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Red Sox waste Doubront’s solid start in 3-1 loss

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 5:16 am

Chicago — Felix Doubront was sailing along, having his way on the mound. The only thing that wasn’t working in his favor was run support.
The Red Sox provided little of...

Yankees fall to Orioles 3-2 in 10 innings

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 5:16 am

Baltimore — The New York Yankees got a solid performance from starter Phil Hughes, Travis Hafner drove in a pair of runs and the bullpen permitted only three hits over the final four innings.

Wright's early error dooms Mets in loss to Reds

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 5:15 am

New York — David Wright tossed his bat to the ground, then slammed his batting gloves into his helmet. He stood with his hands on his hips, an exasperated look on his face.
By...

Baseball Roundup

 May 22, 2013; Updated: 1:40 am

American League
Athletics 1, Rangers 0
Oakland rookie right-hander Dan Straily was well aware of the ace pitcher and the powerful...

Perfect 10 for Yankees

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 12:50 am

Baltimore — A tense AL East duel between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles revealed the strengths and weaknesses of each team.
After the Yankees beat the Orioles 6-4 in...

Lester struggles as Red Sox lose 6-4 to White Sox

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 2:21 am

Chicago — Jon Lester says Adam Dunn has "stupid pop," and it was more than enough to beat the Boston left-hander Monday night.
Lester served up a three-run homer to...

Davis struggles in field and at plate for Mets

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 2:20 am

New York — Ike Davis was out of place at first base and looked out of sorts in the batter's box.
The Mets' slumping slugger was called for obstructing a runner rounding first...

Baseball Roundup

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 2:20 am

American League
Blue Jays 7, Rays 5
With every outing, R.A. Dickey feels he's getting closer to his Cy Young Award form of last...

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...

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