Jake Odorizzi

Sunday: 2:10 p.m., U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago On the mound RHP Alex Sanabia (3-6, 4.56) vs. RHP Dylan Axelrod (2-3, 4.13): Sanabia snapped a five-game losing streak by holding the Philles to one run in 6 1/3 innings on Monday. He has induced 12 double...

Saturday: 7:15 p.m., U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago On the mound RHP Ricky Nolasco (3-5, 3.96) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (5-2, 3.31): Nolasco is coming off his best start, holding the Diamondbacks to one run in eight innings with eight strikeouts. He lost his...

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Though most of the attention has been on the struggles of the Rays bullpen, the performance of the starters has been a factor in their overall performance. Specifically, a 4.17 ERA and an average of...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The Rays don't seem to know exactly what to do about their struggling bullpen except hope it improves. "We've got to keep putting the guys out there at the appropriate times and wait...

RHP Jeremy Hellickson allowed a first-inning run on Wednesday for the seventh time in 10 starts this season, including six starts in a row. But he allowed only two runs in eight innings and stood to win until RHP Fernando Rodney had his fourth blown...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The trip back to Toronto provided the Rays a further look at the Yunel Escobar experience. The talented shortstop who came to the Rays with a reputation of being moody, careless and...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 TORONTO -- Jose Bautista singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays came back to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Bautista twice tied the game for...

The Sports Xchange Bautista's bat brings Blue Jays extra-inning win TORONTO -- Jose Bautista took the game into his own hands with four runs batted in on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in 10 innings. He twice tied...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The Rays knew it was next to impossible for closer Fernando Rodney to have the same kind of success this season as he did in a record-breaking 2012. But they were hoping he would...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Having ace lefty David Price on the disabled list is obviously bad, but the Rays felt pretty good about their options to replace him. They chose Jake Odorizzi from a group that also...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays' Dickey wins second straight start TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays right-hander R.A. Dickey admits that he feels like he has been stuck in the mud. But the knuckleball pitcher also senses that he is beginning to free himself...

(Updated: Deletes "in the win" in 3rd graph Deletes "straight" in GAME NOTEBOOK) Blue Jays 7, Rays 5: Edwin Encarnacion delivered a three-run double in the seventh inning and R.A. Dickey was solid through a season-high eight innings as Toronto took...