Jarrod Parker

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rangers 3, Athletics 1 Rangers 3, Athletics 1: David Murphy and Adrian Beltre homered in the first inning and Ross Wolf pitched five solid frames in his first major-league start as host Texas avoided a three-game sweep against...

The Sports Xchange By Michael Eldridge, The Sports Xchange Rangers 3, A's 1 ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers scored three runs in the first inning and avoided a three-game series sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday...

The Sports Xchange By Michael Eldridge, The Sports Xchange Rangers avoid sweep with 3-1 win over A's ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers scored three runs in the first inning and avoided a three-game series sweep with a 3-1 victory over the Oakland...

LF Yoenis Cespedes homered in the third inning, his ninth of the year. He has homered in two of five meetings against Texas this season. It was his fifth career home run against the Rangers, second most against any opponent. RHP Dan Straily pitched the...

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Dan Straily had been more about hype than substance. Now he's about substance, too. Straily pitched the game of his life Tuesday night, tossing seven scoreless innings to beat the Rangers 1-0. He gave...

MLB Team Report - Texas Rangers - INSIDE PITCH A model of stability for the first six weeks of the season, the club has had to make one change after another in the last week due to injuries. On Tuesday, the club announced that right-hander Nick Tepesch...

The Oakland Athletics can further tighten up the American League West race if they can complete a three-game sweep of the host Texas Rangers with a win in Wednesday’s series finale. Oakland won the opener 9-2 before downing Rangers ace Yu Darvish 1-0 on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Chris Young returned to Oakland's lineup on Saturday, but the outfielder is still not contributing much, and another recent returnee, Coco Crisp, also hasn't caught fire since...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Brett Anderson has missed large chunks of the past three years with injuries and a new one might cost him the rest of this season. Anderson has a stress fracture in his right foot,...

The Kansas City Royals have wasted a pair of superb pitching performances and, consequently, are staring at the possibility of a three-game sweep in the series finale against the host Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Luis Mendoza will take the mound for the...

OF Jarrod Dyson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a high right ankle sprain on Friday, an injury he incurred while trying to leap for a homer by the Angels' Mike Trout on Wednesday. Dyson is expected to miss two-to-four weeks, according to the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH The Royals won two of three at Anaheim, but Jeremy Guthrie was the surprise losing pitcher in the middle game of the series. Guthrie yielded four home runs in a 6-2 loss Tuesday...