M's Pitcher Stable After Line Drive to Head
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SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners reliever Rafael Soriano remained in stable condition in an intensive care unit Wednesday morning after being hit in the head by a line drive Tuesday night.
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Bronson Arroyo figured the second rain delay last night at Yankee Stadium marked the end of his outing. But when manager Terry Francona told him to stay warm, Arroyo got his first indication he would return to the mound after a stoppage that lasted a little more than an hour.
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Roger Clemens won his 327th career game with seven strong innings, and the Houston Astros kept pace in the wild-card race by holding on for a 7-5 victory over the Cardinals last night in St. Louis.
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It was not a pitch Roger Clemens regretted. Inner half of the plate, a little up and 94 mph. The Rocket is going to Cooperstown on such pitches.
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Ichiro, Madritsch and Cabrera are having a blast in an AL West race they watched from a distance. OAKLAND - George Sisler stayed on top for at least another day, but the Seattle Mariners took down the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
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When Justin Morneau moved out of teammate Joe Mauer's pad this offseason, he broke up perhaps the most productive two-income household in baseball history. The townhouse in St. Paul, Minn., was home last season to a combined batting average of .333, 47 homers and 214 RBIs, with an AL MVP award and a batting title.
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Johan Santana's star became the latest to go dark in Minnesota. The departure of baseball's most dominant pitcher, in a deal agreed to with the New York Mets for four prospects, was hardly surprising.
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VIERA, Fla., Feb. 26 -- That night last June, Shawn Hill took to the mound at Fenway Park knowing his right elbow wasn't quite perfect, knowing the situation was bound to go bad. The previous two evenings against the Boston Red Sox, the starting pitchers for the Washington Nationals had failed to...
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Justin Verlander found his groove on the mound, and Mike Mussina may have found a place on the bench.
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The five innings that Pedro MartÃ­nez were encouraging but inconclusive. He held the Marlins without a hit until the fifth, but then allowed four runs in that inning before departing.
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NEW YORK -- When Wily Mo Pe&#xF1;a pulled into first base on his ninth-inning single with a tight right quadriceps, it seemed to be the inevitable conclusion of a very long and frustrating night for the left fielder.
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The manager is adamant the Rays did right staying home through Frances as the Yanks withdraw a request for a forfeit. By DAMIAN CRISTODERO, Times Staff Writer.
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Chip Ambres drove in Lastings Milledge with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning to boost the Mets to a victory against the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.
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Arizona manager Bob Melvin isn't surprised by late-inning heroics anymore, not even when they come from a young outfielder hobbling around on a bad ankle.
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Joe Torre had enough to deal with yesterday, what with a rainout and Orlando Hernandez&#39;s tired shoulder forcing him to shuffle his starting rotation.
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It was a good start for Royals right-hander Mike Wood. It was a bad finish for the bullpen. Closer Jeremy Affeldt gave up a three-run homer to Joe Crede in the ninth inning
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Kris Benson looked like a money pitcher yesterday, helping the New York Mets put an end to three streaks. Rejuvenated after skipping one turn in the rotation, Benson gained some leverage in ongoing contract