ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Angels' starting lineup Tuesday, one day after tweaking his right oblique on a swing during pregame batting practice.Ohtani was still undergoing evaluations by the time Angels manager Phil Nevin spoke to the media roughly three hours before the first pitch of a game against the first-place Baltimore Orioles, and…

ARLINGTON, Texas -- As arguably the two best right-handed pitchers of their generation, the relationship between the Texas Rangers' Max Scherzer and the Houston Astros' Justin Verlander has taken many forms.It also has evolved from some early career friction as young teammates with the Detroit Tigers, mostly thanks to their brief time as teammates with the New York Mets."Looking at…

ARLINGTON, TEXAS -- Jose Altuve homered in each of the first three innings Tuesday night, leading the Houston Astros' explosive beginning in their rivalry clash with the Texas Rangers.The barrage gave Altuve homers in four straight plate appearances going back to Monday's game, and five homers in his last six plate appearances -- the most in a two-game span in…

1stAltuve homered to left center (406 feet).101stJ. Abreu grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Peña scored, Tucker out at second, Bregman to third.201stMcCormick singled to left, Bregman scored and Bregman scored, J. Abreu to second.302ndAltuve homered to left center (398 feet).402ndJ. Abreu singled to center, Bregman scored and Peña scored, Tucker to third.603rdMaldonado homered to left (394 feet), Dubón scored.803rdAltuve…