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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- James Loney began Wednesday night leading the American League in hitting with a .381 average, and leading the majors in percentage of line drives hit, 34 percent. Do we need another excuse to revisit last August's trade betwee...

Three starters are making the most of their new but difficult situations, writes Scott Spratt. He points to Ryan Dempster's success at Fenway Park, typically a hitter-friendly stadium, as an example of this.

Story | Conversation | May 12, 2013

"I don't think I ever got proper credit about being smart about the game." -- Rickey Henderson When was the golden age for leadoff hitters? Well, 1965 was pretty good. Joe Morgan was a rookie that year and hit his way into the leadoff spot, where...

Trevor Cahill pitched seven strong innings and drove in Arizona's first two runs with his first major league triple, and the Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2 on Monday night.

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Clayton Kershaw retired 18 consecutive batters and struck out 12 in eight dominant innings, Carl Crawford homered twice against Kyle Lohse and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 on Sunday.

Adrian Gonzalez drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a two-out double in the seventh inning, Carl Crawford homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 on Friday night.

WHAT IT MEANS: Left-hander Scott Rice spent 14 seasons in the minors -- including the past two with the Los Angeles Dodgers -- before becoming a positive contributor this year in his first MLB season. The 31-year-old Rice stumbled Thursday afterno...

BOSTON -- Good morning from the Edes cave, where I've been listening to the CD "Stay," by the irreverent Boston band Jim's Big Ego, which modestly describes itself as "The Greatest Band in the History of Recorded Music" and employs Red Sox organist...

Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Jordany Valdespin celebrates with teammates after the first walk-off grand slam by a Met in 22 years. FIRST PITCH: David Wright had a game-tying two-out single in the ninth that plated Mike Baxter and Jordany Valdespin ...

Not a lot has gone right for the Dodgers so far, and a lot went wrong on Wednesday night in New York when Carl Crawford dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning (it was generously ruled a double for Mike Baxter) that led to the tying run scorin...

Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Matt Harvey is averaging almost 95 MPH on his fastball this season. When Matt Harvey climbs the mound tonight against the Dodgers (7 ET on ESPN), he'll attempt to become the third pitcher in Mets history to go 5-0 o...

After a miserable two seasons with the Red Sox, Carl Crawford has gotten off to a positive start in his first year with the Dodgers.

With Mike Trout currently batting second for the Angels, Eric Karabell wondered: Who is the game's best leadoff hitter right now? Time for a quick debate! Eric: Austin Jackson I'll go with Detroit Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson. He's not of...

USA TODAY Sports The Mets face (l to r) southpaws Clayton Kershaw, Ted Lilly and Hyun-Jin Ryu this week at Citi Field. METS (9-8, third place/NL East) vs. LOS ANEGELES DODGERS (8-10, fourth place/NL West) Tuesday: LHP Jonathon Niese (2-1, 3.80) ...

Dan Szymborski looks at a handful of players whose projections have already changed significantly since the preseason.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2013