Explore trade deadline rumors as the Athletics shop pitchers Jeffrey Springs, JP Sears, and Luis Severino to pitching-hungry contenders.

BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers host the Athletics to start a three-game series. Texas is 50-50 overall and 28-20 in home games. The Rangers have gone 23-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

David Fry had a career-high four RBIs, Gavin Williams struck out 11 and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Athletics 8-2 on Sunday to take the weekend series. Angel Martínez had three hits, including a home run to lead off the seventh inning,

Enter, the San Francisco Giants, who need offensive pop badly if they really want to compete in the National League. Right now, the Giants rank No. 27 in slugging, which is clearly not good enough to compete with the powerful offenses around the league and even in their own division.

The Guardians jumped in front with a pair of early runs and Gavin Williams recorded 11 strikeouts in seven innings.

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Calhoun Community College announced its new baseball and softball head coaches Monday. The college named Cam Chafetz as its new Head Baseball Coach and Denton Bowling as its new Head Softball Coach.

The Texas Rangers aim to get back above .500 when they continue a nine-game homestand by hosting the Athletics on Monday in the first of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.

Shea Langeliers, Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz homered in the final two innings to help the Athletics pull away for an 8-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma has appointed a 12-member committee representing key areas across the university community to conduct a nationwide search for its next Vice President and Director of Athletics.