Major League Baseball suspended Chicago Cubs minor league pitchers Arturo Florentino, Carlos Galvez and Jose Tineo and Texas Rangers minor league pitcher Michael De La Cruz 50 games after each tested positive for a metabolite of Boldenone, a performance-enhancing substance.
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated pitcher Cory Wade from the 15-day disabled list and designated pitcher Tanyon Sturtze for assignment Thursday.
Josh Beckett was scratched again from a scheduled start, and the Boston Red Sox ace plans to have his ailing right elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews.
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett has been scratched from his scheduled start against the Chicago White Sox on Friday because of right elbow inflammation.
Jason Bay finished 2-for-4 with four RBI and Dustin Pedroia added a grand slam as Boston routed the New York Yankees, 11-3, in the middle contest of a three-game set from Yankee Stadium.
Brandon Backe thinks he's figured out why he's pitched so badly at times this month.
Jason Giambi saved the New York Yankees, coming off the bench to hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and a game-winning single in the ninth for a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
The Kansas City Royals announced Thursday that the franchise has extended its Triple-A affiliate agreement with Omaha through the 2010 season.
Roy Oswalt continued his mastery of the Reds with seven strong innings to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-1 win over Cincinnati at Minute Maid Park.
Joba Chamberlain thinks he could return to the New York Yankees next week, and he expects to be used out of the bullpen.
The New York Yankees have optioned pitcher David Robertson to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and recalled pitcher Alfredo Aceves from the minor league club.
Baseball's replay central is an 18-by-24 foot room on the fifth floor of a former baking factory in Manhattan's Meatpacking District that's crammed with so many computers and television screens that it looks like NASA's Mission Control.
The Minnesota Twins continue their push towards the postseason this evening, when they continue their 14-game road trip with the first of four clashes against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum.
Jon Lester attempts to bounce back from one of his worst starts of the season this afternoon, when the Boston Red Sox try to complete a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees in what will likely be the final game played between the bitter rivals at the current Yankee Stadium.
The Los Angeles Angels continue to tune up for the postseason as they open a four-game series with the Texas Rangers tonight at Angel Stadium.
Right-hander Aaron Harang will try to win consecutive starts for the first time this season tonight when the Cincinnati Reds close out a three-game midweek series with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.
For a team that's in a dogfight to try to make the postseason, having to visit the club that owns the best record in baseball probably won't make things any easier. That's the challenge the Philadelphia Phillies will have to face, however, when the National League East contenders enter Wrigley Field tonight for the first of four straight games against the powerful Chicago Cubs.
If the Florida Marlins have any plans on reaching the postseason, playing better baseball on the road would certainly help.
Toronto has had little luck offensively when facing Tampa Bay's Matt Garza this year. The Blue Jays will try to plate some runs against the Rays young gun tonight in the middle portion of three-game series at Tropicana Field.
Greg Maddux will get another shot to prove his worth for the road-weary Los Angeles Dodgers, who resume a three-game series tonight versus the host Washington Nationals.
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