Major League Baseball News

Hernandez, making his fourth start of the spring, was lifted after Scott Sizemore led off the sixth inning with a single to center.

This is a Feb. 19, 2013 file photo showing New York Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen posed at spring training in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Sandberg was not available for comment early Thursday. After the Phillies' 6-5 win over Baltimore on Wednesday, Sandberg had "no comment" when asked about Rollins' energy and positivity.

Seeking a second opinion about his persistent back issues, Marco Scutaro went to see renowned specialist Dr. Robert Watkins last season.

Tim Lincecum pitched 4 1-3 effective innings, and the Giants rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.

Olt, a 2010 first-round draft pick, took Mariners starter Randy Wolf deep in the second inning for his first home run of the night.

Hiroki Kuroda gave up six runs and 10 hits over 3 2-3 innings Wednesday as the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers played to a 7-7 tie in 10 innings.

At Josh Fredo's blooming florist shop, customers are greeted by a hot pot of tea and leave with a... SARASOTA, FLA.

Liverpool will play Roma in a preseason exhibition game at Fenway Park on July 23, a rematch of their 2012 meeting at the Boston ballpark.

Pedro Alvarez and Travis Ishikawa hit long home runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.

The Dodgers said bench coach Tim Wallach will manage Los Angeles against Arizona on Wednesday and versus Cincinnati on Thursday.

The 33-year-old Santana went 9-10 with a 3.24 ERA in 32 starts for the Kansas City Royals last season and should make an immediate impact with the battered Braves, who are facing the prospect of opening the season with Kris Medlen, Brandon Beachy and Mike Minor on the disabled list.

John Lackey gave up three runs over 2 2-3 innings in his first spring training start for the Boston Red Sox, a 5-4 split-squad loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday.

Will Middlebrooks hit his second home run off Tommy Hunter in a four-day span, a solo shot in the sixth inning that helped a Boston Red Sox split squad beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Tuesday.

Mike Trout and Albert Pujols each had RBI doubles for the Los Angeles Angels, but the Robinson Cano continued his torrid spring training in the Seattle Mariners' 10-6 win Tuesday.

Justin Verlander pitched one-hit ball into the fourth inning of his spring debut for the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Price allowed one run and three hits in his second start, surrendering a solo homer to Jason Kubel leading off the second inning.

GLENDALE, Ariz.-Jarrod Parker has very high expectations of himself, to the degree that he called his 2013 season "mediocre" on Monday and not one that left him terribly satisfied.

Yu Darvish pitched five positive innings and Jurickson Profar homered as the Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 Monday.

Collin Cowgill's two-run homer off Trevor Bauer highlighted a three-run fifth inning that carried the Los Angeles Angels over the Cleveland Indians 8-3 Monday.