The Oakland A's have placed shortstop Bobby Crosby on the DL with a strained left hamstring, retroactive to July 3. Gregorio Petit has been recalled from Sacramento. It will be Petit's second stint with Oakland this season. The DL trip marks the fifth

Keith Foulke has been placed on the disabled list by the Oakland A's with right shoulder stiffness. This is the second DL stint this year for Foulke. He has been replaced on the A's 25-man roster by left-hander Jerry Blevins. Blevins was named to the

For his second consecutive outing against the Fresno Grizzlies, Gio Gonzalez nearly threw a no-hitter and had to settle instead for a one-hitter. On June 18, Gonzalez threw eight innings versus the Grizzlies, allowing only one hit, no walks and striking

Trevor Cahill's rise as one of baseball's best pitching prospects continued on Friday night, as the 20-year-old right-hander dazzled in his third start at the Double-A level. Facing the Arkansas Travelers for a second consecutive outing, Cahill was

The Idaho Falls Chukars never led in an 8-2 to the Orem Owlz on Independence Day. With the loss the Chukars are now 6-12 this season, while Orem continues to lead the Pioneer League's South Division with a 13-5 record. After suffering two hard luck

Vernon Wells hit a two-run homer, Alex Rios went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three stolen bases, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the error-plagued Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Saturday night. Halladay (10-6) gave up two runs and six hits in seven innings,

SEATTLE -- The Tigers can hit left-handed starting pitching. It has been one of the few consistencies about what has been an inconsistent offense at various times this year. Mariners lefty Erik Bedard, however, threw the Tigers a curve. Then he threw

SEATTLE -- Tigers manager Jim Leyland is trying what he can to get Edgar Renteria out of his struggles, but he's also trying what he can to get some offense. So on Saturday, he'll likely give Michael Hollimon another try for a game. It has been a

Joba Chamberlainthinks it's time for the Yankees to 'put it in gear,' and is looking to get things going Sunday at the Stadium with his first career start against the Red Sox. 'There are a lot of veterans here, and they aren't panicking, but we still

SEATTLE -- Part of the challenge for a left-handed specialist, Bobby Seay said Saturday, is to keep hitters off-balance the more they see you. He's in the process of doing that against the American League's veteran left-handed bats, but surprisingly,