League, Corey Hart, Houston Astros

4 hrs ago | CBS Local

Is This Another Rangers June Swoon?

There's an old saying in baseball that you can't win a division in April, but you sure can lose one.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Alexi Ogando, Josh Hamilton

8 hrs ago | Oakland Athletics

A's hit the road after Coliseum sewage flood

Athletics manager Bob Melvin said the team was fortunate the sewage flood in both clubhouses at O.co Coliseum on Sunday occurred at the end of a six-game homestand.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Yoenis Cespedes, Oakland Athletics

12 hrs ago | KHQ-TV Spokane

Indians Win Their 1st Game of the Season

Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Dillon Gee, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain.

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Related Topix: Sports, Freddie Freeman, Baseball Players, Dillon Gee, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, American League, Mariano Rivera, C.C. Sabathia

16 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Seattle gives up 21 hits in Angels' 11-3 win

Aaron Harang has never beaten the Los Angeles Angels in his lengthy career. During his latest attempt, the Seattle right-hander could barely even slow them down - and he still did better than his bullpen on a rocky night for the Mariners.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Baseball Players, Charlie Furbush, Kyle Seager, Alberto Callaspo, Peter Bourjos

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Lexington Herald-Leader

Rangers end 6-game skid with 8-7 win over A's

After a tough stretch, the Rangers had a loud and clear response Monday night to the message manager Ron Washington delivered the previous day.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Texas Rangers, Eric Sogard, Baseball Players, Oakland Athletics, Robbie Ross, Nick Tepesch

Dallas Morning News

Nelson Cruz's two home runs lead hitting revival as Rangers beat Athletics, break losing streak

Nelson Cruz thrust his right arm into the air and shouted out in relief while running the bases after hitting his second homer of the night for the Texas Rangers.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Eric Sogard, Baseball Players, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Robbie Ross, Nick Tepesch

Boston Herald

Struggling Rangers DH Berkman gets another day off

Lance Berkman walked in the Texas clubhouse Monday and saw his name unexpectedly missing from the starting lineup for the second game in a row.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Baseball Players, Adrian Beltre, Jurickson Profar

ChicagoSports.com

Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings

Starting pitching limits losing streaks. 2. Tigers : Every blown save is a cause for major concern.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Chris Davis, B.J. Upton, Opinion

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Yankees, Mariano Rivera survive wild ninth

Yankees 6, Angels 5: Mariano Rivera struck out Albert Pujols with the bases loaded to end the Angels' five-run rally in the ninth inning, and visiting New York snapped its five-game losing streak with a wild victory over Los Angeles.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Mariano Rivera, CC Sabathia, Mike Trout, C.C. Sabathia, Travis Hafner

BaySportsNet.com

A's Look to Expand AL West Lead Over Rangers

As amazing as the 2012 season was, the excitement that surrounded that final home stand when the A's finally took over the division lead from the Rangers on the final game of the season , their 2013 path towards a postseason appearance is shaping out to be more of a statement season than the surprising Cinderella tale.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Texas Rangers, Josh Reddick, Yoenis Cespedes

Halo Hangout

Return to the AL West: Los Angeles Angels

The Los Angeles Angels are hot once again. After taking the three-game series against a thin Yankees roster, the Halos look to resume their winning ways against the Seattle Mariners .

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Baseball Players, Jered Weaver, Jason Vargas, Scott Downs

Dallas Morning News

Grant: Nelson Cruz 'bewildered', 'confused' and 'concerned' about MLB steroid investigation

The Rangers are 4-9 in June and have dropped from first in the AL West to two games behind Oakland.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, American League

Press-Telegram

Angels Notebook: Team finds its lack of consistency troubling

It's been an up-and-down campaign, to be sure, with the Angels falling to 30-39 following Sunday's series finale against the New York Yankees.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Josh Hamilton

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Examiner.com

Texas falls off in new AL standings

It's amazing what a week can do to the MLB standings, as we're about to find out with the American League.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League

Dallas Morning News

Ron Washington, slumping Rangers await arrival of first-place Oakland ...

The arrival of American League West-leading Oakland for a four-game series beginning Monday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington triggered varied reactions from the second-place Rangers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, American League

ABC7 KGO

Bartolo Colon wins 6th straight as A's rout Mariners 10-2

Bartolo Colon worked seven strong innings to win his sixth straight decision, Josh Reddick homered and matched a career high with four hits, and the Oakland Athletics avoided a sweep with a 10-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Tom Wilhelmsen, Baseball Players, Justin Smoak, Kyle Seager, Bartolo Colon, Oakland Athletics

Major League Baseball

Smoak close to rejoining Mariners; Guti progressing

One day after alluding to the possibility of Smoak joining the Mariners in Anaheim from a Triple-A rehab stint for the second half of the club's road trip starting Monday, manager Eric Wedge said his first baseman made strides Saturday toward making that a reality.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Yoervis Medina, Tom Wilhelmsen, Baseball Players, Charlie Furbush

The Kansas City Star

Blue Springs graduate Nick Tepesch hitting rough patch for Texas Rangers

Blue Springs graduate Nick Tepesch, who is in his rookie season with Texas, hasn't avoided that fate.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Nick Tepesch, Texas Rangers, Chris Davis, Jeff Locke, Ryan Howard

Swingin' A's

The Chris Young Conundrum

The 2012 season hadn't even ended before the Oakland Athletics made their first deal of their offseason.

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Related Topix: Sports, Chris Young, Baseball Players, American League, Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics, Cliff Pennington, Arizona Diamondbacks, Coco Crisp