The New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners both have their eyes on the Oakland Athletics.

The Seattle Mariners showed they've still got some fight left in them.

The Seattle Mariners are trying to stay on the fringe of the American League wild-card race and will get another chance to do so when they take on the Baltimore Orioles in the second game of their series on Tuesday at Safeco Field.

CLEVELAND -- Josh Donaldson is the newest member of the Cleveland Indians and has joined his team but it does not mean the third baseman is ready to play.

MIAMI -- Right-hander Anibal Sanchez broke into the majors with the Miami Marlins in 2006, winning at Yankee Stadium in his first appearance.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners both had Thursday off entering their three-game series at Safeco Field.

Robinson Cano's 80-game suspension is over and the Seattle Mariners are expected to have the eight-time American League All-Star in the lineupTuesday night when they play the Oakland A's in the second game of their three-game series at Oakland Coliseum.

Seattle will have a decision to make at second base in the next week when Robinson Cano returns from an 80-day suspension on Aug. 14. But for the time being -- and maybe for the foreseeable future -- the job is Dee Gordon's to win or lose.

MIAMI -- Marcell Ozuna is coming home, but it remains to be seen whether his return will be a triumphant one to Marlins Park.

MIAMI -- The Washington Nationals will bring some star power when they visit the Miami Marlins on Thursday for the start of a four-game series.

The Seattle Mariners did not exactly head into the All-Star break with momentum.

Robinson, who?

The Boston Red Sox send a new ace to the mound in the second game of a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

BOSTON -- Last Saturday in Seattle, Mariners left-hander Wade LeBlanc pitched what had to be the game of his journeyman career in outdueling Steven Wright and handing the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 defeat.

The Los Angeles Angels can't afford to lose much more ground to the Seattle Mariners heading into the second game of their three-game series Tuesday night at Safeco Field in Seattle.