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OK, I'll give you Justin Verlander. I'll even give you Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Austin Jackson. But five through 25? I think I'll take the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers. The Indians beat the Tigers 5-3 on Tuesday, even ...

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It hasn't been long since the new Dodgers' owners officially took over the franchise, but there's already been significant change. As Buster Olney writes, the franchise is making an effort to reconnect with its fan base.

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First: Derek Lowe spun his first shutout in nearly seven years? OK, that's interesting, but hey, it was the Twins; they're terrible. And he induced four DP grounders? That's pretty cool, but part of what goes with the territory facing a balls in play...

Our experts discuss Manny Ramirez soon beginning a minor league stint with the A's, the first-place Indians and Adam Dunn (playing left field) and Andre Ethier (playing center) in the outfield.

Derek Lowe pitched his first shutout in nearly seven years, throwing a six-hitter on Tuesday to lead the Cleveland Indians over the Minnesota Twins 5-0.

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BOSTON -- After walking to the mound to begin his warm-up tosses for the bottom of the first inning Thursday night, Derek Lowe turned to retrieve a ball from home plate umpire Jim Wolf but saw the throw sail well over his head. When Wolf reached into...

The Texas Rangers ended their three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win at Cleveland in 11 innings. Adrian Beltre hit a pinch-hit 3-run home run off righty Joe Smith for the difference. Rangers pinch-hitters were 0-for-12 this season prior to that blas...

The second game of this three-game series between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers features LHP Derek Holland and RHP Derek Lowe. The game starts at 6:05 p.m. on FSSW and KSKY 660 AM. A quick glance at the mound matchup: Holland (2-2, 5.13 ...

ANAHEIM -- The shy smile on Ervin Santana's face was telling. "I don't know how to explain it," Santana said, shrugging his shoulders following the Angels' 4-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. Santana had just become the first Ang...

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Eric Karabell and myself hosted Wednesday's Baseball Today podcast while ESPN.com senior writer Jerry Crasnick made a guest appearance. 1. Jerry has a story up on Orioles pitching prospect Dylan Bundy -- who has allowed one hit in 17 innings so f...

One of the popular concepts in the baseball stats community is to look at a pitcher's strikeouts, walks and home runs as a means for estimating what his ERA should be. The resultant stat is known as Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP), and is scaled ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- After a solid start to the season, Derek Holland picked up losses in two straight starts for the first time since August of 2010. Holland had trouble locating his fastball at times, giving up five runs on nine hits in seven inn...

The Angels are in a hitting slump of staggering proportions. They managed just three hits in a 4-0 loss to Derek Lowe and the Cleveland Indians and have scored 11 runs in their last seven games, in which they are 1-6. The Angels (7-15) collected a...