Daisuke Matsuzaka

Last night's Orioles game, a 6-3 loss to Boston, is indicative of how fragile the pitching situation is for Baltimore.Jeremy Guthrie pitched another good game -- two runs in seven innings -- but was bested by Jon Lester who was......

The unexpected development that helped doom the Orioles last night in a 7-2 loss to Boston was the lack of clutch hitting, especially by Melvin Mora, when there was an opportunity to get to Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka. More struck......

Everything's good on the Joba Chamberlain front. He threw a 35-pitch bullpen at Yankee Stadium today. He used all his pitches, and had no physical setbacks or limitations. Chamberlain will next throw a bullpen Thursday at Yankee Stadium, which I......

In an hour or so, the Orioles will play the Red Sox in a game that is so lopsided that the Las Vegas odds are absolutely off the charts.On a Web site that charts such things, the Orioles-Red Sox opened......

It looks like they're actually going to start this game sometime soon. I'm stunned, but here's the lineup. Daisuke Matsuzaka's been scratched due to the weather. Yankees Damon LF Jeter SS Abreu RF A. Rodriguez 3B Giambi 1B Nady DH......

Hey Yankees fans. After Saturday???s washout, the Yankees (88-72) will play a day-night doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox. It goes without saying that it has been a disappointing season for the Bronx Bombers. At this point, there is nothing......

Mike Gavin here for another night of Yankee baseball. Nothing captures the intensity of baseball's pennant races better than a late-September series between the Yankees and the Red Sox. Which is why tonight's game has such an unusual feel. The......

Despite the fact these games are meaningless in the playoff standings, the Yankees will play a doubleheader tomorrow against the Red Sox. Mike Mussina will start the first game as he aims for win No. 20 this season. He'll be......

Talking baseball while hoping Alshon Jeffery learns to use his size: 1. Yes, the Cubs came close to landing a big fish last week. But now that Anibal Sanchez has re-enlisted with the Tigers, thanks to Mike Ilitch finding a spare $32 million during the...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (4): They're 6-1 in starts by No. 5 and 6 starters Nick Tepesch and Justin Grimm. Move to the first spot because other teams ranked in the top 5 were 9-17 last week. 2. Tigers (6): Very impressive in...

Will the third time be the charm for the World Baseball Classic? Not if the underwhelming U.S. roster is any indication. While many of Commissioner Bud Selig's innovations have enjoyed immediate success — especially expanded playoffs and...

One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...