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NL Scores: Halladay Handles Marlins, D-Backs Walk-Off on Dodgers
Roy Halladay secured his 200th career victory pitching eight strong innings against the Miami Marlins to win 2-1. Halladay allowed five hits, walked one and lowered his ERA from 14.73 to 7.63. The Marlins rank last in the major... More of this article »
AL Scores: Buchholz Dominates Rays, Trout, Hamilton Lead Angels
Clay Buchholz took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Kelly Johnson‘s broken bat base hit to right field prevented the Tampa Bay Rays from being no-hit for the fifth time in the last five seasons. Buchholz and the Red... More of this article »
Red Sox Joel Hanrahan Day To Day With Tender Hamstring
Boston Red Sox closer Joel Hanrahan is day-to-day because of a sore right hamstring suffered earlier this month in a scoreless inning against the New York Yankees on April 3. Hanrahan has been receiving treatment on the hamstring... More of this article »
A’s Place Yoenis Cespedes On The DL
The Oakland Athletics placed left fielder Yoenis Cespedes on the DL with a strained muscle in his left hand. An MRI showed no damage structurally to the hand and no surgery will be needed. Cespedes is expecting to return after... More of this article »
AL Scores: Red Sox Win in 10, Dickey Wins First, Verlander Stifles A’s
Jon Lester and David Price each allowed one earned run in an afternoon contest at Fenway Park, but it was a Shane Victorino infield single that scored Jacoby Ellsbury in the 10th inning that was the difference in a 2-1 victory... More of this article »
NL Scores: Ryu Handles D-Backs, Braves Beat Strasburg. Wainwright Leads Cardinals
Hyun-Jin-Ryu struck out nine Arizona Diamondbacks and pounded out three heads of his own at the plate to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Diamondbacks 7-5 . Adrian Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs as the... More of this article »
NL Scores: Cubs Nip Giants, Braves Rally Over Nats, Cards Blank Brewers
Starlin Castro Redeemed himself for miss playing a routine grounder that led to four unearned runs with a home run and a double in the ninth inning gave the Chicago Cubs a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs trailed... More of this article »
San Diego Padres Carlos Quentin Gets Eight Game Suspension
MLB suspended Carlos Quentin for eight games for his role in the bench clearing brawl with the Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday night that resulted in Dodgers right-hander Zack Greinke suffering a broken collarbone. Greinke will... More of this article »
Toronto Blue Jays Lose Jose Reyes For 1-3 Months With Ankle Injury
The Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals came with the loss of starting shortstop Jose Reyes who had to leave the game in the sixth inning with an apparent sprained left ankle suffered on an awkward slide into... More of this article »
AL Scores: Yankees Win Fourth Straight, Indians Walk-Off With Win, Astros Blank Angels
The New York Yankees took advantage of an error to Adam Jones to score 3 runs in the bottom of the seventh and went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. Orioles center fielder Adam Jones dropped a fly ball off the bat of Vernon Wells,... More of this article »
MLB and Players After Biogenesis Documents – With Cash
According to the New York Times Major League Baseball has ratcheted up its effort to obtain the potentially damaging documents that links major league players to the Miami based clinic that provided performance-enhancing drugs... More of this article »
Red Sox Activate SS Stephen Drew, Option Jose Iglesias
The Boston Red Sox will option shortstop Jose Iglesias to AAA and will activate Stephen Drew off the disabled list. Drew has been out suffering from a concussion and concussion related symptoms since mid-March. Drew played... More of this article »
Houston Astros Bats Wake Up With Five Home Runs, 22 Hits
The Houston Astros pounded Seattle Mariners pitching with 22 hits in five home runs to earn their first road victory of the 2013 season 16-9 over the Mariners at Safeco Field. The Astros snapped a six-game losing streak in which they... More of this article »
Streaking A’s Win Sixth Straight Behind John Jaso Homer
John Jaso hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning after the A’s had squandered a four run lead to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-5. Brandon Moss had three hits and drove in four runs, delivering an early two-run... More of this article »
Los Angeles Angels Place Jered Weaver On DL
Los Angeles Angels ace Jered Weaver was placed on the 15 day disabled list with a fractured elbow in his non-throwing arm. Weavers is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with the injury. The injury occurred Sunday in a game with the... More of this article »
Tampa Bay Rays Issues Extend Beyond Bad Call
The Tampa Bay Rays had a ninth-inning rally snuffed out by a bad call by home plate umpire Marty Foster on a 3-2 pitch to Ben Zobrist. The Rays were trailing 5-4. at the time. Joe Nathan “earned” his 300th save, and... More of this article »
