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For Harvey, the hits just keep on coming

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 4:32 am

Chicago — The legend of Matt Harvey is growing almost as quickly as the size of tonight's Powerball drawing.
Even an 18-year veteran like LaTroy Hawkins has been caught up in...

Gomes' sac fly in 10th lifts Red Sox over Twins

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 4:32 am

Minneapolis — Will Middlebrooks gave Boston a comeback victory the night before with a big swing. This time, he dropped down a bunt to advance the go-ahead run.
After losing 93...

Timely pitching lifts the Yankees

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 4:32 am

New York — In a revolving-door season, Joe Girardi is grateful he has to spend little time worrying about Hiroki Kuroda.
There are those moments, though, that...

Baseball Roundup

 May 18, 2013; Updated: 3:43 am

American League
Rays 12, Orioles 10
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon wanted to stay away from overworked closer Fernando Rodney and...

Middlebrooks is the star for Sox

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 3:58 am

St. Petersburg, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake.
Middlebrooks had a three-run double off...

Yanks fall to Mariners

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 3:57 am

New York — For the New York Yankees, MRI has become a statistic that's just as important as ERA and RBIs.
Andy Pettitte trudged off in the fifth inning with a back...

Mets break their six-game losing streak

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 3:57 am

St. Louis — To compensate for early exits, Jonathan Niese did some extra throwing in his bullpen session. Besides the work, manager Terry Collins thought it was no coincidence the lefty rediscovered his groove in...

Baseball Roundup

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 3:16 am

American League
Rangers 10, Tigers 4
Justin Verlander flopped in his Texas showdown with Yu Darvish. The Japanese star was about to...

Baseball's likely to expand use of replay

 May 17, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

New York - Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and strikes should be subject to instant replay.

Replay has been in place for...

Lester beats Price, Rays to remain unbeaten

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 3:07 am

St. Petersburg, Fla. — The Boston Red Sox pulled out of an offensive funk to help Jon Lester stay unbeaten.
Lester pitched seven solid innings and Stephen Drew hit his second...

Hughes roughed up by Ibanez, Mariners

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 3:07 am

New York — Rookies Brett Marshall and David Adams have a couple of keepsakes from this ugly loss to put on their shelves. Shortstop Alberto Gonzalez can at least tell his friends he got to pitch in the big...

Ankiel homer wasted in Mets' 4-2 loss to Cardinals

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 3:07 am

St. Louis — Rick Ankiel admitted getting a special kick from hitting his first career home run against his old team.
"For me, it was just fun to do it because it was against that...

Baseball roundup

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 3:00 am

Interleague
Blue Jays 11, Giants 3
Ryan Vogelsong's 100th career start might have been his last for a while.

Harvey makes Sports Illustrated cover

 May 16, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

It just keeps getting better for Mystic's Matt Harvey.

The former Fitch High School standout, now pitching for the New York Mets, is on the cover of the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, which includes a feature story on him.

The...

Yankees rally, beat Seattle after Hernandez exits

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 3:44 am

New York — Once Felix Hernandez tweaked his back, the whole game took an odd twist.
Robinson Cano hit a two-run double, Lyle Overbay delivered a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and the...

Rays' Moore beats Red Sox for AL-leading seventh win

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 3:43 am

St. Petersburg, Fla. — Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli made no excuses for a key defensive miscue.
Napoli misplayed a popup at first base during a five-run fourth inning for...

Mets end scoring slump but still lose to Cardinals

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 3:43 am

St. Louis — The New York Mets finally showed some offensive life on Tuesday night.
The Mets broke out of a prolonged hitting slump by pushing across four...

Baseball roundup

 May 15, 2013; Updated: 3:34 am

Interleague
Blue Jays 10, Giants 6
Melky Cabrera beat his old team with some old bats.
R.A.

Yankees win 7-0, split doubleheader with Indians

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 3:08 am

Cleveland — There wasn't enough time for the Yankees to tour the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or do much else on their short layover before going home.
So during a quick stop...

Wigginton dash boosts Cardinals past Mets 6-3

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 3:08 am

St. Louis — After finally dialing in his delivery, Lance Lynn kept the Cardinals in the game just long enough.
Lynn overcame early control woes and St. Louis used a three-run...

Baseball roundup

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 3:05 am

National Leauge
Nationals 6, Dodgers 2
Bryce Harper put a scare into himself and his Washington teammates after his latest violent...

Harvey keeps it close, but Mets lose again

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 4:42 am

New York — Reliever Mark Melancon said his heart sunk. Second baseman Brandon Inge figured, that's it, two runs. Pedro Alvarez watched from third base and tossed his head back, disappointed.

Blue Jays keep Red Sox reeling

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 4:42 am

Boston - Jose Bautista looks comfortable in the No. 2 slot in the Toronto Blue Jays' batting order.
Bautista hit two of Toronto's five home runs, and the Blue Jays beat the Boston Red...

Baseball roundup

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 12:35 am

American League
Orioles 6, Twins 0
Wei-Yin Chen was on his way to pitching another strong game Sunday, then he felt some pain.

It's all fun and games for Yankees

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Kansas City, Mo. - After enduring the embarrassment of failing to go deep in the Home Run Derby, and the near-constant jeering from fans of the Kansas City Royals, Robinson Cano finally hit one into the seats at Kauffman Stadium on...

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