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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH In baseball, fans pay more attention to players not on the roster than in any professional sport. In football, for instance, no one matters unless they are on the game-day roster and...

SAN FRANCISCO — The elements were all there for an evening of drama, of triumph, of celebration of the human spirit. Instead, the evening might be best remembered for another devastating injury. The Dodgers braced for the extended loss of Hanley...

There’s really only one subject that is necessary to discuss after the Orioles’ 8-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Yes, Wei-Yin Chen had his worst start of the season. And UMBC product Zach Clark made his big league debut....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH The story of the Dodgers' pitching has become part soap opera, part medical drama. The latest twists and turns involve left-handers Clayton Kershaw and Ted Lilly. Kershaw was...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Pablo Sandoval was the last guy expected to win a game with a ninth-inning home run. At least Tuesday night. Sandoval left Monday's game in the sixth inning with discomfort in...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Padres 13, Cubs 7 CHICAGO -- Yonder Alonso, Carlos Quentin and Nick Hundley each homered and had three hits, and the San Diego Padres pounded out 17 hits in a 13-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs on...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Padres overpower Cubs CHICAGO -- The San Diego Padres put on one of their best hitting shows of the season Tuesday night, pounding out 17 hits in a 13-7 victory over the Chicago Cubs. "All the...

Let’s go way out on a limb right now and conclude Hanley Ramirez enjoys the spotlight. That he’s a guy who recognizes a moment. In his first start of the season, which just happened to coincide with “Hanley Ramirez Bobblehead Night,&...

The Sports Xchange By Jon Gold, The Sports Xchange Dodgers 6, Rockies 2 LOS ANGELES -- Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out a career-high 12 batters, and Hanley Ramirez homered on his own bobblehead night as the Los Angeles Dodgers rebounded from a huge loss to...

The Sports Xchange By Jon Gold, The Sports Xchange Ryu fans 12 Rockies in win LOS ANGELES -- Fresh off the disabled list, Hanley Ramirez hit a home run and a double in just his second game back, on his own bobblehead night. Still, Hyun-Jin Ryu stole...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Rockies at Dodgers Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is expected to rejoin Colorado's lineup when the Rockies visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday in the rubber match of their three-game series. Tulowitzki missed the last two...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Dodgers - INSIDE PITCH Cuban outfielder Yasiel Puig was the star of the Dodgers' spring training, batting .517 with three home runs and 11 RBIs in preseason games. But his unpolished skills on the field...