Jake Odorizzi

Throwing mostly strikes led to good things for Alex Colome and the Durham Bulls on Saturday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Colome's excellent control helped slow Norfolk's bats as the Bulls posted a 3-2 International League win in a game called by...

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 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...

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...

Considering he needed to record only one out, Jeff Beliveau put on quite a show for family and friends last Sunday. The reliever for the Durham Bulls recorded the last out in the team's no-hitter against the Pawtucket Red Sox. "It was cool to come...

With the biggest crowd of the season anticipating the postgame fireworks show, the Durham Bulls spent the whole game unleashing blasts and bursts of their own. The Bulls slammed 15 hits, including Wil Myers' majestic three-run homer that started the...

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...

With one major run down, Tommy Locklin is eyeing the world's seven tallest mountains. Locklin, who uses the stage name "Tommy Danger," finished a run from Seattle to Daytona Beach, Fla., last month and, in November, will try to conquer Africa's Mount...

Thursday's series finale against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park is the biggest reason yet to explain why the Royals scooped some cream from their farm system last December to acquire James Shields. The Royals are facing Tigers ace Justin Verlander,...

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...

Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...