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Rob Manfred, commissioner of Major League Baseball, looks vaguely confused while attending a conference in July. November 8 is the day that residents of Arlington, Texas will vote on an important issue: whether to spend public money to fund a new, retractable-roof stadium for the Texas Rangers. Commissioner Rob Manfred definitely wants a new stadium for the Rangers, and he stumped for it in Arlington on Tuesday by saying some truly baffling things. Continue to Article

September 21, 2016 11:45:am EST

George Springer hit a go-ahead single in the top of the 10th inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Tuesday night. Tony Kemp, who tied it with a pinch-hit double in the seventh, got things going with a leadoff double against Sean Doolittle (2-3) and Jake Marisnick sacrificed him to third to bring up Springer. The Astros remain in the mix for the AL wild card. Continue to Article

September 21, 2016 1:23:am EST

Nick Martinez stuck his glove blindly behind his back and stabbed a hard liner out of the air, part of a spectacular double play in a big relief appearance for the Texas Rangers as they got closer to another AL West title. ''I don't know how he caught it,'' manager Jeff Banister said after the Rangers' 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night cut their magic number to two. Rookie Nomar Mazara hit his 20th homer, a go-ahead, two-run shot for the Rangers (90-62) in another testy game with multiple ejections. Continue to Article

September 21, 2016 1:22:am EST

Rookie Nomar Mazara hit his 20th homer in another testy game with multiple ejections and the Texas Rangers moved closer to their second consecutive AL West title by beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Tuesday night. Texas (90-62) cut its magic number to two to clinch the seventh division title in franchise history. Mazara hit a 438-foot drive off rookie right-hander Daniel Wright (0-4) just beyond the Rangers bullpen in right-center, a two-run shot in the fourth that put them up 4-3. Continue to Article

September 20, 2016 11:46:pm EST

Giants All-Star right-hander Johnny Cueto (16-5, 2.86 ERA) will try to help his team recover from a Monday night debacle when he faces off against Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Rich Hill (12-4, 2.06 ERA) in the second game of a three-game series Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers (85-65) increased their lead in the National League West to six games Monday by rallying for two runs in the ninth inning off the San Francisco bullpen, producing a 2-1 victory. Adrian Gonzalez's double gave Los Angeles the walk-off win. Continue to Article

September 20, 2016 3:59:am EST

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