Chris Archer

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Having ace lefty David Price on the disabled list is obviously bad, but the Rays felt pretty good about their options to replace him. They chose Jake Odorizzi from a group that also...

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The Rays' short-term move in replacing injured David Price was calling up lefty Alex Torres from Triple-A to work as the long man in the bullpen that had to cover 6 2/3 innings on Wednesday. But between...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Reds 5, Marlins 3 (10) MIAMI -- Brandon Phillips' sacrifice fly keyed a three-run 10th inning, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins Thursday night. Batting against...

The Sports Xchange Red Sox 4, Rays 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Middlebrooks' two-out, bases-clearing double off closer Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a stunning 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at...

The Sports Xchange Middlebrooks' clutch hit in ninth lifts Red Sox ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Middlebrooks was torn. Fernando Rodney had just blazed a 100 mph fastball by him and was one strike from closing out the game at Tropicana Field on...

On what was supposed to be a night off, slumping Rich Thompson ensured the Durham Bulls wouldn't get swept for the first time this season. Thompson went 2-for-3 with a double and manufactured a run in the eighth inning as the Bulls beat the Syracuse...

The Toledo Mud Hens have the best ERA (2.58) and worst batting average (.204) in the 14-team International League. That wasn't obvious on Wednesday. The Mud Hens scored eight runs, including three home runs in the first two innings against Durham's...

MESA, Ariz. -- Baseball America listed four Cubs in its Top 100 prospects list, an indication the organization is showing progress in its rebuilding plan. Shortstop Javier Baez is ranked No. 16 while outfielders Albert Almora and Jorge Soler are Nos....

1. Rangers (3): No question that this is the deepest pitching staff — starters and bullpen — in the American League. Ron Washington and Mike Maddux are turning Koji Uehara into another weapon for the middle innings. 2. Nationals (1): Dropped...

The Orioles’ 3-2 extra-inning win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon was a long time coming — in more ways than one. The Orioles needed 14 innings — and five hours and 14 minutes — to complete a three-game sweep of...

[Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming day for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.] About last night Closers Johnson and Rodney make case for Cy Young Rays...

Bruce Chen went seven innings in another workmanlike start, Jeff Francoeur and Yuniesky Betancourt both went deep and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 on Tuesday night.     Betancourt hit a two-run shot during a four-run third inning...