International League

RF Jose Bautista was 0-for-4 following four consecutive multi-hit games and six in the previous nine games. He has reached base safely in 30 of his 35 games and in 19 of his past 21. RHP Dustin McGowan is expected to continue his rehab from a right...

MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Help can come from unexpected places. The Blue Jays rotation has taken a beating this season, with Mark Buehrle taking a loss in a 5-0 game vs. the New York Yankees on Friday as the latest example....

Pitch after agonizing pitch, IronPigs pitching coach Ray Burris stood in the IronPigs dugout watching as his pitchers walked 11 batters in a 9-6 loss to Indianapolis last Thursday night. That night, five Lehigh Valley pitchers threw a total of 213...

When the Phillies released veteran Aaron Cook in spring training, it was a sign about the commitment they had made to their young pitchers at Triple-A, saying they’d be the ones to fill in when and if a need arose on the major league level. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The courtship and eventual signing of left-hander Francisco Liriano by the Pirates last winter lasted longer than some celebrity marriages. It seems the wait for him to take the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH Charlie Morton and the Pirates got positive reports from the examinations of the right-hander's shoulder after he left his most recent rehab start early. Morton was diagnosed with...

On a day when there were strong indications that the Phillies will be dipping into the farm system this week for another starting pitcher, Adam Morgan had the opportunity Sunday afternoon to get an arm-up, as it were, on the competition. However, the...

ANAHEIM, Calif. — As a veteran of 14 major league seasons, it took a while for right-hander Freddy Garcia to get used to those long bus rides in Triple-A. But when the 36-year-old pitcher decided to sign a minor league deal with the Orioles before...

IronPigs manager Dave Brundage has been waiting for a month to get an up-close-and-personal look at the Tyler Cloyd who dominated International League hitters last season. Friday night, that guy showed up. The 25-year-old right-hander, who came into...

The Sports Xchange By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange AAA call-up Jordy Mercer leads Pirates past Nationals PITTSBURGH - Jordy Mercer was ready to walk across the street from PNC Park to his hotel room and get a good night's sleep. Just a few...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates felt Starling Marte had star potential from the day they signed him in 2007 as an international amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic. The left fielder and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Pittsburgh Pirates - INSIDE PITCH The Pirates are soon going to have two more pitchers than rotation spots and it will be interesting how they sort things out. Left-hander Francisco Liriano is tentatively...