Matt Harvey and Mets Beat Roy Halladay and Philles
Matt Harvey turned in seven innings, giving up one run on three hits and striking out nine, and John Buck hit a three-run homer and the Mets beat Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Philadelphia. Halladay gave up seven... More of this article »
Royals Beat Twins Behind Ervin Santana
Ervin Santana pitched eight innings, allowed eight hits and struck out seven. Alcides Escobar back up the effort when he doubled home the go-ahead run and Kansas City beat the Minnesota Twins 3-1 on Monday in its home opener. Santana... More of this article »
Clay Buchholz K’s Eight, Nava Homers, Red Sox Edge Orioles
Boston Red Sox fans could get used to this. Clay Buchholz struck out eight over seven scoreless innings and Daniel Nava hit a three-run homer to help the Red Sox win their ninth straight home opener. Buchholz allowed only three hits.... More of this article »
Price, Dickey, Cain, Strasburg, Hamels, Aces Roughed Up
David Price, R.A. Dickey, Matt Cain, Stephen Strasburg and Cole Hamels, all acres in their respective rotations, took to the mound on Sunday. All struggled mightily. Time will tell of yesterday was an anomaly or the start of a trend.... More of this article »
Cleveland Indians Pound Rays David Price and Avoid Sweep
In his career David Price had never loss to the Cleveland Indians. Before Sunday, Indians starter Justin Masterson was 1-7 with a 7.74 ERA against Tampa Bay. On paper a Tampa Bay victory seem to be the odds on favorite, but after... More of this article »
Will Middlebrooks and Red Sox Smack R.A. Dickey and Blue Jays
Will Middlebrooks hit three home runs and went 4-f0r 5 with four RBI to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 13-0 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays and R.A. Dickey. Mike Napoli added a two-run shot, and Jacoby Ellsbury and Daniel Nava also... More of this article »
AL Scores: Rays Blank Indians, Jays Stop Red Sox, Pujols Lifts Angels
Alex Cobb pitched into the eighth inning allowing just four hits in the Tampa Bay rays shut out the Cleveland Indians 6-0 for the second game in a row before a boisterous 32,217 fans at Tropicana Field. Cobb Coming off a strong... More of this article »
NL Scores: Upton’s Help Braves Rally Past Cubs, Kershaw Dominant
It was only a matter of time before the Atlanta Braves Justin Upton and B.J. Upton homered in the same game. B.J led off the ninth inning with a home run and brother Justin followed an out later with one of his own to lead the... More of this article »
AL Scores: Chris Davis Makes History, Rangers Edge Angels
The Baltimore Orioles Chris Davis provided a sellout crowd of 46,653 with reason to celebrate the teams return home. Davis became the fourth player in major league history to homer in his first four games of the season, joining... More of this article »
NL Scores: Greinke Leads Dodgers, Zito Throttles Cards
Zack Greinke struck out six and did not walk a batter and 6 1/3 innings of work to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. Andre Ethier homered to back Greinke, and Los Angeles got RBI doubles from Matt Kemp and Adrian... More of this article »
Reds Power On Display With Six Homers Against Washington
The Washington Nationals pitching staff gave up one run in the first three games of the 2013 season heading into their game with the Cincinnati Reds. The Nationals have now given up 16 runs in four games as the Reds pounded Washington... More of this article »
Matt Moore Tosses Six Shutout Innings, K’s Eight in Rays Win
Matt Moore turned in six solid innings, striking out eight and Ben Zobrist drove in three runs to lead the Tampa Bay Rays over the Cleveland Indians 4-0. Moore a notoriously slow starter in his professional career limited the... More of this article »
Brian Roberts Will Miss 2-4 weeks with Ruptured Knee Tendon
Brian Roberts who injured his knee while trying to steal second base in the ninth inning yesterday in a game with Tampa Bay is expected to miss 2 to 4 weeks with a ruptured tendon in the back of his right knee. Roberts has battled... More of this article »
AL Scores: Davis Powers O’s, Guthrie K’s 9, Twins Pile On Late
Chris Davis went 7 of 11 with three homers, three doubles and a major league-leading 11 RBIs in helping the Orioles win two of three games in the season-opening series against Tampa Bay and powered Baltimore to a 6-3 victory in an... More of this article »
Indians News: Trevor Bauer To Start, Scott Kazmir to the DL
The Cleveland Indians placed starting pitcher Scott Kazmir on the 15 day disabled list with a right rib cage strain. the Indians announced that Trevor Bauer will start in Kazmir’s place on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bauer,... More of this article »
Seattle Mariners Michael Morse Smacks Fourth HR of 2013
When the Seattle Mariners made the deal to acquire Michael Morse they were looking for right-handed power. So far, so good. Morse hit his fourth home run in the past three games leading off the sixth inning against Athletics... More of this article »
