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Sox get a movie and a win in Minneapolis

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 3:34 am

Minneapolis - At least John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox had something to keep themselves entertained during a long rain delay on Sunday.

Lackey allowed one hit over six innings before a three-hour delay, Dustin Pedroia and Will...

Murphy's homer caps it off as Mets rally past Cubs at Wrigley

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 3:34 am

Chicago — The New York Mets wanted more pop up top, and hoped Daniel Murphy could provide it.
He delivered, hitting a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning that sent the Mets...

Baseball Roundup

 May 20, 2013; Updated: 3:22 am

Rays 3, Orioles 1
Matt Moore isn't only breaking records set by Cy Young winner David Price, he's performing at a level that's drawing comparisons to a pretty good southpaw named Babe...

Cano homers twice in Yankees' win over Blue Jays

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 12:55 am

New York — Yankees manager Joe Girard has proved to be quite adept at lineup juggling and position shuffling during an injury plagued first two months. Still, there's one player he thinks he would be unable to do...

Ortiz powers Red Sox past Twins, 12-5

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 12:55 am

Minneapolis — David Ortiz insists he isn’t trying to do anything special to show the Minnesota Twins they made a big mistake by letting him go in 2002.
It just looks that...

Mets lose 8-2 to Cubs

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 12:54 am

Chicago — Still no wins for Jeremy Hefner. Another rough day for Ike Davis, too.
Hefner lasted just four innings and Ike Davis' slump continued in the New York Mets' 8-2 loss to...

Baseball Roundup

 May 19, 2013; Updated: 12:30 am

American League
Rays 10, Orioles 6
Tampa Bay doesn't seem to mind being behind late in the game.

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.
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