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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers rallied twice, once from a three-run deficit and again from a two-run deficit to beat the Detroit Tigers 11-8 on Sunday night. In a battle of American League powerhouses, the Rangers won three out of four game...

When the Tampa Bay Rays changed their name in 2008 and transformed overnight from the hapless laughingstock of the American League to 97-win division champions, their rotation featured five pitchers 26 or younger: At 26, James Shields was the old man...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- One nickname you wouldn't think of for Chicago White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy is "Wild Thing," but he wore that nameplate Sunday. Peavy, who came into the game fourth in the American League in walk-to-strikeout ratio, walked ...

With Hal Steinbrenner on hand for the Robinson Cano Show, No. 24 moved into a tie for the American League home run lead. When a reporter asked if Cano was putting on a display for the owner, Cano laughed and talked about just trying to win games. ...

The New York Yankees are now 26-16, owners of the second-best record in the American League -- especially impressive when you consider how many players are injured at the moment, many of them stars. Several major league veterans have seemingly bee...

Hiroki Kuroda isn't just the best pitcher on the Yankees right now. He might be the best pitcher in the American League. The 38-year-old came through for the Yankees yet again Friday night, hurling eight shutout innings in a 5-0 victory over the B...

When you look at baseball's best record, you can't overlook Mitch Moreland, who is playing lights out in the field and at the plate for the Texas Rangers.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- It's all about Yu Darvish versus Justin Verlander on Thursday. But the matchup between the Rangers and Detroit Tigers also features two American League powerhouses. It should be an entertaining four-game series. The Rangers ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Name a better ace versus ace matchup in the American League than Yu Darvish versus Justin Verlander. Can't, can you? Thursday night's matchup has a chance to be a classic battle of baseball's top right-handers. Combined, the...

The Los Angeles Angels have the second-worst record in the American League, but owner Arte Moreno told FOXSports.com that manager Mike Scioscia's job remains safe.

Alexi Amarista had three extra-base hits and the San Diego Padres matched their season-high with 17 hits, beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Wednesday for a two-game sweep.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- James Loney began Wednesday night leading the American League in hitting with a .381 average, and leading the majors in percentage of line drives hit, 34 percent. Do we need another excuse to revisit last August's trade betwee...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Texas Rangers rookie pitcher Justin Grimm had a stunning April, going 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA and earning American League Rookie of the Month. Then May arrived, and Grimm's fortunes did a 180-degree turn. Grimm suffered his third...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Texas Rangers' four-game winning streak came to an end Monday night, when they fell 5-1 to the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series against the defending American League West champions. Rough outing: Range...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The last time the Texas Rangers played the Oakland Athletics at the O.co Coliseum, they needed one win in their three-game, season-ending series to capture the American League West crown. The Rangers lost all three games and wat...

Turnaround in Oakland: The Rangers were 2-7 at O.Com Coliseum last year, so it wasn't just the last series of the regular season that cost them the American League West. It was the Rangers' fewest wins in Oakland since 2003 when they were 1-8. The pr...