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Luis Severino of the Athletics pitching against the Royals
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Severino Terrific as Athletics Survive Royals to Snap Skid

Athletics 6, Royals 4 Luis Severino continued his sparkling season — when pitching away from West Sacramento, that is — pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball to lead the Athletics past the host Kansas City Royals, 6–4, and spoil Alex Gordon’s induction into the Royals Hall of Fame Friday night. The Athletics notched 11 […]

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Wilmer Flores of the Giants celebrating a home run against the Athletics
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Three-Homer Night from Flores, Gem from Webb Lead Giants Past Athletics

Giants 9, Athletics 1 SAN FRANCISCO (May 16) — Wilmer Flores hit three homers — a grand slam, a three-run shot, and a solo shot — to drive in eight San Francisco Giants runs as they crushed the visiting Athletics, 9–1, Friday night at Oracle Park. Giants right-hander Logan Webb kept the Athletics from making […]

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Rangers Drop Close One to Mariners

Mariners 4, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 25) — The Texas Rangers fell in their series finale, 4–3, to the Seattle Mariners on Thursday afternoon. Home runs by Ty France and Luis Urias helped the Mariners nail down the series win and leapfrog the Rangers in the AL West. They now have a half-game lead over […]

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Rangers Crumble in Series Opener to Red Sox

Red Sox 4, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 18) — The Texas Rangers dropped the opener in their series against the Boston Red Sox, 4–2, Monday evening. A home run in the first inning by Marcus Semien got the dugout excited, but it wasn’t enough to secure a victory for the Rangers after being swept […]

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Joey Wiemer Gets his Chance
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Joey Wiemer Gets His Chance

Joey Wiemer gets his chance for the Milwaukee Brewers. The outfielder was called up this past weekend when Luis Urias was placed on the IL with a hamstring injury. Wiemer certainly has an opportunity to display his skills and stay on the big-league roster if he can show them that he can handle the day-to-day […]

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Benji Gil acknowledging the crowd after Mexico beat Canada
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Mexico Wins Pool C with Rout of Canada in WBC

Mexico 10, Canada 3 PHOENIX, Mar. 15 — Randy Arozarena came through in yet another big game, driving in five while going 2-for-2 with two doubles and two runs scored to lead Mexico to a 10–3 victory over Canada Wednesday afternoon. The result all but eliminates Canada, who would need a blowout Colombia victory over […]

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Milwaukee Brewers Second Base Options

The Milwaukee Brewers‘ second base options will be settled over the next few weeks as spring training winds down. With the trade of Kolten Wong, the team has been looking at several players. They are looking at an everyday starter, and also who will serve as backup(s). Important Position All positions in baseball are important, […]

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Colombia pitcher Guillermo Zuniga yelling in jubilee after recording the final out of his team's victory over Mexico.
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Colombia Shocks Mexico in WBC Opener on Costly Error

Colombia 5, Mexico 4 (10) PHOENIX, Mar. 11 — A fielding error with two outs in the top of the tenth gave Colombia the winning margin as they defeated Mexico, 5–4, in ten innings. Reynaldo Rodriguez, who plays professionally in Mexico, went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI to lead Colombia offensively, while […]

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