OAKLAND, Calif. Eric Gordon Rockets Jersey . -- Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton is no stranger to a wild-card playoff race.In 2014, he went 4-4 with a 3.19 ERA in the final two months of season as the Mariners fought for a spot in the playoffs. They finished 87-75, one game behind the Oakland As, who captured the second wild-card berth in the American League.Paxton is back in a playoff race this year for the second time in his career and hes savoring every minute.Absolutely, said Paxton, who will start Sunday in the series finale against Oakland. Tons of fun. Its awesome being right there. Weve been playing well the last few games here and hopefully we can keep that going and get on a roll.The Mariners (74-68) won their fourth straight game Saturday, a 14-3 victory over Oakland, and will go for the series sweep Sunday.Paxton beat the As in a September matchup in 2014, and hes 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA in two career starts against the As. This will be his first start of 2016 against Oakland.Having success against a particular team kind of helps your confidence a little bit going in, knowing that you pitched well against a team in the past, but for me its more about how youre feeling about your stuff going into the start, Paxton said.Paxton is 0-1 with a 6.91 ERA in his past three starts since coming off the disabled list (left elbow contusion), but he struck out 17 and walked two during that stretch. In his previous four starts, he went 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA, 27 strikeouts and three walks.I feel good, Paxton said. I feel good about how Im throwing the ball. I feel like I threw the ball really well last game. Some unfortunate things happened. I made a couple mistakes. I feel good about where Im at. So Im looking forward to the game tomorrow.In his past few starts, Paxton has had a problem with the nail on his left middle finger.Last year, it tore up completely and I was unable to pitch at the end of the season, Paxton said. And it grew back, and a piece that was dead kind of fell off. All the pressure was going to one side of the nail because I only had half a nail. It started ripping up again, but weve kind of figured out a way to keep it down, and it should work a lot better now. It seems to be healing pretty well. Its better than it was for sure.As rookie right-hander Raul Alcantara, who had a rough major-league debut Monday against the Los Angeles Angels, will make his second career start. Alcantara gave up five runs and five hits in three innings in a 10-7 loss. He hit three batters in the first inning, tying the major-league record for most batters hit in an inning.I wasnt nervous, Alcantara said. Right now for the second outing, weve been watching some video, stuff from the minor leagues, looking at some video of the batters were going to face. I think the second outings going to go a lot better for me.Alcantara, who began the season at Double-A Midland, went 4-0 with a 1.18 ERA in eight starts for Triple-A Nashville. In 25 minor-league starts, he walked only 30 batters.There wasnt any control issue with him, and then you hit a couple guys in your first big-league outing, and it can probably get in (your head) a little bit, As manager Bob Melvin said. He finished up with good stuff. He looked like he was starting to get a lot more comfortable, and I expect that to be the case tomorrow. Austin Rivers Rockets Jersey . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. Austin Rivers Jersey . 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The bottle appeared to strike Neymars head and also impact other Barcelona players when it was tossed into their tight huddle.The defending champions rose to the top of the Spanish league. Barcelona is one point ahead of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid before they play their matches on Sunday.The victory, however, came at a high price: An injury that will sideline Barcelonas captain and key playmaker for at least six weeks.Iniesta clutched his right knee and called out for help from the team doctors when he was cut down by Perez in the 12th minute.The worst news is Iniestas injury, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. But the team showed the desire it has. How we won says a lot about the spirit and character of this team.Iniestas knee appeared to buckle when he was hit by Perezs aggressive tackle. He was clearly in pain and held a hand over his face when he was put on the stretcher and carried off. Ivan Rakitic replaced him.The club issued a medical report saying Iniesta injured a ligament in his right knee, and the 32-year-old World Cup winner will be sidelined for six to eight weeks.VALENCIA 2, BARCELONA 3Messi opened the scoring and had the last word of the wild match when he beat Diego Alves with a well-taken penalty kick that slid just between the diving goalkeeper and the post.Messi rifled in his first goal from the edge of the area.Valencia rallied to take the lead on goals by Munir El Haddadi, who is on loan from Barcelona, and Rodrigo Moreno early in the second half before Luis Suarez scored to make it 2-2 in the 62nd. Eric Gordon Jersey. .Messi then snatched the win from the penalty spot with 90 minutes complete after he passed the ball to Suarez, who was fouled by Aymen Abdennour in the box.Diego Alves, an expert penalty stopper, tried to psyche Messi out by talking to him before he took his kick. But with the pressure on, Messi coolly converted his chance, and his 19th goal in 21 career matches against Valencia.Messis goals took his league-leading tally to eight. They were his fifth and sixth goals in three matches since returning from a three-week hiatus while recovering from a right groin strain. He scored a hat trick to lead a 4-0 victory over Manchester City on Wednesday in the Champions League.It was the first loss in two matches for Valencias Italian coach Cesare Prandelli.It was a very complicated game physically speaking, very aggressive, Prandelli said. But we were playing against one of the best teams in the world. Im proud of our effort.ESPANYOL 3, EIBAR 3Espanyol scored three times in the final half hour to roar back from a three-goal deficit and secure a draw. 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