John Lackey has flown under the radar for a long time. The Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher has been very consistent over the years but doesn’t get an abundance of praise. On Thursday, the Seattle Mariners got a first-hand look at how well Lackey can pitch as he lead the Angels to a 3-0 victory.
Lackey went all nine innings for a five-hit shutout. The win was his tenth of the season and his ERA lowered to 3.53. Lackey now has at least ten victories in each of the last seven seasons. As a rookie in 2002, he had nine victories …read more

As September rolls on, we are getting closer and closer to the end of the baseball regular season and the start of the baseball playoffs. Here is a breakdown of each of the division in Major League Baseball.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL East
The Tampa Bay Rays are leading the division but the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are only 1.5 games back. The New York Yankees aren’t even third anymore as they have been passed by the red hot Toronto Blue Jays.
AL Central
The Chicago White Sox have a 2.5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox …read more

Hank Blalock of the Texas Rangers is going to move to first base after he gets off the DL. Blalock, who has nearly 700 career games at third base, will make the switch over to first base in a move aimed at helping the Rangers become a better team.
The Rangers began the season with Ben Broussard at first base but he was waived after an unproductive start to the season. Since Blalock has been on the DL, Ramon Vazquez has hit well for Texas. Vazquez is hitting .333 with two homers and seven RBIs.
Blalock was having a …read more