AL West

It'd be hackneyed—and overkill—to begin a dissection of the Houston Astros' slow start with "Houston, we have a problem."

It's April. There are 145 games left on the schedule. Grains of salt must still be liberally sprinkled over every statistic and slot in the standings.

But this isn't how things were supposed to go for the Astros.

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez was scratched from his start Friday night against the division-rival Los Angeles Angels due to an illness.

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The Houston Astros are missing something, but it's hard to put a finger on it...

Wait, no. There it is. Clearly, what they need is a healthy Lance McCullers.

You see a foul ball, he sees a tryout opportunity.

For the Oakland A's ball boy, opportunity came knocking in the third inning, when the Kansas City Royals' Christian Colon sliced a foul ball to the right side.

Springing easily from one leg, the young man casually plucked the ball out of the air, securing the errant hit before tossing it to a nearby fan—all while maintaining an understated confidence.

You know what they say about $240 million contracts. It's amazing how quickly they can go from looking like money well spent to money wasted and back to money well spent again.

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Felix Doubront will undergo Tommy John surgery on Tuesday.

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The Oakland Athletics finished off a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 2-1 win on the road Sunday night and prepared to hop on a plane to return home for a series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo will miss Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels after suffering a calf strain, per Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register.

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If you haven’t heard of the Texas Rangers’ Rougned Odor, you will soon.

Consider this your advance notice on baseball’s next great second baseman like someone warning you circa 2004 that Facebook is going to be this really big worldwide phenomenon.

The Seattle Mariners will pay Robinson Cano $24 million every year until 2024. That much we know.

The question is, what will Cano give Seattle in return?