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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chad Billingsley Placed on the DL
Chad Billingsley was scheduled to pitch against the Baltimore Orioles today in an attempt to stop a six-game losing streak. Change of plans. Billingsley was placed in the 15 day disabled list with pain in his right elbow. Billingsley... More of this article »
NL Scores: Harper Leads Nats, Pirates, McDonald Beat Braves
Bryce Harper hit two home runs, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning, and also doubled Saturday to lead the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets 7-6. The 20-year-old All-Star has four multihomer games in... More of this article »
AL Scores: Red Sox Rally For Win, Angels Pound Tigers, Rays Blank A’s
Daniel Nava in a three run homer in the eighth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied for their seventh win in a row over the Kansas City Royals 4-3. The game was the first for the Red Sox in Fenway since the Boston marathon bombings. Kansas... More of this article »
Orioles Walk Off With Win Over Rays With Matt Wieters Grand Slam
The Baltimore Orioles won their 17th straight extra innings game, including 16 last season when Matt Wieters hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-6. Reigning AL Cy Young winner David Price... More of this article »
Derek Jeter’s Injury Opens Numerous Contract Possibilities
Eduardo Nunez is all of a sudden one of the most important players in the Bronx. The previously defensively-challenged shortstop was supposed to be a short-term solution with upside in 2013. Though his defense has improved, it’s... More of this article »
Red Sox News: Overmatched Jackie Bradley Jr. Likely Headed To Minors
With David Ortiz due back perhaps as early as Friday rookie outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. will likely the option to the minor leagues. Bradley has missed four out of the last seven games for the Red Sox essentially due to poor performance.... More of this article »
New York Yankees “Big Three” Hold Key To AL East Crown
It’s about as diverse as it gets when it comes to the front of the Yankees’ rotation. CC Sabathia, enjoying his fifth season as the New York Yankees’ uncontested “Ace” delivered another solid outing and... More of this article »
Kansas City Royals Wade Davis Shuts Down Red Hot Braves
How do you shut down the red hot Atlanta Braves? Send Wade Davis to the mound. Davis threw seven shutout innings, scattering five hits and striking out seven and the Kansas City Royals bullpen sealed the 1-0 win over Atlanta. The... More of this article »
AL Scores: Mauer Leads Twins, Red Sox Pound Indians, Cano Backs Yankees
Joe Mauer had four hits and three RBI in the Minnesota Twins beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-6 at Target Field in Minneapolis. Angel starter Jason Vargas surrendered five runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings of work. The Angels have... More of this article »
NL Scores: Braves Keep Rolling, Brewers Beat Giants, Dodgers Lose Again
At this point the Atlanta Braves can do no wrong. Justin Upton, Jason Heyward and Dan Uggla homered in the eighth inning, and Juan Francisco hit a pair of solo shots earlier in the game to help the Braves win their 10th straight... More of this article »
New York Yankees To Pay Tribute To Boston Tonight
Sometimes the things we try to say in times of tragedy just come out wrong. Sometimes its just right. The New York Yankees will pay tribute to the people of Boston tonight when after the third inning there will be a moment of... More of this article »
Cleveland Indians to Place Michael Bourn On DL
Michael Bourn lacerated finger required five stitches and although ‘s status is listed as day-to-day manager Terry Francona expects Bourn to go on the 15 day DL within the next few days. Bourn suffered the injury on Sunday... More of this article »
Seattle Mariners Deal with DirecTV Estimated at $2 Billion
The Seattle Mariners have assumed a controlling stake in a regional sports network (RSN), ROOT Sports, a partnership with DirecTV that will run through the 2030 baseball season. According to sources the deal will total $2 billion... More of this article »
D-Backs Aaron Hill Out With Broken Hand, Call Up Didi Gregorius
Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill was placed on the 15 day disabled list with a broken hand and prospect Didi Gregorius was reinstated to the Diamondbacks roster in his place. Hill, 31, is hitting .306 (11-for-36) with... More of this article »
Red Sox Joel Hanrahan Placed on DL, Call Up Steven Wright
