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Nationals trade Morse to Seattle in 3-team deal
The Mariners added some much-needed power to their lineup Wednesday, acquiring Michael Morse from Washington in a three-team deal that moved catcher ...
Oakland gives manager Bob Melvin 2-year extension
Bob Melvin has repeatedly described the comfort of managing right at home in the Bay Area — and Billy Beane has described the comfort in having a ...
Tax increases could factor in MLB negotiations
Team executives and agents wandered into the Agave Sunset lounge at the resort where the general managers' meetings were held in Indian Wells, Calif.
McCarthy healthy, ready for normal offseason
Pitcher Brandon McCarthy is ready for a normal offseason after being medically cleared this week to resume his regular routine, less than three months ...
Melvin, Johnson picked as managers of the year
Young rosters, small budgets, limited expectations. No matter. Bob Melvin of the Oakland Athletics and Washington's Davey Johnson won big right away ...
Giants, Tigers pitched their way to the top
When the San Francisco Giants scored twice off Detroit's Anibal Sanchez in the second inning of Game 3 of the World Series, Tigers fans at Comerica ...
World Series gets awfully hairy with wild beards
This is going to be a very hairy World Series. Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is looking seriously scraggly. Same goes for teammate Sergio Romo, whose ...
Bell dealt to D-backs, who trade Young to Oakland
Heath Bell became the latest player jettisoned by the Miami Marlins when he was dealt Saturday to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who also acquired ...
Barry Zito's gem cuts Giants' NLCS deficit to 3-2
Offense has a lot to do with San Francisco's streak of 13 consecutive victories when Barry Zito is on the mound, given they're averaging more than six ...
Zito, Giants beat Cards, close NLCS deficit to 3-2
The big curveball was back, and Barry Zito mixed in some well-placed fastballs, too. It was just like the good old days. Zito was at his best Friday ...
Tigers top Yankees 2-1, need 1 win for pennant
Justin Verlander and Detroit's stellar starters are on quite a roll — no matter who is in the opposing lineup. Verlander took a shutout into the ninth ...
Verlander pitches Tigers past A's, back to ALCS
Miguel Cabrera danced on a chair in one corner of the visiting clubhouse, puffing a cigar. Prince Fielder doused his young sons, Jadyn and Haven, with ...
Tigers ride Justin Verlander back to ALCS
Once he finally made his way to the victorious visiting clubhouse, Justin Verlander's teammates greeted him with chants of "Cy Young!" and sprayed him ...
A's rally past Tigers 4-3 to force Game 5
Dog-pile celebrations and whipped cream pies became a regular occurrence this season for the Oakland Athletics. Perhaps none was as improbable or ...
Tigers go ahead 1-0 on A's with Jackson RBI single
Max Scherzer struck out five Oakland batters and Austin Jackson hit an RBI single as the Detroit Tigers took a 1-0 lead against the Athletics after ...
Anderson pitches A's past Tigers to avoid sweep
Coco Crisp saved a likely home run, and Oakland's season for at least one more game. If the center fielder had any lingering frustration about that ...
Tigers score in 9th, beat A's 5-4 for 2-0 lead
Don Kelly is on Detroit's postseason roster because he can play any position in the field, so it was with some irony that he stood at the plate — as ...
Verlander overpowers A's in Detroit's 3-1 win
Justin Verlander threw a fastball that caught a bit too much of the plate, allowing Oakland's Coco Crisp to lead off the game with a stunning home run
A's rookie Parker to face star-laden Tigers
A rookie vs. the reigning MVP. That's a fitting way for the Oakland Athletics to start the postseason. The A's will send Jarrod Parker (13-8) to the ...
Athletics sweep Rangers to win AL West on last day
The Oakland Athletics had been down and doubted so many times during this remarkable year that a four-run deficit against the two-time reigning AL ...
A's win AL West, Yanks take AL East, pairings set
Coco Crisp settled under the final fly ball, and the Oakland Athletics started charging onto the field like a bunch of Little Leaguers chasing an ice ...
Column: A's write a script good as "Moneyball"
Forget the movie about these Oakland A's. Already been done and, besides, Brad Pitt has moved on to other things. No one would believe this anyway, ...
A's win AL West, Yanks & O's to settle AL East
A dropped fly ball by Josh Hamilton, a home run from Ryan Zimmerman and pitch by pitch, the baseball playoff picture became completely clear on the ...
Cards back in, AL division races down to last day
Here's how the pennant races look with one day to go: — LAST TEAM IN: St. Louis clinched baseball's final postseason berth Tuesday night when the Los ...
A's forge 1st-place tie with 3-1 win over Rangers
After erasing what once appeared to be an insurmountable deficit, it has come down to this for the Oakland Athletics — one game against the Texas ...