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Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run homer and a solo shot, and the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants reduced their magic number to clinch the division to four by beating the Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Thursday.

Miguel Cabrera homered, Brennan Boesch broke out of a slump with a pair of hits and Casey Crosby earned his first major league win, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 Thursday.

The Detroit Tigers placed Doug Fister on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a left side strain.

You know them, though you might not remember them. We're talking about rookie flashes in the pan -- Joe Charboneau, Bob Hamelin and Bobby Crosby, to name a few. However, you remember the rookies who go on to Hall of Fame careers, guys like Cal Ripken...

Blog | May 30, 2012

Marlins closer Heath Bell walked four batters in the ninth inning, including Justin Turner to cap a 13-pitch plate appearance that forced in the tying run, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis followed by producing a walk-off RBI as the Mets rallied to sweep Miami w...

David Wright visited a hand specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Thursday, who reiterated that Wright could test his broken pinkie swinging Friday and play if pain tolerance allows. Wright suffered the fracture Monday, diving back into f...

Dave Dombrowski is showing no sign of buyer's remorse.

What do you do before you know (for sure)?

Peter Keating looks at the draft in the four major sports to determine where you find the best value in each of them. For most sports, that's right at the top of the draft, but that's not the case in the NFL.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2011

Obstructed View: Rangers' run leaves baseball-size void that's difficult to fill.

Found in Bing Crosby's wine cellar was film of the deciding Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, in which Pirates second baseman Bill Mazeroski hit a game-ending homer to beat the Yankees, that was thought to be lost forever.

If the Pirates need an answer to their power-hitting problems, maybe they can find it across town in Penguins star Sidney Crosby.

It can be difficult to find fantasy winners or losers in a trade where four low-fantasy-impact major leaguers -- all owned in less than 2 percent of ESPN standard (10-team) mixed leagues -- are dealt. That's exactly what happened when the Arizon...

Blog | July 31, 2010

Eric Karabell looks at the short- and long-term implications of Chris Snyder's arrival for current Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit.

Blog | Conversation | July 31, 2010

The Arizona Diamondbacks have traded catcher Chris Snyder, minor league shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and cash to the Pittsburgh Pirates for infielder Bobby Crosby, outfielder Ryan Church and right-hander D.J. Carrasco.

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Bobby Crosby left Monday night's game with the Chicago Cubs with concussion-like symptoms after colliding with right fielder Lastings Milledge.