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While most of baseball’s division leaders are comfortably ahead of the pack, the margin separating teams vying for the Wild Card spots is very tight. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball: Angels Lose Series to Mariners, Fall 8 Back of Rangers in AL West After bolstering their rotation by acquiring pitcher Zack Greinke at the trade deadline, the Los Angeles Angels (60-55) expected to c

After losing 4 in a row on the road, The Victoria Generals managed to split a doubleheader with the  Woodlands Strykers at Riverside Stadium last night.  The Generals won game one 2-0 behind a complete game shutout by Jordan Pacheco.  The Strykers won the night cap 2-1. In game one, Pacheco had an outstanding outing,  allowing just four hits while striking  out eight batters on his way to the c

You know that Taco Bell commercial showing the guy catching a foul baseball with his left hand while eating a nacho-filled taco with his right? The motto is, “if you can eat your nachos with one hand, you can be a hero with the other.” Well, this motto works a little bit better with a bucket of popcorn.

It was a mixed bag for the Victoria Generals this weekend, wrapping up a sweep of the Alexandria Aces with a 7-2 win on Saturday night, only to drop one to the Brazos Valley Bombers 6-2 on Father's Day. The Bombers seem to have the Generals number, having beaten the Generals 4 out of the 5 losses the team has suffered this season. The Generals record has fallen to 8-5, while the Bombers improved t

The Victoria Generals are back in action and off to a great start, but lost their first game so far this season, dropping one to the Brazos Valley Bombers 6-4 Monday night at Riverside Stadium. Pitcher Jordan Harrison had a great game going, allowing just 2 hits and an earned run in 6 innings. Corey Holmes was his relief, but the Generals gave up 3 runs in the 7th inning to tie, and 2 more later t

The Washington Nationals, Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians are among the surprising division leaders as Major League Baseball ends its first month of competition. However, it’s the Los Angeles Dodgers who possess the best record in baseball at the end of April. Here’s what’s happening this week in Major League Baseball.

Now, a man who was once nicknamed "Nails" for his toughness, will be called..."Harley's Douche Bag of the Day".

Doctors say Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has a form of inoperable brain cancer called glioblastoma. Doctors at Duke University treating the 57-year-old Carter released a statement saying surgery is not a good alternative at this time, although "we discussed an aggressive treatment plan with Mr. Carter and his family, which will include chemotherapy and radiation." Carter, who just wr

The boys of summer are done hibernating: MLB spring training is in full swing, so to speak, down Florida (and Arizona) way.

Justine Siegal pitched batting practice at the Cleveland Indians' spring training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, marking the first time a woman has ever performed this task. She will pitch batting practice again today, this time for the Oakland A's. This isn't the first time the 36-year-old has been a baseball gender pioneer -- in 2009 Siegal became the first woman to coach first base for a men's