(Reuters) – Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez was denied a no-hitter but still struck out 12 batters in a pitching gem as the Tigers sent the Minnesota Twins crashing to their 10th straight defeat with a 6-0 victory on Friday. Sanchez was heading towards a second career no-hitter with one out in the ninth inning before Joe Mauer punched a single up the middle to deny the Venezuelan a chance to become the 28th pitcher in Major League history with multiple no-hitters. …

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The Cleveland Indians announced Friday that first baseman/outfielder Nick Swisher was activated from the paternity list.

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This is more like what this year’s Los Angeles Angels were expecting.
Thursday night the Angels won their fifth in a row, downing the Kansas City Royals 5-4 thanks to home runs from Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Mark Trumbo and Chris Ianetta. The win pulled the Angels even with the Seattle Mariners for third place in the AL West and gave roughed-up pitcher Joe Blanton his first win of the season in nine starts.
The Angels are now 20-27 and the highest they’ve been in the standings since April 27. It’s not proof that everything is right in Anaheim, but it’s a promising sign that things are getting better.
The most impressive moment for the Angels came early: Trout’s first inning home run traveled 463 feet, the longest of his career, the third longest this week and 11th longest of the season, according to Home Run Tracker .

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COMMENTARY | If you’ve happened to take a peek at any box score from a Detroit Tigers game in 2013, the obvious void in offensive production lies at catcher. Current starter Alex Avila is in a deep slump with an unforeseeable end, while career backup Brayan Pena doesn’t appear to be suited for an everyday role at this point.

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CLEVELAND — Justin Verlander was trying to beat the weather and the Cleveland Indians. He did both, but it took longer than he would have preferred.

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COMMENTARY | When a team overhauls its roster in the offseason as dramatically as the Cleveland Indians did over the winter, fans can only hope the new additions work out more often than not. Fortunately, that has been the case for the Tribe thus far as offseason acquisitions Michael Bourn, Mark Reynolds and Nick Swisher have all played well in 2013.

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(Reuters) – Mike Trout became the youngest player in the American League ever to hit for the cycle in the Los Angeles Angels’ 12-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. The reigning AL rookie of the year singled in the third inning, tripled in the fourth, doubled in the sixth before completing the feat with a home run in the eighth. The 21-year-old finished with five RBIs while starter Jerome Williams pitched eight scoreless innings to get the win. Alex Rodriguez previously held the record when he hit for the cycle in 1997. …

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COMMENTARY | Nearly two months into the grind that is the Major League Baseball season, the Cleveland Indians thus far have been pretty fortunate avoiding the injury bug. As the 162-game schedule marches on, the Indians hope to remain healthy for a possible stretch run come September. Alas, injuries still happen, and currently the Tribe have five players out of action.

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A 77-year-old trained a horse that a 50-year-old rode to victory in the Preakness, which should give anyone worried about the graying of America something to cheer about.

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The Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Indians are tied 7-7 after 9 innings.

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