The Boston Red Sox placed closer Joel Hanrahan on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring and called up right-handed pitcher Steven Wright from Triple-A Pawtucket to take his place on the roster. Hanrahan initially injured... More of this article »
Milwaukee Brewers Yovani Gallardo Arrested for DUI
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Yovani Gallardo was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with drunken driving, Fran McLaughlin, sheriff’s office spokeswoman, said another driver called 911 to report a suspected drunken driver. Gallardo,... More of this article »
NL Scores: Zimmermann Leads Nats, Padres top Dodgers
Jordan Zimmermann threw a six-hitter for his third victory in three starts this season, and Washington beat Miami 10-3. Washington has scored 21 runs in Zimmermann’s starts, and he’s 3-0 for the first time. The nine-inning... More of this article »
AL Scores: Jays Buehrle Beats White Sox, A’s Pound Astros
J.P. Arencibia and Maicer Izturis hit solo homers and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 behind Mark Buehrle who was pitching against his former team for the first time. “It was different seeing the... More of this article »
Mariano Rivera is a Reminder of the Greatness Behind Jackie Robinson
The number “42” has always been a weird little subtlety of the game of baseball for a Yankees’ fan. In late 1993, I started following the Yankees. The first season I can remember in any detail from start to finish... More of this article »
Red Sox Walk-Off On Rays, Sweep Series
Mike Napoli delivered a run scoring double in the bottom of the ninth and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 and swept the series 3-0. Andrew Bailey who blew a save opportunity in the top of the inning when Ben Zobrist... More of this article »
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 »
Detroit Tigers Bullpen Hurting, Octavio Dotel Day-To-Day
The game against the Oakland Athletics isn’t the only thing that the Detroit Tigers lost Friday; they also lost relief pitcher Octavio Dotel. Pitching two-thirds of the ninth inning, Dotel had to leave the game after experiencing... More of this article »
Detroit Tigers News: Jose Valverde Faces Live Hitters In Comeback
Friday was the first chance that Jose Valverde had to face live hitters and he didn’t disappoint. While not perfect, he did toss one scoreless inning while striking one out and walking another in an extended spring training game... 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 »
Jorge Soler, Cubs’ Cuban Prospect, Suspended Five Games
Jorge Soler was the second fiddle in the summer of Cuban prospects and still signed a nine year, 30 million dollar deal with the Chicago Cubs last season. While Yoenis Cespedes has emerged as a potential star for the Oakland Athletics,... More of this article »
“Speedy” Miguel Cabrera, Tigers Cruise To Victory
Detroit Tigers fans, don’t be confused. The game was not played in rapid speed, nor was it even close. But what did happen put a wide smile on arguably the Tigers best players face, something to consider since Justin Verlander... More of this article »
Rockies Trade Aaron Harang to Mariners for Minor League Reliever
For the second time in a week, Aaron Harang has been traded. The Los Angeles Dodgers entered Spring Training with eight major league starters and were widely speculated to be trading one not soon after the start of the regular season. Last... More of this article »
MLB Scores: Greinke Breaks Collarbone in Brawl, Tigers Crush Jays, Nats Sweep White Sox
The Dodgers and Padres share a state and a division and on Thursday, they shared ejections too. Leading off the top of the sixth inning, Carlos Quentin, who was hit by a pitch on Tuesday and sat out on Wednesday, was hit again, this... More of this article »
Tigers Jim Leyland Still Confident In Brayan Villarreal
Dear Lord, can we please get some relief? And I am not talking about the Detroit Tigers bullpen. I am describing the weather conditions that come nearly every April and surely didn’t miss the 2013 go-around. In fact, they have... 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 »
Anibal Sanchez, Miguel Cabrera Lead Tigers To Victory
On a wet, stormy day in the Detroit metro area, Comerica Park fans were entertained with some blasts of their own. Led by an outstanding pitching performance from Anibal Sanchez and a pair of home runs from Alex Avila and Miguel... 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 »
Yankees Castoffs Off to a Solid Start, Will Determine Season
This year’s version of the Yankees may be one of the most complicated rosters of all time for a supposed playoff contender. It’s so confusing, critics have chosen the defending AL East champs to finish anywhere from first... More of this article »