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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 [...]

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 [...]

Jim Thome homered twice, giving him 561 for his career, and Gavin Floyd pitched into the ninth Wednesday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 for their fifth win in six games. Floyd (9-6), who was aided by three double plays, allowed six hits and two runs in eight-plus innings.

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 [...]

While Prince Fielder took batting practice at Dodger Stadium before Wednesday night's game, no fewer than nine stern-faced members of the ballpark's security staff maintained a vigilant presence outside the Milwaukee Brewers' clubhouse. They were on heightened alert to prevent any recurrence of what took place the night before, when the burly slugger stormed across [...]

Pedro Martinez recorded nine of his first 12 outs by strikeout and worked six innings for the Double-A Reading on Wednesday night, in what could have been his final rehab start before joining the Philadelphia Phillies. "I hope so," Martinez said. "It's not up to me to decide that. I hope this is my last [...]

Pedro Martinez recorded nine of his first 12 outs by strikeout and worked six innings for the Double-A Reading on Wednesday night, in what could have been his final rehab start before joining the Philadelphia Phillies. "I hope so," Martinez said. "It's not up to me to decide that. I hope this is my last [...]

Pedro Martinez recorded nine of his first 12 outs by strikeout and worked six innings for the Double-A Reading on Wednesday night, in what could have been his final rehab start before joining the Philadelphia Phillies. "I hope so," Martinez said. "It's not up to me to decide that. I hope this is my last [...]

Johnny Damon hit a solo home run and had three RBIs, Nick Swisher also connected and the New York Yankees completed a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with an 8-4 victory Wednesday night. Reliever Alfredo Aceves (7-1) pitched two innings for the victory as the Yankees used a four-run seventh inning to win [...]

Carlos Pena, Carl Crawford and Pat Burrell homered in support of rookie left-hander David Price, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Wednesday night to finish a two-game series sweep. Facing the Red Sox for the first time since getting the last four outs of last season's AL championship series, [...]