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Beckett seeks 12th victory

Adam Madison, ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's MLB action, including Josh Beckett make a slightly delayed return after the All-Star break.

Story | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Polanco falling behind at the plate

Special to ESPN.com

Placido Polanco's numbers have dropped significantly, and the reason is his struggles hitting from behind in the count.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Hanson faces Giants and Brewers

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews the 16th week of the major league season and notes that Tommy Hanson has two great matchups.

Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009

Mike Williams was a two-time All-Star?!

David Schoenfield, Page 2

Page 2 assembles the ultimate list of quirky Midsummer Classic tidbits. It's All-Star trivia madness!

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009

Orioles take advantage of two Lopez errors, rally past Mariners

Associated Press

The Orioles took advantage of two errors by second baseman Jose Lopez and rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to beat the Mariners 5-3.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | July 08, 2009

Halladay best best for July 4

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews the action for the weekend in fantasy baseball, including starting pitcher rankings and matchups to exploit or avoid.

Story | Conversation | July 03, 2009

Millwood, Marquis very lucky so far

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft takes a look at batting average on balls in play (BABIP) numbers from June to see which players are lucky, unlucky and for real.

Story | Conversation | July 02, 2009

Scherzer's recent hot streak

AJ Mass, ESPN.com

AJ Mass previews the games for the weekend of June 26 and 27 in the major leagues and notes that Max Scherzer will have a hard time beating the Angels.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009

Mazzaro to battle with Lincecum

Adam Madison, Special to ESPN.com

Adam Madison previews Tuesday's major league action and sees a couple of intriguing pitchers' duels between Carlos Zambrano and Edwin Jackson, as well as Vin Mazzaro against Tim Lincecum.

Story | Conversation | June 22, 2009

Lopez homers as M's extend Pads' interleague woes

Associated Press

Jose Lopez homered and the Mariners extended the Padres' interleague record losing streak on Wednesday.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | June 17, 2009

Wang, Penny fight to stay in rotation

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Wednesday's matchups in the major leagues, including big starts for Chien-Ming Wang and Brad Penny.

Story | Conversation | June 16, 2009

Branyan has been somewhat lucky

Tristan H. Cockcroft, ESPN.com

Tristan H. Cockcroft examines May's BABIP numbers and discusses players who are lucky, like Russell Branyan, and others who are not.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2009

Beware, Stephen Strasburg

David Schoenfield, ESPN.com

Stephen Strasburg is the clear No. 1 choice in this month's baseball draft, but the history of top pitching picks suggests he's a long shot to make it big.

Story | Conversation | June 01, 2009

Angels complete rally with three runs in ninth

Associated Press

The Angels scored three runs in the ninth and overcame a seven-run deficit in the game to beat the Mariners on Sunday.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | May 31, 2009

Mariners clip Red Sox with Gutierrez's single in ninth

Associated Press

Franklin Gutierrez singled under the glove of third baseman Mike Lowell to score Ronny Cedeno with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a key error by Boston to beat the Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | May 17, 2009