Mark Teixeira looms as Democrats look to snap five-year baseball losing streak to GOP

Republicans and Democrats will face off this week at the annual Congressional Baseball Game, where Democrats are seeking to pull off an upset amid a five-year losing streak to the majority.

Led by Rep.

Roger Williams (R-Texas), the GOP team’s manager, the Republicans will feature a largely unchanged roster from last summer’s team and are aiming to continue their dominance over Democrats that stretches...