The Washington Nationals paid a heavy price for Gio Gonzalez last winter, shipping four well-regarded players to Oakland to obtain the left-hander and immediately signing him to a lucrative contract extension.
Miguel Cabrera has left Detroit's game Thursday against Toronto in the second inning with right ankle soreness.
Alex Avila's RBI single with two outs in the 11th gave the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday, one inning after center fielder Austin Jackson kept the game tied with a spectacular catch.
Miguel Cabrera has left Detroit's game Thursday against Toronto in the second inning with right ankle soreness.
The extra playoff spot in Major League Baseball this season has thickened the races, with several teams well within October's reach despite taking mediocre records into the stretch run.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and union head Michael Weiner expressed disappointment that the Yankees' Robinson Cano was booed repeatedly by fans at the All-Star Home Run Derby after bypassing Billy Butler of the hometown Kansas City Royals.
Ryan Braun was back in the spotlight at the All-Star game. And this time, it was for what happened on the field.
Prince Fielder made a splash at the All-Star Home Run Derby. Eight of them.
Adam LaRoche's first season in Washington was a disaster. As the tear in the labrum of his left shoulder slowly grew, it derailed the Nationals' first baseman so much so that at this time last year he was a shell of his former self. His season would last 43 games.
