Matt Moore (baseball)

How much patience do Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson have? We're in the process of finding out, as the $217 million Dodgers are playing like somebody misplaced a decimal point, just as they did after the midseason trades that brought in...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...

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...

He isn't the kid from Mystic anymore. He is a New York event. He isn't the fresh-faced Fitch High kid in his T-shirt fishing at Watch Hill, not anymore. His face is on T-shirts nowadays, hawked all around Citi Field, the face of hope for the Mets...

Rick Hahn and Dayton Moore know one of the biggest realities of baseball and wasted no time acting upon it. If you're going to go to the playoffs, you better have a strong starting rotation. Last year, eight of the 10 postseason teams were in the...

PHILADELPHIA — At 29, Anthony Recker isn't considered a newbie anymore. The Catasauqua graduate has played for three in the big leagues for organizations and has now made two Opening Day rosters, including the 2013 New York Mets'. The path there...

'Tis the season of lists. The Weather Channel lists the 20 Top Storms of 2012 (I survived one). The New York Times Book Review, the year's Top 10 books ( I've read one). But on the simple, annual, personal list of Top 10 South Florida Sporting Events...

Few baseball men are wiser than Joe Maddon. He proved it with this conclusion about the postseason viability of the White Sox after arriving in Chicago on Thursday. "You just never know, man,'' the Rays manager said. No, you don't. But you do know this:...

As Rays first baseman Carlos Pena caught the White Sox's final out of a demoralizing 10-4 loss Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field, a particularly fed-up fellow unleashed frustration that echoed from an empty stadium throughout the South Side. "Damn it!'' he...

Seeing Roger Clemens on the verge of becoming a 50-year-old big league starter makes me feel bad for Jamie Moyer. While not blessed with Clemens' powerful build or pitching repertoire, Moyer got the absolute most out of his career — and he didn't...

Nationals 5, Phillies 2: Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven solid innings to become the National League's first eight-game winner and Stephen Lombardozzi's two-run double capped a four-run fifth inning to lead host Washington. Zimmermann (8-2) yielded...

The Sports Xchange By Elliott Smith, The Sports Xchange WASHINGTON - Steve Lombardozzi had three hits and Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner as Washington used a big fifth inning to beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Friday...