Cy Young Award

Sometimes you would be better off surrendering. That might have been the case for the White Sox on Saturday night. Matt Moore was going to be hard to beat under any circumstance. In trying to matchup to one of the hottest starters going, Gavin Floyd...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Phillies at Giants While the Philadelphia Phillies wait for news on injured ace Roy Halladay, they will look to win their second straight Tuesday against the host San Francisco Giants. The Phillies began their seven-game...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Rays' left-hander David Price hopes to use the days leading up to his next start Thursday to figure some things out. Because so far, his follow-up to his Cy Young season remains a...

The Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander, who dominated Houston on Sunday, again is showing he could be a Cy Young Award candidate. Meanwhile, at Old Dominion, where he once starred, his brother Ben has given up pitching and is hitting well. Player, Level,...

Gigantic Roy Halladay banners hanging over the concourse at Citizens Bank Park may be irrelevant. His warm-up music — "Mad World" by Tears for Fears — might never again blare throughout the stadium. The end of an era may have arrived....

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...

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Right-hander Zach Clark had a crazy week -- he went from being promoted to the majors, to pitching in his first big league game, to being designated for assignment and then finally to clearing waivers on Monday. The 29-year-old UMBC graduate has been...

An aggressive error here, a couple of careless two-out walks there … The inevitable missteps during an arduous baseball season leave some managers shaking their heads in daily frustration. Manager Robin Ventura seems to remain on an even keel,...

For years, he's been one of the most feared pitches in MLB -- a surgeon with two Cy Young Awards to his name and the boundless respect of hitters everywhere for having pinpoint control that never escaped him. But as Roy Halladay stood at the center...

General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. put faith in Roy Halladay being honest with him about his health. "I think after last year when he was reluctant to let us know how he was feeling, I think he understands the importance of that," Amaro told a group of us...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Thank Carlos Pena for preventing an argument in the Tigers' dugout. Pena lined a 3-2 pitch into right field Sunday for a single with one out in the seventh inning -- the first hit...