KANSAS CITY -- Miguel Cabrera, yes, he was expected to have the usual 5-for-6 game -- something along the lines of Monday night's fest at Kauffman Stadium when he had two doubles and three singles, good for six RBIs in...
An important baseball series in July? Really? The Phillies visit Shea tomorrow for a pivotal (hehe) NL East three-game set. Both teams are knotted atop the division. Clearly, the Mets had targeted this series in advance. The...
The Tigers get headaches: The Tigers split their four-game weekend series in Baltimore, but Saturday night's 11-10, 10-inning loss could stick with them. As John Lowe pointed out in the Detroit Free Press, Saturday's game was...
Chris Volstad could start to think pitching in the Major Leagues is easy. In his Major League debut on July 6, Volstad pitched two scoreless innings of relief against the Rockies to get the "W" at Coors Field. Then, making his...
This column will have little relevance to the Mariners, because it is about the best and brightest of the first half. Now, if it concerned... This column will have little relevance to the Mariners, because it is about the best...
By David Driver, Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last season Andrew Miller was called up twice from Class AA to the Major Leagues. But the former University of North Carolina pitcher, who was traded by Detroit to Florida in...
The Detroit Tigers and New York Mets, widely viewed as the most talented teams in their respective leagues at the start of the season, dug themselves into massive holes in the season's first two months. But on the first day of...
Tigers decide on Zach Miner as team's No. 5 starter By JOHN LOWE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • July 20, 2008 BALTIMORE -- Zach Miner was a middle reliever when the Tigers sent him to the minors a few weeks ago. He returns in a...
Former reliever, who has made 17 career starts, will take the hill Monday against Royals. Zach Miner will return from Toledo to join the Tigers' starting rotation. The Tigers eventually felt Miner would be more effective out of...
Left-hander Nate Robertson pitches against the Orioles. Lefty-swinging Baltimore outfielder Nick Markakis has said that Robertson is the toughest pitcher he faces. Markakis is 1-for-11 lifetime off Robertson. The Orioles'...