SEATTLE — The first game coming back from the All-Star break should be filled with enthusiasm and excitement for a team in or near a playoff position and coming off a restful few days.

Instead, the Seattle Mariners’ ...Read More

ANAHEIM, Calif. – There was no need for any locker room speeches. The Detroit Tigers reassembled after the All-Star break, went through a full-squad workout Friday afternoon and got right back to business.

“There’s ...Read More

There were no tears when the Twins scored four runs in the third inning Friday at Wrigley Field, but there was plenty of sweat and even some blood.

In the first game out of the All-Star break, an important time given the ...Read More

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Any team can beat any team on any night. Anything can happen in extra innings.

And on and on.

There are so many qualifiers that make baseball unpredictable and help to justify any number of losses in...Read More

HOUSTON — The Orioles ended the first half playing their best baseball of the season, winning four straight for the first time.

In one way, it was critical momentum heading into the All-Star break — providing a ...Read More

There was a time not long ago where the Red Sox falling into an early two-run hole would have been a death sentence. The Red Sox weren’t a team built to play from behind, and the club often struggled to mount any kind of...Read More