Joe Blanton

MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH The return of Justin Smoak from the 15-day disabled list is important on several fronts, both for the present and future of the Mariners -- as well as for Smoak himself. This could be the last shot...

MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Manager Mike Scioscia's experiment with Josh Hamilton in the No. 2 hole in the Angels' lineup continues, but it's hit a serious snag this week. In the Angels' 3-2 loss to the Mariners on Tuesday,...

Part 2 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Simmons, Andrelton SS Andrelton Simmons reached base four times on five trips to the plate during the second game against the Mets on Tuesday night and...

Just when it seemed Josh Hamilton's dismal season couldn't get any worse, the Angels right fielder grounded into three double plays and struck out twice Tuesday night in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners in Angel Stadium. Hamilton, the...

The Sports Xchange By Joe Haakenson, The Sports Xchange Mariners pull out 3-2 win over Angels in 10th inning ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Kendrys Morales was 0-for-4 with three strikeouts when he came to bat in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday night, not...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH The Angels moved Josh Hamilton to the No. 2 spot on June 8 in an effort to get him going. After a week there, Hamilton hasn't gone anywhere. In his first six games batting second --...

RHP Joe Blanton will start for the Angels Tuesday against the Mariners. Blanton was skipped in the rotation the last time around, but was given the nod for Tuesday over RHP Jerome Williams, who returns to the bullpen. 1B/DH Albert Pujols went 0-for-4...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH Aaron Harang's stat don't make sense. The veteran right-hander is one of only four pitchers to have two complete-game shutouts this season, yet he is 3-7 with a 5.73 ERA since being...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Los Angeles Angels - INSIDE PITCH Jered Weaver still isn't the Jered Weaver the Angels are used to seeing. Weaver missed seven weeks with a broken elbow, and in the time since he's been back, he's struggled to put...

When Tampa Bay's Alex Cobb was struck in his right ear by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer on Saturday, he became the fifth pitcher since September to be hit in the head by a batted ball. Cobb was hospitalized overnight and will...

Yankees nearly blow six-run lead in ninth ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The way CC Sabathia pitched for eight innings Sunday afternoon, the last thing anyone expected was the drama of a showdown between two future Hall of Famers with the game on the line. But...

An off day last week allowed the Angels to skip Joe Blanton’s turn the last time through their rotation. But Manager Mike Scioscia said the right-hander, who leads the majors with 10 losses and 111 hits allowed, will return to the mound Tuesday...