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MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Help can come from unexpected places. The Blue Jays rotation has taken a beating this season, with Mark Buehrle taking a loss in a 5-0 game vs. the New York Yankees on Friday as the latest example....

As if the pitching-thin Angels need another reminder of what might have been, there it is, on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, New York Mets ace Matt Harvey, the one who got away. The Angels picked Harvey in the third round in 2007 knowing...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays could look at the San Francisco Giants over the past two games at Rogers Centre and see themselves earlier this season, and not so long ago. It was not pretty. The...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays are finally starting to hit the way they were supposed to hit. They also have begun to catch the ball better than earlier in the season when the Blue Jays made the...

RHP John Lackey lost his third straight start with a season-high in earned runs allowed (five) and low in innings pitched (4.1). He retired the first six batters he faced on 21 pitches and allowed all five runs over his next 57. DH David Ortiz hit his...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH Turns out, there may be more to David Ortiz' slump than a negative newspaper column. After going 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Tuesday night in the Red Sox' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH Melky Cabrera received his 2012 World Series ring in private before Tuesday's game with the San Francisco Giants. Then, using some of his bats left over from last season when he...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Mark Buehrle that the Blue Jays thought they were getting in that big deal with the Miami Marlins this offseason finally showed up Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. Now the...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): It's safe to say that Ron Washington's hitters enjoyed their weekend in Houston — 24 runs overall and three homers in every game. Their assault on Philip Humber Saturday was vicious. 2....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH There may be hope yet for the Blue Jays. With their starting rotation in tatters and their bullpen fatigued, they came through a week-long trip within the American League East and...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2: Adam Lind led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking home run as Toronto shaded host Boston. Lind drilled a 2-2 pitch from temporary Boston closer Junichi Tazawa (2-2) over the...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2 BOSTON -- Adam Lind's lead-off home run in the ninth inning gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday at Fenway Park. With the game tied after eight innings, Lind led off...