American League West News

The A's had an amazing 2012 season culminating in an AL West Crown. Their recipe was simple yet executed to simplistic perfection; pitching, defense, and clutch hits from the entire lineup, 1-9. Fast forward to this season.

With optimism higher for many Mariners fans after a series win against the AL East leading New York Yankees , fans are starting to think about bigger things for the 2013 Seattle Mariners .

Justin Grimm takes the hill on Saturday as the Texas Rangers try to bounce back against the Detroit Tigers in Arlington in the third test of a four-game series.

The Mariners took a major step forward this week, winning a series in New York for the first time since 2004.

I did an email interview with Brian Heise of Wahoo's on First, the Fansided Indians blog, as a preview for the Mariners' series in Cleveland this weekend.

Kenney said the injury occurred as Dyson tried to propel himself up the wall when his cleats gripped the padding.

"I wish I threw 96 , three feet across my body, but I'm just a regular-sized white guy," the Angels' pitcher said after being upstaged by Chicago White Sox starter Chris Sale for the second time in six days.

Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey reacts during the fifth inning AL baseball action against Chicago White Sox in Toronto on Thursday April 18, 2013.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia saw the direction Barry Enright's night was going and he wasn't about to give the right-hander any more rope.

The offseason addition of slugger Josh Hamilton to a lineup that already included Mike Trout and Albert Pujols put the Angels on a short list of World Series favorites, according to oddsmakers.

Back on April 17th , the Oakland Athletics were sitting pretty atop the American League West, sporting a gaudy 12-4 record.

Right-hander Colby Lewis expects to start a new medical rehabilitation assignment Monday and could be ready to join the Texas Rangers' rotation during the first week of June.

Rickey Henderson bounced through the Oakland clubhouse from one player to the next, one corner to the other, with a stop at the breakfast table to greet a few more guys before moving on to meet with Daric Barton by his locker.

Right now because of my schedule I've been stuck playing catch-up. This article is recapping Tuesday's win.

Runs may be at a premium on Thursday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington where Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers open a four-game series against Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.

Angels owner Arte Moreno publicly defended Mike Scioscia on Wednesday, telling FOXSports.com from the Owners Meetings in New York that there is "zero" chance he'll dismiss his 14-year manager amid a 15-24 start to a much-hyped season.

Every so often, A's fans are blessed with the opportunity to watch a weekday day game.

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Nelson Cruz launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning Wednesday, and Alexi Ogando took a no-hitter in the sixth inning as the Rangers beat Oakland 6-2 to win the three-game series.