Rays manager Joe Maddon says B.J. Upton relishes this time of year, when games mean more, pressure's on and the spotlight becomes brighter.

Mike Trout hit a homer on Justin Verlander and robbed Prince Fielder of one in the Los Angeles Angels' 6-1 win vs. the Detroit Tigers.

Saturday's American League roundup: Brett Anderson won his fourth in a row for the A's, and three White Sox homered.

Rookie Jurickson Profar hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 4-2 win Saturday vs. the Tampa Bay Rays.

Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis broke his thumb on a pitch from New York Yankees starter CC Sabathia during Saturday's 5-4 Baltimore win.

Brandon McCarthy is back to his Twitter-happy self, a positive sign for the pitcher struck in the head by a line drive this week.

Alberto Callaspo's two-out single in the ninth gave the Angels a 3-2 win over the Tigers, their ninth win in 10 games.

Oakland A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy remains in a "life-threatening" situation two days after being hit in the head by a line drive.

Ben Zobrist hit a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th off Mark Lowe to give the Rays a 3-1 win over the Rangers.

Alex Rodriguez, Russell Martin and Steve Pearce hit homers to give the Yankees a seven-run cushion, and they held on top the Orioles 8-5.