Evan Longoria was held of the Tampa Bay Rays lineup for a seventh straight game because of a strained left quadriceps. Thursday night's series opener against the Kansas City Royals was another game Longoria missed since he was injured making a defensive play Sept. 23 at New York. With the Rays having already clinched a postseason berth, manager Joe Maddon said he is getting the All-Star ready…

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Mitch Moreland raced home from first base with the winning run after a wild pitch and a throwing error on a strikeout with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting AL West champion Texas to a 6-5 victory over last-place Seattle on Wednesday.

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With a weekend showdown against the Padres looming, S.F. rides stellar pitching to maintain its advantage.

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The Tampa Bay Rays are getting ready to do battle in the postseason so it must have felt good on the clubhouse…

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The Tampa Bay Rays gave a full house little to cheer about. Kevin Millwood allowed two hits over seven innings, Felix Pie hit a two-run triple and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Rays 2-0 before a capacity crowd of 36,973 on Wednesday night. The Rays gave away 20,000 tickets for the regular-season home finale.

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Gather 'round, because it's time to recap the most recent diamond doings. Roll Call starts in Atlanta…

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The New York Yankees clinched their 15th postseason berth in the last 16 years and CC Sabathia got his 21st win of the season, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Tuesday night.

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The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will lose about $10 million this year and, at 76-80, are likely going to have…

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Brian Matusz pitched seven impressive innings and Nick Markakis drove in two runs with a triple and a single, leading the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-0 victory over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Matusz (9-12) allowed three hits, two of them infield singles. The rookie walked one, hit a batter with a pitch and matched a career high with eight strikeouts before being replaced by…

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On a night when Mariano Rivera and Jonathan Papelbon both failed to hold ninth-inning leads, Juan Miranda drew a bases-loaded walk from Hideki Okajima in the 10th that gave the New York Yankees a dramatic 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.

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