Seth Smith (baseball)

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...

Here's something you might not know about the infamous Angel Hernandez game: The A's had a great chance to win the game even after Hernandez and his fellow umpires twice blew the call on what would have been a game-tying home run. Chris Perez, the...

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees finally provided starter Phil Hughes the run support he was lacking this season in a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday before 41,349 at Yankee Stadium. Hughes (1-2) went eight innings, scattered four...

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OAKLAND -- C.J. Wilson survived a rocky start, Howie Kendrick, Mike Trout and Mark Trumbo each hit solo home runs, and Ernesto Frieri came through with a five-out, 35-pitch save Wednesday, as the Angels snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory...

OAKLAND -- The game was still close in the sixth inning Tuesday night when Angels Manager Mike Scioscia turned to his bullpen with two on and two outs and the Oakland Athletics leading by two runs. What happened next was almost predictable. Left-...

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OAKLAND — Monday night merged into Tuesday, and on and on the Angels and Oakland Athletics played, their game stretching so far into the wee hours of the morning that the cows were home and tucked into bed long before it was over. It was the...

DETROIT — On the American League side of October, the handwriting is already on the wall. This sets up to be a playoff showcase for home run hitters and Justin Verlander. The Tigers' dominator is in a group of five guys who seem likely to be...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jose Valverde hopes to speed his way back into the closer role for the Detroit Tigers during the World Series. After reviewing video of his meltdown against the New York Yankees in the AL championship series opener, Valverde...

The Oakland A's forced a Game 5 in the American League Divisional Series, topping the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in game four on Wednesday at Oakland Coliseum. It seemed like the Tigers would be advancing to their second straight ALCS and have a rested Justin...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins were cautiously optimistic heading into the All-Star break, thinking their best baseball of the season was ahead of them after a competitive road trip to Detroit and Texas. Three games into the unofficial second...