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J.P. Arencibia and Adam Lind each hit two-run home runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays won their season-high fourth straight game Wednesday night, beating the San Francisco Giants 11-3.

The Blue Jays have optioned left-hander Ricky Romero to Triple-A Buffalo and designated right-hander Edgar Gonzalez for assignment.

SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 10, BUFFALO 4: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's Chris Dickerson led off the contest with his seventh homer of the season, against spot starter Pedro Beato. Eduardo Nunez singled home a pair in the third inning to even the score at 4 and ...

BUFFALO 7, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 6: Matt den Dekker's three-run homer in the sixth against Ramon Ortiz rallied the Bisons within a run. A bases-loaded walk to Adam Loewen and sacrifice fly by Josh Satin an inning later gave Buffalo a 6-5 lead. Starte...

I've owned San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Brian Wilson -- see, we can no longer say "closer" -- in my oldest fantasy league for a few years, and I quietly tried to trade him in March. Looking at Wilson's 2011 season, one didn't ne...

Blog | April 15, 2012

Eric Karabell discusses the fantasy repercussions of Brian Wilson's elbow injury, breaking down the Giants' bullpen and offering up replacement options.

Blog | Conversation | April 15, 2012

Mike Trout is spending Thursday afternoon shopping in a nearby toy story. No, Trout isn't that young. The 20-year-old outfielder's task this spring is to collect money from players to go toy shopping for older players' children. The toys that are ...

The Chicago Cubs are interested in offering pitcher Ramon Ortiz a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training camp, according to a major league source. Ortiz split time between Triple-A Iowa and the Cubs in 2011. He was 1-...

Now that the World Series is over, free agency for major league players begins. Here is a quick look at the Chicago Cubs players who may be moving on and my percentage chance of their return. 1. Aramis Ramirez, 3B: In a weak free agent market fo...

A quick look at the Chicago Cubs' 9-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday at PNC Park. How it happened: Cubs starter Ramon Ortiz struggled early, particularly in the Pirates' four-run third inning in which Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run hom...

WASHINGTON -- The Chicago Cubs threw eight straight shutout innings on Tuesday night and even that was not good enough for a victory. A shaky first inning by 38-year-old starter Ramon Ortiz might have been limited to one run instead of three in th...

WASHINGTON -- Here's a quick look at the Cubs' 3-2 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday: How it happened: A shaky start by 38-year-old newcomer Ramon Ortiz and the Cubs' defense put them in a 3-0 hole after one inning. Ortiz allowed three s...

Starlin Castro is getting the day off Tuesday as the Chicago Cubs take on the Washington Nationals. It's not exactly a marquee pitching duel as Ramon Ortiz starts for the Cubs and Ross Detwiler starts for the Nats. Here's the lineup he'll face: Re...

The Chicago Cubs are placing Marcos Mateo on the disabled list with right elbow soreness, the team announced Tuesday.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who has pitched through back injuries before, tried to do it again as he did his best to try to talk general manager Jim Hendry out of putting him on the disabled list. But it didn't work. "He said to me, '...

DENVER -- Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade said he'll decide by Saturday who will pitch in the fifth starter's spot for Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres. Read the entire story....