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After giving up three runs on nine hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings, Sidney Ponson was rewarded with a standing ovation Monday night because he was in position for his second win in four starts since joining the Bombers.

If there was a day when the Yankees needed a little good news, it was Monday. The revelation that Jorge Posada and Hideki Matsui could both be lost for the season was ominous.

James Loney drove in five runs, including a bases-clearing triple in the fifth, and Matt Kemp had two doubles as part of an eight-run opening inning, propelling the Dodgers to a 16-10 rout of the Rockies Monday.

Fla. - The A's scored five runs in their first three games after the All-Star break, so on Monday, they made a move to add a little offense to their lineup. He's not Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, but Brooks Conrad, who made his big-league debut for Oakland at...

After the A's traded two experienced starters, Rich Harden and Joe Blanton, along with 2007 starter Chad Gaudin, their pitching remained solid. Their hitting, however, somehow went from bad to worse. In four games since the All-Star break, Oakland has scored...

Oakland athletics designated hitter Frank Thomas, sidelined almost two months because of tendinitis in his right thigh, has ...

Jason Isringhausen's countdown to 300 saves has been on hold since early May. When or if it resumes with the St. Louis Cardinals, ...

Boston manager Terry Francona is having trouble grasping why the Red Sox have been so dreadful on the road recently.

The Texas Rangers recalled pitcher Scott Feldman to start Monday's game against the Chicago White Sox and optioned catcher Taylor Teagarden to Triple-A Oklahoma.

Shortstop Omar Vizquel poses a sticky wicket for the Giants. On one hand, they surely want to see prospects such as Emmanuel Burriss and Ivan Ochoa at shortstop for the rest of the season. But with Vizquel hitting .166, he might be difficult to trade. In...