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Russell Branyan, Mariners fight off the Red Sox

Seattle TimesFirst baseman finishes an 11-pitch at bat with a game-tying sacrifice fly to left. Then Takashi Saito walks the bases loaded in the ninth and Chris Woodward singles in the game-winning run to defeat the Boston, 3-2....
Seattle Mariners2 hours ago

Larry Stone: Mariners deserve big All-Star contingent

Seattle TimesIchiro, Russell Branyan, David Aardsma and Felix Hernandez have the numbers, but will the team being in the middle of the pack hurt their chances?...
Seattle Mariners2 hours ago

Shea hey

San Francisco ChronicleHow come the Giants and A's aren't as juicy as the Cubs and White Sox? We'll provide the answer, but parental guidance is recommended. The Cubs and White Sox played last weekend, and bad blood flowed freely on Chicago's South Side, where the White Sox winning... ...
Oakland Athletics2 hours ago

Mariners get anoter one-run win over Red Sox at Fenway

Tacoma News-TribuneChris Woodward's bases-loaded pop up in the ninth inning dropped behind a partially draw-in infield to score the go-ahead run and lift the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday....
Seattle Mariners2 hours ago

Johnson, M's win thriller

Tacoma News-TribuneBOSTON – There seems to be nothing these Seattle Mariners like more than a good, close game, probably because it’s rare when they play any other kind....
Seattle Mariners14 hours ago

Healthy again, Kelley glad to be back in 'pen

Tacoma News-TribuneBOSTON – One month into his major league career, reliever Shawn Kelley wound up on the disabled list – and worried for a time that the Seattle Mariners would think him a malingerer....
Seattle Mariners14 hours ago

Santana's return yields mixed results

Riverside Press-Enterprise...
Los Angeles Angels16 hours ago

RANGERS BRIEFS

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Texas Rangers16 hours ago

Friday's Texas Rangers spotlight: Josh Hamilton

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Texas Rangers16 hours ago

Lowly Indians rip the lowly A's

Sacramento BeeCLEVELAND -- Shin-Soo Choo gave his high school baseball coach a fitting tribute. Choo learned before batting practice that his coach had died of cancer. Then he homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs in a 15-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night that snapped Cleveland's five-game losing streak. "I'll never forget this game," said Choo, who helped South Korea to the championship game of the World Baseball Classic in March. "If I was told before the game I would do this, I wouldn't believe it," he added. "He was almost a like a second dad." Choo had an RBI single, tw...
Oakland Athletics17 hours ago

A's notebook: Extra rest for Anderson

Oakland TribuneSuzuki shaping up as Oakland's best bet for the All-Star Game...
Oakland Athletics17 hours ago
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