NL Scores: Gonzalez Leads Nats, Halladay Rocked, Harvey K’s 10
Gio Gonzalez hit his second career home run and tossed six shutout innings to help the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 3-0. Gonzalez (1-0), a 21-game winner in 2012 who finished third in NL Cy Young Award voting, allowed... More of this article »
AL Scores: Rangers Shut Out Astros, Buchholz Sharp, Jays Lose Again
The Texas Rangers shut out the Houston Astros 4-0 for the second day in a row, this time behind starter Alexi Ogando and a strong showing by the Rangers bullpen. Hogan does struck out 10.Lance Berkman, Nelson Cruz, and A.J. Pierzynski... More of this article »
Rays Walk-Off In Victory Against Orioles With Joyce HR
The Tampa Bay Rays Matt Joyce hit a home run o lead off the ninth inning against Tommy Hunter of the Baltimore Orioles giving the Rays an 8-7 walkoff win. Tampa Bay fell behind early 4-0 when Chris Davis hit a three-run home... More of this article »
NL Scores: Tulowitzki, Gonzalez Lead Rockies, Bumgarner Blanks Dodgers
Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each homered for the second straight game to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 8-4 when over the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rockies pounded out 14 hits against Brewers pitching. It was the first... More of this article »
AL Scores: Orioles Win Opener, Darvish Near Perfect, Tribe Beats Dickey
The Tampa Bay Rays took a 3-2 lead into the seventh inning, and reliever Jake McGee was within one out of getting out of the inning when Adam Jones smoked a two run go-ahead double on a 0-2 pitchto left-center field. Chris Davis... More of this article »
Texas Rangers Yu Darvish Flirts With Perfection Against Astros
In his first start of the season, Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish was perfect for 8 2/3 innings against the Astros in Houston. The 26-year-old Darvish struck out 14 batters and threw 111 pitches. Marwin Gonzalez singled on the... More of this article »
Brewers Get Opening Day Walk Off Win over Rockies
Jonathan Lucroy hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in opening-day action. It was the Brewers first opening day when since 2008 when they beat the Chicago... More of this article »
Dodgers Clayton Kershaw Beats Giants With Homer, Opening-Day Shutout
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw hit his first career home run in the eighth inning to break a scoreless tie, and went on to finish off the San Francisco Giants on a four hit shutout 4-0. Kershaw struck out seven and walked... More of this article »
Chis Sale and White Sox Shutout Kansas City Royals
Chris Sale pitched 7 2/3 innings of shutout baseball, struck out seven and scattered seven hits and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals and James Shields 1-0. Tyler Flowers hit a solo home run on a 2-2 pitch in... More of this article »
Bryce Harper Homers Twice To Back Stephen Strasburg in Win
Stephen Strasburg tossed 80 pitches over seven innings, allowing three hits and striking out three and Bryce Harper hit home runs in his first two at-bats to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-0 opening-day win over the Miami Marlins.... More of this article »
Texas Rangers Extend Elvis Andrus: Eight years, $120 million
The Texas Rangers have reached an agreement with shortstop Elvis Andrus on a contract extension of $120 million. Andrus will be guaranteed $131.275 million over 10 years, counting the $11.275 million he had left on his existing... More of this article »
Houston Astros Down Texas Rangers 8-2 in American League Opener
Rick Ankiel hit a three run homer to back up the pitching of Bud Norris in the 2013 major-league opener in Houston and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 In their American League debut. Norris pitched 5 2/3 innings scattering... More of this article »
Boston Red Sox Jackie Bradley Jr. Makes Team Will Start Monday
Jackie Bradley Jr. was told by manager John Farrell that he had made the team on a team flight on the way to New York on Saturday night. Bradley hit .419 in 28 games during spring training with a .507 on-base percentage and a .633... More of this article »
Rays Roster Moves: Add Shelley Duncan, Jamey Wright, DFA Chirinos, Vogt
The Tampa Bay Rays added Shelley Duncan and RHP Jamey Wright and Luke Scott was officially placed on the 15 day disabled list. The Rays made room on the 40 man roster by designating for assignment Stephen Vogt and Robinson Chirinos.... More of this article »
Miami Marlins Add Jose Fernandez To Opening Day Roster
The Miami Marlins added prospect RHP Jose Fernandez to their opening-day roster after placing RHP Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury. Henderson Alvarez is also out with a shoulder injury. Fernandez... More of this article »
Rays News: Matt Moore Sharp, Luke Scott to The DL
After a 25 pitch first inning Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Moore found his groove and completed the next three innings with 29 pitches in his final outing of spring training against the Detroit Tigers. He struck out five and... More of this article »