NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay.
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Dan Straily turned in another poor performance Wednesday in Oakland, suggesting the A’s might need a new starting pitcher. Who are the candidates to take his place?
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PHOENIX (AP) — Tim Hudson threw Eric Chavez a steady diet of cut fastballs and sliders Wednesday and the Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman feasted.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rangers manager Ron Washington kept calm and stuck with his reliable closer even as Joe Nathan pitched himself into serious trouble.
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The A’s play baseball just a few steps away from the home of the Warriors, and manager Bob Melvin is boasting some neighborly love.
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”It usually works out like this,” Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. ”When guys are traded, they have a good night.”
Whatever Fredi says. Braves slugger Justin Upton, who leads the majors in home runs, went deep for No. 13 on Monday night in his first game at Chase Field since the Arizona Diamondbacks traded him and Chris Johnson during the offseason. Upton had four hits and Johnson also homered for Atlanta, which beat Arizona 10-1 . The Braves also have an early edge in a seven-player deal that sent Martin Prado to the D-backs in exchange for Upton, who was the top overall pick in the 2005 draft.
Upton received a nice ovation from the old home crowd when he stepped in for his first plate appearance, though boos seemed more noticeable as the night went along. His home run in the sixth inning snapped a 46 at-bat streak, spanning 14 games, without one.
More prodigal son action: Outfielder Rick Ankiel, just picked up by the New York Mets after being let go by the Houston Astros, nearly made a great catch on a blooper to rob Ty Wigginton of the St. Louis Cardinals — Ankiel’s first major league team. But Ankiel, who had to use the glove of pitcher Jonathan Niese because Ankiel’s equipment had not yet arrived, could not hang on after a dive.
”I do think if I have my glove it stays in there,” Ankiel said. ”I’m the type of person, if I get a glove on it I feel I should have caught it.
”I didn’t. It stinks.”
Wigginton later scored on some head’s-up baserunning to help the Cardinals win 6-3.
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After dropping a series in Seattle, the A’s return home and look to A.J. Griffin to get them back on track. Watch the game on CSN California and follow along with In-Game Live!
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These days, doubleheaders usually get played only because of weather postponements. And they’re usually double-admission splits; one in the afternoon and one at night, to maximize revenues. BECAUSE OF MONEY!
But the Cleveland Indians are doing something different Monday. They’re playing two against the New York Yankees starting at 12:05 p.m. ET, and fans can watch both games at Progressive Field for the price of one admission. The games originally were scheduled for April 10-11, but were not played because of inclement weather. The Indians used to draw enough fans that split doubleheaders were common. Not only is attendance is down this season, making a split harder to justify, but the Indians happen to be in the middle of a road trip right now. They’re coming from Detroit on Sunday and heading to Philadelphia for a game Tuesday.
The rarity prompted team president Mark Shapiro to exclaim, like Ernie Banks might:
Let’s play 2. Old school DH today.
— Mark Shapiro (@MarkShapiro) May 13, 2013
The Indians haven’t scheduled a traditional doubleheader since 1992 when they played at Municipal Stadium, the Jake’s precursor. This isn’t that, not quite (and there’s no Albert Belle) but it’s still fun.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Joe Saunders has no idea why he can’t win on the road when he can’t lose at home.
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SEATTLE (AP) — After losing five games in a row, the Oakland Athletics were ready for something to go right. So when Josh Donaldson gave the A’s an early lead with a solo home run in the second inning, his teammates got a confidence boost.
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