American League West News

Monday, the first official day on the job for new Astros president of business operations Reid Ryan, included mundane tasks like getting the keys to the building, finding his office and getting his computer set up.

The Mariners were a popular pick to be a "surprise" team this season, which, frankly, kind of ruins the surprise in the event that the surprise even occurs.

"Best game I've ever been a part of," said Perez. "It was the craziest, most fun ... obviously, it stunk to give up a home run, but it was still fun." Yan Gomes hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning as the Indians, revived by Seattle fielding errors in the final two innings, beat the Mariners 10-8 on Monday to complete a four-game sweep and ... (more)

Raburn, 32, signed with the Indians in January after spending his entire career in the Tigers organization.

Jurickson Profar will start at second base and bat ninth in his 2013 debut for the Rangers, who are taking on their nearest rival in the American League West.

Things you would expect to see in Cleveland: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the house where they filmed "A Christmas Story," LeBron James haters.

Doug Fister hopes to find better success this season against the Texas Rangers, as the Detroit Tigers conclude their four-game set against them at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

The Angels are 17-27 on the year and sit in fourth place in the American League West, a long way away from the rivals they were supposed to battle atop the division.

And here, all along, you were thinking the Rangers' chief competition in the AL West was Oakland or Los Angeles.

Justin Masterson allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings and struck out a season-high 11 as the Cleveland Indians overcame the Seattle Mariners 6-0. Michael Brantley had four RBI and clubbed a three-run homer in the second inning as the American League Central-leading Indians extended their winning streak to four games.

The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list and have called up top prospect Jurickson Profar .

Yoenis Cespedes has been playing in the big leagues for less than a season and a half, but his eight years' worth of experience playing in Cuba before that helped engineer the A's 4-3 win Sunday over Kansas City, completing a three-game sweep of the Royals.

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.

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

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

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 .

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

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.

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 .

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.