In a season full of bumps for the New York Yankees, there has been one sure thing. Namely, Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka tamed the highest-scoring team in the majors and the Yankees stopped a four-game skid, beating Oakland 2-1 Thursday and ending the Athletics’ five-game winning streak. Facing the A’s for the first time, Tanaka (9-1) got...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Oregon Tech softball team was ranked No. 18 in the season-ending NAIA Softball Coaches’ Poll, announced today by the national office. Oregon Tech was ranked in the Top 25 of the NAIA poll each of the nine weeks of the poll, beginning with the No. 25 spot in the preseason...

NEW YORK — Make no mistake about it: Sean Doolittle and the Oakland Athletics are enjoying these wins over the skidding New York Yankees.   Yoenis Cespedes homered twice, Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning and Oakland overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Yankees 7-4 Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory.   The highest-scoring team in...

ATLANTA — Lloyd McClendon’s unusual lineup left the Seattle manager answering questions about his team’s scoring potential. As it turned out, Hisashi Iwakuma and the Mariners’ stingy bullpen didn’t need much offense. Iwakuma combined with two relievers on a six-hit shutout and the streaking Mariners beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Wednesday to complete a two-game sweep. Cole...

CINCINNATI – Juan Perez hasn’t gotten many at-bats in the majors. He didn’t need a whole lot of experience to know what was coming this time. Left-hander Tony Cingrani was going to throw a first-pitch fastball.   The young outfielder got it and hit it out.   Perez and Michael Morse homered with two outs in the sixth inning on...

NEW YORK – Sean Doolittle wasn’t surprised at all by the Oakland A’s offensive outburst in the 10th inning. Brandon Moss hit his second homer of the game leading off the 10th, and the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night. The major’s best run-producing offense then got an RBI double from Jed Lowrie and...

ATLANTA – John Buck downplayed his recent power surge against the Braves as simply taking advantage of the odds.   Buck had three hits, including a two-run homer in the seventh inning that gave Seattle the lead, and the Mariners rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.   The homer was...

INCINNATI – Jay Bruce hadn’t driven in a run in more than a month. He finally got a notable RBI and kept Cincinnati’s winning streak going.   Bruce drove in a pair of runs and Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run homer Tuesday night, leading the Reds to a season-high fourth straight win, an 8-3 victory over the sloppy San...

NEW YORK – Kyle Seager was so locked in Monday night he had no idea Derek Jeter nearly caught his short fly down the left-field line on a carom until he was safe on third with a triple. Seager had another triple, a home run and a double in a rare feat not seen in more than 40...

ST. LOUIS – Tim Hudson still refuses to take credit for his quick start to the season.   “There comes a lot of luck with it,” he said. “I’m just throwing the ball and missing (bat) barrels.”   The San Francisco right-hander threw seven shutout innings and Joaquin Arias keyed a four-run first inning with a two-run single...