Rookie Mike Trout is one stolen base away from achieving a historic feat as the Los Angeles Angels close their season against the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Trout is trying to join Eric Davis (1987) and Barry Bonds (1990) as the only players in major-league history with 30 homers and 50 steals in a single season. Trout is second

The Los Angeles Angels are no longer part of the wild-card chase as they meet the host Seattle Mariners in Tuesday’s second contest of a three-game season-ending series. The Angels were eliminated when the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers on Monday and will finish third in the American League West despite an off-season spending spree that included huge contracts

The Los Angeles Angels are in a precarious situation when they open a three-game series against the host Seattle Mariners on Monday. Los Angeles’ only remaining shot at the postseason is to sweep the Mariners and have the Texas Rangers sweep the Oakland Athletics to force a tiebreaker between the Angels and Athletics for the American League’s second wild card. Seattle has lost three

The Oakland Athletics‘ playoff fate is going right down to the wire, which is appropriate considering the team has a major league-best 14 walk-off wins this year. The latest came in a 7-4 comeback win Saturday, reducing Oakland’s magic number to clinch a playoff spot to three and getting it within 2 1/2 games of Texas in the American League West.

Coco Crisp didn’t miss a beat after missing nine starts with an eye infection. Crisp belted his fourth leadoff homer of the season and eighth career and theOakland Athletics rode that fast start to an 8-2 triumph over the Seattle Mariners on Friday. Oakland will look to continue its momentum on Saturday when the American League West rivals reconvene to play the middle

The Oakland Athletics had aspirations of winning the American League West title, but only salvaged a split of their crucial four-game series with front-running Texas. After being pushed four games in back of the Rangers, Oakland will likely shift its attention toward preserving its slim lead in the race for the second wild card. On Friday, the host Athletics will open a

The Los Angeles Angels are running out of time to land a wild card spot but seek their fifth straight victory when they host the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The Angels won the opener of the series for their 23rd win in 32 games but are still two games behind the Oakland Athletics for the American League’s second wild card. Seattle struck out 20

How the Los Angeles Angels perform against the Seattle Mariners may determine whether the Angels can land a playoff berth. The Angels open a three-game series against visiting Seattle on Tuesday in the first of six games against the Mariners over the regular season’s final nine days. One of the wild card teams the Angels are attempting to chase down is the Oakland Athletics,

The Seattle Mariners go for their second straight series win Sunday, when they visit the Texas Rangers in the rubber match of their three-game set. After being swept of a three-game series at home by Oakland, Seattle kicked off its six-game road trip by taking two of three at Toronto. The Mariners dropped Friday’s series opener but bounced back with an 8-6 victory on

The Texas Rangers are likely to get a little healthier Saturday as they host theSeattle Mariners in the middle contest of their three-game series. Texas, which rolled to a 9-3 triumph in the series opener, is expected to activate both catcher Mike Napoli and reliever Robbie Ross from the disabled list. Napoli has been sidelined since Aug. 11 with a strained left quadriceps