Pedro Martinez's return to the big leagues was a winner. No surprise there. It's what he's done his entire career. And this time, he also had a promise to keep. Pitching in a major league game for the first time since last September, Martinez mixed it up, changed speeds and lasted five innings to get the victory for his new team, the Philadelphia Phillies, in a 12-5 rout of the Chicago…
Alexi Ramirez went more than a month without a home run. The drought wasn't long enough for Doug Fister. Ramirez hit a three-run homer with one out in the top of the ninth off Seattle closer David Aardsma and the White Sox rallied for a stunning 3-1 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday night. Fister allowed one hit in six scoreless innings in his major league debut, and he turned a one-run lead…
Former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley appeared Tuesday at the courthouse where a grand jury is investigating Roger Clemens. Grimsley and his lawyer spent a little more than an hour at the federal courthouse in Washington. Grimsley had no comment as he left the building. Former Houston-area gym owner Kelly Blair arrived to testify shortly after lunch.
Johan Santana threw eight strong innings and tied his career high with two hits and an RBI as the New York Mets avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Santana (13-8) tied for the major league lead in wins as he held the Padres to one run on five hits as New York won for only the third time in 11 games.
Andre Ethier hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Atlanta closer Rafael Soriano — his major league-leading fifth walkoff hit of the season — to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Braves on Thursday night. Juan Pierre led off the ninth with an infield hit. Rafael Furcal's hit-and-run single sent Pierre to third, and Ethier drove a 2-0 pitch to right field for…
All-Star Justin Upton was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday by the Arizona Diamondbacks with a right oblique strain, cutting at least two weeks out of what has been a breakthrough season for the talented young outfielder. Upton, who will turn 22 later this month, has been showing signs in his third major league season of becoming the star he was forecast to be when he was the No.
Jarrod Washburn's debut with the Detroit Tigers was forgettable. Washburn was upstaged by Brian Matusz, who looked stellar in his major league debut, as Baltimore routed Detroit 8-2 on Tuesday night. "I was terrible," Washburn said. He also admitted that he was a little more nervous than usual because he wanted to get off to a good start with his new team.
The Baltimore Orioles recalled left-hander Brian Matusz from Double-A Bowie and started him against Detroit on Tuesday night in his major league debut. Matusz was 7-0 with a 1.55 ERA in eight starts with Bowie. Before being promoted from Class-A Frederick, he was 4-2 with a 2.16 ERA in 11 starts. Matusz was the Orioles' first-round pick (fourth overall) in the 2008 draft out of the University of…
Tim Lincecum won his 12th game blanking the Phillies for eight innings and San Francisco beat Philadelphia 2-0 on Saturday night. Lincecum struck out eight and leads the majors with 191. On Monday, he struck out 15 against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brian Wilson pitched the ninth for his 27th save in 31 opportunities and gave the Giants a major league-leading 14th shutout.
Josh Beckett pitched seven innings of six-hit ball for his major league-leading 13th win, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis homered, and the Boston Red Sox cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Saturday night. Youkilis went 4 for 4 with a walk. In the first two games of the series, he's 7 for 8 with two homers, three RBIs and three runs scored.
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