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4 hrs ago | Motor City Bengals

Looking Back At The 2003 Detroit Tigers-Week 7

The 2003 Detroit Tigers , the team that quite possibly turned around the fortunes of the franchise , actually rode into the seventh week of the season on a high note.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Baseball Players, Brandon Inge

8 hrs ago | Seattle Mariners

Wedge rests center fielder Saunders on Saturday

After starting 15 straight games since returning from his sprained shoulder, Michael Saunders was given the day off Saturday by Mariners manager Eric Wedge.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Michael Saunders, Tom Wilhelmsen, Franklin Gutierrez, Seattle Mariners

Sat May 18, 2013

Seattle Times

Mariners may have reason for optimism after a slow start

Raul Ibanez was among the veteran Mariners hitters who really stepped up during a recent 18-game team hot streak.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Dustin Ackley, Baseball Players, Justin Smoak, Felix Hernandez, Hisashi Iwakuma, Erasmo Ramirez

Deep Left Field

Jason Kipnis Walk Off Homer Leads Indians Over Mariners 6-3

Jason Kipnis blasted a walk-off 3-run 10th inning home run to send the 34,282 in attendance home happy and giving the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners .

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Jason Kipnis, Baseball Players, Charlie Furbush, Vinnie Pestano, Cleveland Indians

The St Paul Journal

AL Capsules

Jason Kipnis' three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Jason Kipnis, Baseball Players, Vinnie Pestano, Cleveland Indians, Justin Smoak

Swingin' A's

Bottom of the Lineup Struggles

The A's had an amazing 2012 season culminating in an AL West Crown. Their recipe was simple yet executed to simplistic perfection; pitching, defense, and clutch hits from the entire lineup, 1-9. Fast forward to this season.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Derek Norris, Baseball Players, Eric Sogard, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Adam Rosales

BleacherReport

5 Radical Predictions for the Remainder of the Mariners' Season

With optimism higher for many Mariners fans after a series win against the AL East leading New York Yankees , fans are starting to think about bigger things for the 2013 Seattle Mariners .

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Dustin Ackley, Baseball Players, Kyle Seager, American League East, Seattle Mariners, Alex Rodriguez

The Miami Herald

Detroit Tigers

Justin Grimm takes the hill on Saturday as the Texas Rangers try to bounce back against the Detroit Tigers in Arlington in the third test of a four-game series.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Andy Dirks, Baseball Players, Justin Grimm, Detroit Tigers, Craig Gentry

SoDo Mojo

Five things: Mariners win series in Bronx

The Mariners took a major step forward this week, winning a series in New York for the first time since 2004.

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

SoDo Mojo

Brian Heise interviews me for Wahoo's on First

I did an email interview with Brian Heise of Wahoo's on First, the Fansided Indians blog, as a preview for the Mariners' series in Cleveland this weekend.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Dustin Ackley, Baseball Players, Justin Smoak, Felix Hernandez

The Kansas City Star

Dyson returns to Kansas City after going on disabled list

Kenney said the injury occurred as Dyson tried to propel himself up the wall when his cleats gripped the padding.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jarrod Dyson, Kelvin Herrera, David Lough, American League, Major League Baseball, Jeff Francoeur, Hideki Okajima

San Bernardino County Sun

CHICAGO 3, ANGELS 0: White Sox left-hander Sale dominates Angels for second time in a week

"I wish I threw 96 , three feet across my body, but I'm just a regular-sized white guy," the Angels' pitcher said after being upstaged by Chicago White Sox starter Chris Sale for the second time in six days.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Tyler Flowers, Chris Sale, Chicago White Sox

Fri May 17, 2013

Seattle Times

Adam Rosales' go-ahead homer lifts A's past Royals

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jarrod Dyson, Salvador Perez, David Lough, Adam Rosales, American League, Major League Baseball, Josh Donaldson

The Globe and Mail

Maloney: Deconstructing the Blue Jays wretched start

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey reacts during the fifth inning AL baseball action against Chicago White Sox in Toronto on Thursday April 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, American League East, R.A. Dickey, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees

DigitalBURG

Angels lose 9-5 to Royals after giving up 7 in 3rd

Angels manager Mike Scioscia saw the direction Barry Enright's night was going and he wasn't about to give the right-hander any more rope.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jarrod Dyson, Eric Hosmer, Aaron Crow, Kansas City Royals

BleacherReport

5 Bold Predictions for the Remainder of Angels' Season

The offseason addition of slugger Josh Hamilton to a lineup that already included Mike Trout and Albert Pujols put the Angels on a short list of World Series favorites, according to oddsmakers.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Josh Hamilton, Baseball Players, Mike Trout, Mark Trumbo, Jered Weaver

BleacherReport

Oakland Athletics: 5 Key Takeaways from Series vs. Texas Rangers

Back on April 17th , the Oakland Athletics were sitting pretty atop the American League West, sporting a gaudy 12-4 record.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Sean Doolittle, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Ryan Cook

Star-Telegram.com

Rangers notes: Colby Lewis on target for early June return to rotation

Right-hander Colby Lewis expects to start a new medical rehabilitation assignment Monday and could be ready to join the Texas Rangers' rotation during the first week of June.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Colby Lewis, Baseball Players, Texas Rangers, Ian Kinsler, Matt Harrison

Thu May 16, 2013

The Daily Republic

A's get insight from Hall of Famer Henderson

Rickey Henderson bounced through the Oakland clubhouse from one player to the next, one corner to the other, with a stop at the breakfast table to greet a few more guys before moving on to meet with Daric Barton by his locker.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Daric Barton, Texas Rangers, A.J Griffin, Rajai Davis

Nolan Writin'

Rangers Supplant Athletics In Extra-Inning Thriller

Right now because of my schedule I've been stuck playing catch-up. This article is recapping Tuesday's win.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, Major League Baseball, Mitch Moreland, Baseball Players, Derek Holland, Eric Sogard, Adrian Beltre, Robbie Ross