Jim Thome's bat is warming up just as the Chicago White Sox are gearing up for a run at the postseason. The veteran slugger hit two homers Wednesday night, giving him 561 for his career and helping right-hander Gavin Floyd and the White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2. "You are going to have those up and down times when you find your swing or your groove and you want it to last as long…
Jim Thome's bat is warming up just as the Chicago White Sox are gearing up for a run at the postseason. The veteran slugger hit two homers Wednesday night, giving him 561 for his career and helping right-hander Gavin Floyd and the White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2. "You are going to have those up and down times when you find your swing or your groove and you want it to last as long…
After finishing off a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees set their sights on beating the Boston Red Sox for the first time this season. Johnny Damon hit a solo home run and had three RBIs, Nick Swisher also connected and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday night.
After finishing off a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees set their sights on beating the Boston Red Sox for the first time this season. Johnny Damon hit a solo home run and had three RBIs, Nick Swisher also connected and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 8-4 on Wednesday night.
Rookie David Price is one of the reasons the Tampa Bay Rays like their chances of getting back to the playoffs. The 23-year-old left-hander extended Boston's woes at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night, pitching six strong innings in a 6-4 victory that finished a two-game sweep of the Red Sox and tightened the AL wild-card race.
Rookie David Price is one of the reasons the Tampa Bay Rays like their chances of getting back to the playoffs. The 23-year-old left-hander extended Boston's woes at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night, pitching six strong innings in a 6-4 victory that finished a two-game sweep of the Red Sox and tightened the AL wild-card race.
Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay re-injured his right hamstring Wednesday night and expects to miss at least the first two games of Boston's upcoming series against the New York Yankees. "It doesn't feel real bad," Bay said after the Red Sox lost 6-4 to Tampa Bay. "Anytime you can't play, you feel like you let your teammates down." Bay returned to the lineup after…
Given a chance to open a one-game lead in the NL Central — something they haven't done all season — the Chicago Cubs got twisted into knots by a journeyman pitcher and an infielder with a sore head. Third baseman Scott Rolen returned from a beaning and hit a two-run homer on his first swing Wednesday night, and Justin Lehr pitched his first complete game for a 4-0 victory that stopped the…
When J.A. Happ's 127th pitch of the night caught Troy Tulowitzki for a called strike three, he did more than make another sellout crowd roar in appreciation of a Phillies shutout. He made manager Charlie Manuel's decision about what to do with Philadelphia's crowded rotation even tougher. Happ stated his case to keep his spot with a career-high 10 strikeouts in his second shutout of the…
Edwin Jackson's pitch counts have been almost the same in his last two starts. The results have been completely different. Five days after needing 115 pitches to get through four innings, Jackson only needed 117 to get into the ninth inning of Detroit's 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday night.
