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Luke Scott didn't have the breakout season he was looking for last year when he joined the Tampa Bay Rays.He hit only .229 with 14 homers — not what anyone was looking for in Tampa Bay's floundering offense. He was back on the free agent market at the end of the season, but he decided to take Tampa Bay's best offer and give it one more shot with the Rays.Scott hit a grand slam off Tigers starter Doug Fister to lead the Rays to an 11-5 win on Tuesday, raising his spring batting average to .375. The Rays are looking for offense anywhere they can find it and any production from Scott is a big deal."I feel so good this spring," Scott said. "I am seeing pitches better and I am taking the time to see some good pitches. I am doing everything better with my mechanics and I feel like it's all coming together."Scott batted cleanup and even got some time in right field. He's been battling nagging injuries all spring but played four innings in right, his first time on the field this spring. He sai...
Travis Hafner hit a go-ahead homer that was upheld by video replay and No. 9 batter Lou Marson broke the game open later in the sixth inning with his first career gr...
Johnny Damon drove in three runs, Alex Avila and Will Rhymes had two RBIs apiece and the Detroit Tigers beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-4 on Sunday.Rick Porcello (5-10...
Josh Hamilton drove in three runs, Tommy Hunter pitched into the seventh inning to remain unbeaten and the Texas Rangers edged the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Sunday n...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Braun hit a grand slam and Casey McGehee added a solo shot off the glove of a leaping Torii Hunter, leading Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee ...
David Ortiz hit two homers in the same stadium where he won the Home Run Derby nearly two weeks ago, and Clay Buchholz pitched seven strong innings in the Boston Red...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michael Young had three hits and drove in three runs, including the tiebreaking RBI single for the Texas Rangers in an 8-7 victory Tuesday ni...
Gio Gonzalez has been on the right side of consecutive weather-impacted starts.The hard-throwing lefty pitched seven innings of one-hit ball, and the Oakland Athleti...
Howie Kendrick provided a rare highlight for the Los Angeles Angels when he singled leading off the fifth inning to break up Gio Gonzalez's bid for a no-hitter.Four ...
The Los Angeles Angels couldn't do much of anything against Edwin Jackson , whose teammates were feasting on Ervin Santana's juicy pitches.Jackson pitched seven supe...
The long-overdue run support the Chicago White Sox gave Edwin Jackson enabled him to relax and pitch his game, something he hadn't been able to do for quite a while....
Joel Pineiro gave up nine hits before giving up a run. And when he did, Atlanta's No. 9 hitter helped turn the game around with one swing.Joe Mather hit a three-run ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Manny Ramirez hit a pair of RBI singles and the Los Angeles Dodgers scored five runs in the fourth inning despite another mental mistake on th...
Buck Showalter's difficult task of turning around the last-place Baltimore Orioles began with a victory.Luke Scott hit a two-run homer and Josh Bell added a two-run ...
The Angels placed starting pitcher Garrett day disabled list Tuesday, a day after he suffered a strained right groin in the first inning of a game against Texas.Rich...
Michael Young had three hits and three RBI to 3 victory over the Angels.Josh Hamilton also had three hits, including a homer, while Mitch Moreland went 3-for-5 with ...
Mike Napoli went deep twice against his 3 Texas win over the Angels.Ian Kinsler and Nelson Cruz also homered for the Rangers, who are one game ahead of Detroit for t...
Brad Bergesen won his third straight decision with eight solid innings and the Baltimore Orioles got RBI singles from Nick Markakis and Luke Scott in a 3-1 victory o...
Hideki Matsui hit a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh inning, barely eluding the glove of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 4-2 w...
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over a Los Angeles Dodgers split squad on Saturday in the Cactus League opener for both t...