Santiago Casilla

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...

Statistics through Sunday (last week's ranking) 1. Rangers (1): There have many issues, including a lack of production since early in the season from Michael Young and the highly regarded lineup, but a soft schedule has kept those issues from showing...

The Royals expect James Shields to be a difference maker. But were they close enough to being a playoff team before they added him? That's the question about the deal in which the Royals sent future All-Star Wil Myers to the Rays. It's too early to...

MIAMI — One victory away from San Francisco, three away from the championship they covet, the celebration has started early for Robinson Cano and his decorated teammates from the Dominican Republic. Not the party, however. That was in the...

MESA, Ariz. — Shawn Camp walked into Cubs camp late last March. It was only 10 days before opening day and he knew four people in the room. Luckily for Camp, one of those four was manager Dale Sveum. And perhaps even better for Camp, there were few...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: first lede; write-thru to follow Vogelsong breaks hand in Giants' shutout win SAN FRANCISCO -- Ryan Vogelsong pitched five shutout innings before leaving the game with a broken...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Ryan Vogelsong finally enjoyed a strong start Monday, but he won't get the chance to repeat the performance for four to six weeks. The Giants right-hander broke his pitching...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants are back home, and they've got to be happy about that. The road didn't suit them last week. A 1-5 trip through Toronto and Denver ended with another clunker, Sunday'...

RHP Santiago Casilla, who has not made an appearance since May 8, was available out of the bullpen for Wednesday's 11-3 loss to the Blue Jays but was not used. He has been hampered by a cyst in his right knee that forced him to make an early exit from the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Second baseman Marco Scutaro was the designated hitter Tuesday in the opener of the Giants' two-game series in Toronto, and catcher Buster Posey was the DH in Wednesday's finale....

MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Barry Zito hasn't reacted well to teammates' errors. Two and a half weeks ago in San Diego, left fielder Andres Torres missed a liner right at him, and the error was the beginning of the end for...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH The Giants open a two-game series in Toronto Tuesday, and Bruce Bochy will see Melky Cabrera for the first time since Cabrera was suspended late last season. Bochy will present...