Aaron Harang

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (4): They're 6-1 in starts by No. 5 and 6 starters Nick Tepesch and Justin Grimm. Move to the first spot because other teams ranked in the top 5 were 9-17 last week. 2. Tigers (6): Very impressive in...

SEATTLE -- The Orioles dropped the rubber match of their three-game series against the Seattle Mariners, 8-3, at Safeco Field on Wednesday night. Here's what some of the key figures were saying in the clubhouse afterward: Wei-Yin Chen on his lack...

SEATTLE — If C.J. Wilson's intent was to add a little drama to the proceedings at Safeco Field on Friday night, the Angels left-hander did a bang-up job of it. Staked to a five-run lead in the third inning, Wilson allowed a weak-hitting Seattle...

This talk of whether the Lakers should re-sign Dwight Howard is a no-brainer. D12 is the superstar the Lakers need to build their future on. Fans and the media have been too hard on a guy recovering from serious back surgery, forced to take a back...

It’s one of those baseball statistics that’s hard to believe. I checked it a couple times to make sure I hadn’t missed anyone. And I really believe I haven’t. According to baseball-reference.com, there are 44 active major...

That little ol' offensive fury in Baltimore on Sunday best be a sign of things to come, because right now the one rock to this Dodgers team is showing cracks. The Dodgers are not only down an entire rotation — one pitcher traded (Aaron Harang) and...

Believe it or not, spring training is actually drawing to a close. It had to happen sometime. The Dodgers have only three more games scheduled in Arizona before heading to Los Angeles and the Freeway Series against the Angels. And they still have...

Now here’s a problem the Dodgers never saw coming. An uncomfortable standoff with left-hander Ted Lilly. Lilly is on the 15-day disabled list and says he’s ready to pitch. The Dodgers think otherwise, or so they say. They want him to make...

It was only the ninth game of the season, but it figures to be one the Dodgers will remember. And possibly for a very long time. Following a brawl that erupted in the bottom of the sixth inning, Dodgers starter Zack Greinke left the game. [Updated...

SAN DIEGO -- As the Dodgers were leaving Petco Park on Thursday, Matt Kemp ran into the player who sent him into a rage earlier in the night: Carlos Quentin. In a hallway between the home and visiting clubhouses, Kemp stood face to face and exchanged...

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Against the crummy San Diego Padres, in just the second week of the season, the Dodgers’ title hopes took a difficult blow Thursday. Zack Greinke, the Dodgers’ new $147-million starting pitcher, fractured his left collarbone in a sixth-...