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Rangers start series with Oakland Fri Sep  9 11:04:44 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Texas Rangers will try not to lose any more ground in their hunt for an AL West title when they begin a three-game series tonight versus the Oakland Athletics in Arlington. Texas is only 2 1/2 games ahead of the LA Angels of Anaheim in the division standings and had won four of six games until suffering a 5-4 loss in 10 innings at Tampa Bay on Wednesday. Rangers reliever Mark Lowe served a game- winning home run to Desmond Jennings in the bottom of the 10th inning to abso
Royals seek offense in clash with Mariners Fri Sep  9 10:45:29 2011 EST
ts Network) - The Kansas City Royals try to get the bats going this evening when they continue a four-game set with the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. After getting blanked and nearly no-hit in the finale of their three-game set with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, the Royals' bats were again silent in Thursday's opener with the Mariners, pushing just one run across in a 4-1 loss. Ichiro Suzuki led the game off with a home run and Justin Smoak added a two- run shot later on for Seattle,
Chen tries to pitch KC to sweep of A's Wed Sep  7 10:58:34 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Bruce Chen tries to lead the Kansas City Royals to a three- game sweep of the Oakland Athletics this afternoon at the Coliseum. After rallying for a win on Monday, Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning to get his first victory in more than a month on Tuesday, and the Royals received homers from Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur in a 7-4 victory. Duffy (4-8), who gave up four hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings, earned his first win since July 31 at Cleveland. The rookie
Duffy, Royals upend A's Wed Sep  7 01:48:06 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Danny Duffy pitched into the seventh inning to get his first victory in more than a month, and the Royals got homers from Eric Hosmer and Jeff Francoeur in a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Duffy (4-8), who gave up four hits and three runs over 6 1/3 innings, earned his first win since July 31 at Cleveland. The rookie southpaw lost his previous four decisions over a six-start span. Francoeur and Salvador Perez each had three hits with an RBI and two runs s
Tigers' Jackson claims AL weekly honors Tue Sep  6 16:38:22 2011 EST
In seven games last week, Jackson batted .529 with three doubles, three triples, two home runs, five RBI and 13 runs scored. The 24-year-old led the majors in batting average, hits, triples, runs scored and total bases (33). He also finished tops in the American League in slugging percentage (.971) and on-base percentage (.543). Other notable performances included Angels shortstop Erick Aybar; Royals rookie first baseman Eric Hosmer; and Oakland Athletics right-handed pitcher Brandon McCarthy.
Indians' Kipnis returns from DL Tue Sep  6 15:33:10 2011 EST
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians activated rookie second baseman Jason Kipnis from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday. Kipnis, 24, has been out with a right hamstring strain and oblique soreness since August 12. He's hitting .279 with six home runs and 11 RBI in 18 games for Cleveland this season. The Indians also claimed pitcher Jason Rice off waivers from the Oakland Athletics and recalled second baseman Luis Valbuena from Triple-A Columbus.
Gonzalez, A's resume set with Royals Tue Sep  6 10:41:24 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Gio Gonzalez shoots for his fourth straight win this evening when the Oakland Athletics continue a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at the Coliseum. Gonzalez was magnificent in beating the Cleveland Indians on Thursday, as he scattered four hits over seven scoreless innings to improve to 12-11, while lowering his earned run average to 3.21. He also walked four and struck out seven in the triumph and is averaging 8.95 strikeouts-per-nine innings. If he maintain
A's target fifth straight win in opener vs. KC Mon Sep  5 10:52:28 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics take aim at their fifth straight win this afternoon when they open a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals at the Coliseum. Oakland continued to roll on Sunday, as Ryan Sweeney and David DeJesus each drove in two runs to back five solid innings from Trevor Cahill to help the A's beat the Seattle Mariners, 8-5, and sweep the three-game series. Cahill (10-13) gave up one run on five hits to pick up his first win since July 27. He struck out four an
A's top Mariners, complete sweep Sun Sep  4 19:49:53 2011 EST
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Ryan Sweeney and David DeJesus each drove in two runs to back five solid innings from Trevor Cahill, as the Oakland Athletics took down the Seattle Mariners, 8-5, to sweep a three-game series. Cahill (10-13) gave up one run on five hits to pick up his first win since July 27. He struck out four and walked two for Oakland, which has won four in a row. The right-hander, who was 0-4 over his previous six starts, has recorded double-digit victories for all three years
Pineda tries to get on track versus Athletics Sat Sep  3 10:57:02 2011 EST
(Sports Network) - Rookie Michael Pineda takes aim at his first win in five starts this afternoon when the Seattle Mariners continue a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum. One of the leading candidates for the American League Rookie of the year, Pineda was dealt a hard-luck loss last Saturday against Chicago, which managed just two runs and three hits off the right-hander in six innings. He also struck out eight in the 3-0 loss, but fell to 9-8 on the year to go along w
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