Alan Solomon

What's wrong with the A's? Oakland manager Tony La Russa, who had been talking about starting Miguel Jimenez (0-2, 8.83) Sunday, said Friday he'd switched to Bob Welch (0-5, 9.53)....

For Scott Sanderson, this is another visit to a place he's worked before-17-11 with Oakland in 1990-but he won't be working, at least not as a starting pitcher. Manager Gene...

Manager Gene Lamont, loading his lineup with right-handers against lefty Chuck Finley, put Bob Zupcic in the leadoff spot for the first time. Led off before? "Oh, maybe a handful...

In a move that caught everybody by surprise, Buck Rodgers was fired Tuesday as California Angels manager. Marcel Lachemann, who had been brother Rene's pitching coach for the Florida Marlins,...

Maybe later: Manager Gene Lamont says the rotation won't be affected by Thursday's day off. But there's another day off Monday. "We'll see what happens," Lamont said-in a tone that...

Dwight Smith started the night batting .266 for the Angels with two homers and 14 RBIs. The Cubs chose to keep Glenallen Hill (.228, two homers, three RBIs in 22...

Bob Zupcic is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. Those are power stats. Six homers in 708 big-league at-bats says the stats lie. "I think I have...

Even before he homered in his first at-bat there, Frank Thomas liked The Ballpark in Arlington. It reminded him of what Comiskey Park isn't. "This caters to the players," said...

Didn't help: Manager Gene Lamont started left-handed batter Mike LaValliere against lefty Kenny Rogers. Just a hunch: LaValliere had caught both of Jack McDowell's victories. McDowell still had problems, but...

Could be an interesting homecoming Friday for Julio Franco, let loose by the Rangers after last season. Franco drove in 84 runs last year. But with Jose Canseco limited to...