Daric Barton

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rangers manager Ron Washington kept calm and stuck with his reliable closer even as Joe Nathan pitched himself into serious trouble. Nathan delivered for his toughest save of the year after Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking...

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As the Orioles went 5-1 on this week’s six-game homestand, it’s been an eventful week for right-handed reliever Pedro Strop. Earlier this week, with closer Jim Johnson hospitalized with food poisoning, Strop had the opportunity to step into...

Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain has been placed on the disabled list with a left groin strain, taking him out of the lineup as the team returns to Kansas City for its home opener. Cain hurt the groin when he bumped into the wall while chasing a flyball...

The trade was made in January, and the debate about it raged on through the winter. But the Mariners figured the dividends would begin to kick in around tax time. A quick audit following Saturday night's 4-0 win over the Oakland A's proved that the early...

TV SPORTS College Football-Akron at Miami (Ohio), 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU); Florida State at Boston College, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Soccer-MLS Playoffs, 6:30 and 9 p.m. (ESPN2); Women's College, Washington State at Washington, joined in progress, 9 p.m. (FXSP)...

Jemile Weeks had two hits and drove in three runs, and Hideki Matsui homered to lead the Oakland Athletics to an 8-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday.     Matsui's solo blast gives him a combined 499 homers in Japan and the U.S. and helped...

Kansas City pitcher Danny Duffy didn't see much need to celebrate his first victory in the major leagues. His teammates thought otherwise and gave the Royals rookie a milk shower. What else would you expect from the youngest team in the big leagues?...

Kansas City's Luke Hochevar was unhittable for five innings.   A single by Oakland's backup catcher and a controversial call on rookie Jemile Weeks' bunt changed all that and kept the Royals' right-hander winless in seven career starts against the...