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Adrian Beltre had a three-run double among his four hits, Derek Holland pitched eight scoreless innings for his fifth consecutive victory over Boston and the Texas Rangers beat the Red Sox 7-0 Friday night.

The Rangers take a much needed day off Monday before a week filled with Sox -- the Chicago White Sox and then baseball's best team, at least record-wise, the Boston Red Sox. A Rangers offense that went cold over the weekend and didn't hit with run...

Buster Olney continues his top-10 series with a New Year's power rankings. The Red Sox, Yankees and Phillies all have higher payrolls, but dominant pitching and superb defense make the Tampa Bay Rays the best team in baseball.

Blog | Conversation | January 01, 2012

CHICAGO -- One of the best team players in Chicago White Sox history was left standing alone Tuesday. With the eighth inning about to start, all the White Sox position players appeared to be heading out to the field before they suddenly stopped. M...

For what many consider baseball's best team on paper, there are still concerns. Start with Daisuke Matsuzaka and his changed regimen, or Josh Beckett and what appears to be a loss of command. Can the Red Sox get them right?

Blog | Conversation | March 14, 2011

White Sox-Rays Preview

The San Diego Padres aren't merely off to a good start. No, since July 27 of last season, they've been arguably the best team in all of baseball. So the idea of the Padres as sellers -- well, it may have to be put on hold for a while.

Blog | Conversation | May 14, 2010

The Cardinals have become the best team in the NL -- with a lot of thanks to Matt Holliday -- but their salary history suggests that keeping the slugger around might be a stretch, writes Buster Olney. A prediction on where he'll be playing next season.

Blog | Conversation | September 11, 2009

Yankees-Athletics Preview

DeWayne Wise hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

The White Sox have won eight of their past 10 games, but no one seems to notice or to care.

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Tigers-Devil Rays Preview

The Tigers might have the majors' best record, but according to ESPN.com's Power Rankings, the White Sox are still the best team.

Tampa Bay (26-39) at Detroit (42-23) 7:05 pm EDT