MLB
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Jays' Lawrie gets 4-game suspension
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie has received a four-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his aggressive actions toward umpire Bill Miller during Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Lawrie's tirade took place in the bottom of the ninth inning. Trailing 4-3 with one out, Lawrie appeared to draw a walk when Fernando Rodney's 3-1 pitch caught
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Pirates recall Meek
The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled pitcher Evan Meek from Triple-A Indianapolis on Wednesday. The 2010 All-Star reliever began the season with the Pirates, but struggled and his ERA sat at 5.59 after nine appearances. He was placed on the disabled list on April 30 with right shoulder tendinitis. Meek registered a 5-4 mark with a 2.14 ERA and four saves in
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Ex-White Sox, O's reliever Kevin Hickey dies at 56
Former Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Kevin Hickey, who later served as Chicago's batting practice pitcher, passed away on Wednesday. He was 56. Hickey, who pitched six major league seasons with the White Sox from 1981-83 and the Orioles from 1989-91, was pronounced dead at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Hickey had been in intensive care
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Mets selected to host 2013 All-Star Game
The New York Mets have been selected to host the 2013 All-Star Game. Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig unveiled Citi Field as the site of the 2013 event on Wednesday. The 84th All-Star Game is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, July 16. "As we celebrate the franchise's golden anniversary this year, I am pleased to award the 2013 All-Star Game
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Phillies place Worley on DL
The Philadelphia Phillies placed pitcher Vance Worley on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation. The move is retroactive to May 12. Worley was scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Cubs in Chicago. Kyle Kendrick gets the nod in his place. The 24-year-old Worley has made seven starts for the Phillies this season, going 3-2 with a 3.07
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King Felix, Jimenez go at it in Mariners-Indians opener
Standout right-hander Felix Hernandez can continue a career's worth of high-end performance against the Cleveland Indians tonight when the Seattle Mariners open a two-game series at Progressive Field. A 26-year-old Venezuelan with 88 wins in 213 big-league starts, Hernandez is 5-3 in 11 career meetings with Cleveland and carries a stingy 2.49 earned run average across 72 1/3 innings of
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Dodgers' Capuano takes hill at San Diego
Chris Capuano has given the Dodgers' rotation the kind of boost the club never could have imagined when the veteran was signed this offseason. Capuano looks to post the best start of his injury-plagued eight-year career this evening when Los Angeles visits the San Diego Padres to open a two-game series. The Dodgers inked the 33-year-old Capuano as their fifth
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Marlins renew rivalry against Braves
After watching their ace pick up his first victory in over a year, the Miami Marlins hope that Mark Buehrle can continue his season-long trend of quality starts this evening in the first of two straight games against the first-place Atlanta Braves. In his first season with the Marlins, Buehrle has gone 2-4 despite a 2.81 earned run average, having
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Gonzalez, Nats kick off set with Pirates
Lefty Gio Gonzalez makes his second career start against Pittsburgh tonight when the Washington Nationals host the Pirates in the first half of a two-game series at Nationals Park. The 26-year-old allowed a run on four hits in six innings of his only previous encounter with Pittsburgh, but walked away without figuring in the decision. He opened this season unbeaten
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Rays, Red Sox put winning streaks on the line in series opener
The Tampa Bay Rays shoot for their fourth straight win tonight in the opener of a brief two-game series versus the American League East-rival Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. The Rays will also host Atlanta and Toronto on their eight-game homestand and recorded a two-game sweep of Toronto with Tuesday's 4-3 win. Sean Rodriguez homered to highlight a decisive
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Reds' Leake tries for first victory vs. Mets
Third-year right-hander Mike Leake tries again for a first win of 2012 tonight when the Cincinnati Reds head to Citi Field for the opener of a two-game series with the New York Mets. Leake, one of the rare players to jump straight from college to the big leagues with no time in the minors, won 20 games over 53 appearances
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Phillies, Cubs square off at Wrigley Field
Looking to dig themselves out of an early-season hole, the Philadelphia Phillies try to extend their longest winning streak of the season tonight behind Kyle Kendrick, who makes another replacement start in the opener of a two-game series versus the Chicago Cubs. Losses in six of eight had the Phillies four games under .500, but the club has crept to
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Angels turn to Williams in opener with White Sox
Jerome Williams has a tough act to follow when he takes the mound for the LA Angels of Anaheim tonight in the opener of a brief two-game series versus the Chicago White Sox at Angel Stadium. Angels hurler Ervin Santana won back-to-back starts for the first time this season in Tuesday's 4-0 win over the Oakland Athletics with 7 2/3
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Royals aim to extend win streak against Orioles
The Kansas City Royals look to extend their season high winning streak to five games when they open a two-game series versus the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals just swept the mighty Texas Rangers in two games down in Arlington and closed the series with Tuesday's 7-4 win. Mike Moustakas homered, while Brayan Pena and Billy Butler added
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Astros start short set with Brewers
Astros starter Bud Norris will take the hill tonight looking for a third straight victory, but to do that he will need to keep the Brewers in the ballpark. That is something he failed to do the first time he faced them and Norris hopes for better results when Houston and Milwaukee open up a two-game series at Minute Maid
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A's try to make up ground on Rangers in Arlington
The Oakland Athletics can cut into the Texas Rangers' lead atop the American League West standings when the two division foes collide tonight in the opener of a two-game series in Arlington. Oakland sits four games behind Texas for the AL West lead and split a two-game set with the division-rival LA Angels of Anaheim to open a seven-game road
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Arizona's Corbin takes ball in Colorado
Rookie Patrick Corbin will try to pitch the Arizona Diamondbacks to consecutive wins for the first time in two weeks this evening in the opener of a two-game series against the Colorado Rockies. Corbin will make the fourth start of his major league career in tonight's meeting and has gone 2-1 with a 4.50 earned run average over the first
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Giants hope Bumgarner stays hot at home vs. Cardinals
Madison Bumgarner hasn't enjoyed pitching in the desert this season, but the friendly confines of the bay have been very kind. Bumgarner hopes to stay undefeated at home in 2012 when the San Francisco Giants play the first of two straight against the St. Louis Cardinals in a battle of the past two World Series champions. The left-handed Bumgarner had
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Tigers return to Detroit to battle rival Twins
The Detroit Tigers are back home after a lengthy road trip and will face the AL Central-rival Minnesota Twins for the first time this season in the opener of a quick two-game series at Comerica Park. The Tigers, who will also welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to town, went 4-5 on a nine-game trek and split a two-game set with the
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Blue Jays continue homestand vs. Yankees
The start of a seven-game homestand didn't go so well for the Toronto Blue Jays and it could get worse with the New York Yankees coming to town for two games at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays will try to stop a three-game slide tonight against the Yankees, but will have to do so with struggling right-hander Kyle Drabek on