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Jered Weaver planned a nice getaway for the All-Star break, a quick trip to the Napa Valley wine country. Instead, the Los Angeles Angels pitcher will be right at home, in the ballpark where he spends much of the season. Pitchers Justin Verlander, Andrew Bailey and Weaver were added Sunday to the American League team [...]

CC Sabathia doesn’t mind being a spectator at the All-Star game, even if his resume in the first half of the season is more than deserving of being the American League’s starting pitcher. Sabathia allowed one run in seven innings and won his eighth straight decision, and New York roughed up the Seattle Mariners for [...]

CC Sabathia allowed a run in seven innings and joined Tampa Bay’s David Price as the only 12-game winners in the American League, and the New York Yankees roughed up the Seattle Mariners for an 8-2 victory Sunday and head into the All-Star break with baseball’s best record. The World Series champions are 56-32 and [...]

Jason Bartlett hit a game-ending single over a drawn-in outfield in the 10th inning, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Ben Zobrist opened the 10th with a single off Kerry Wood (1-4) and later was forced out at second on Carl Crawford’s grounder. After Crawford stole second, [...]

Johan Santana saved the Mets from a sweep with another spotless outing and rookie Ike Davis hit his latest titanic home run in New York’s 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Alex Cora and pinch-hitter Josh Thole delivered RBI singles with two outs, and Angel Pagan had three of New York’s 13 hits.

Carlos Quentin hit a grand slam and a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox surged into first place in the American League Central with a 15-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Andruw Jones hit his 400th career homer during a seven-run, four homer third inning for Chicago, which moved atop the [...]

Carlos Quentin hit a grand slam and a solo homer, and the Chicago White Sox surged into first place in the American League Central with a 15-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. Andruw Jones hit his 400th career homer during a seven-run, four homer third inning for Chicago, which moved atop the [...]

Pitchers Justin Verlander, Andrew Bailey and Jered Weaver have been added to the American League team for the All-Star game. A couple of spots opened up because of a new rule — pitchers who start on Sunday are ineligible to play in Tuesday night’s game. All-Stars CC Sabathia of the Yankees and Trevor Cahill started [...]

Cole Hamels tossed six-hit ball into the eighth inning, Jimmy Rollins drove in the only run and the Philadelphia Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the NL West-leading Cincinnati Reds with a 1-0 win Sunday. Hamels (7-7) struck out three, walked three and didn’t allow a run for the first time in 18 starts this [...]

Cliff Lee’s next scheduled start for the Texas Rangers will be Saturday night in Boston. The Rangers rotation coming out of the All-Star break has Tommy Hunter pitching Thursday night against the Red Sox, followed by Colby Lewis, Lee and left-hander C.J. Wilson. Lee, the coveted All-Star left-hander acquired in a six-player deal from Seattle, [...]