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At some point it was inevitable that one of the top farmhands, and top minor league pitchers in all of baseball would emerge atop the power rankings. Is this the week Andrew Miller finally makes the leap and takes hold of #1?
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Outfielder Rajai Davis, on a 21-game hitting streak for Triple-A Indianapolis, was recalled by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night and catcher Humberto Cota was designated for assignment. Davis, hitting .318 with four homers and 30 RBIs in 53 games for Indianapolis, is likely to platoon with Chris Duffy in center field for at least […]

The New York Yankees optioned Matt DeSalvo back to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre after the right-hander got knocked out in the second inning of Monday’s 6-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox. DeSalvo allowed three runs — two earned — in 1 1-3 innings starting for Roger Clemens, who pushed back his season debut to Saturday […]

Alfonso Soriano had five hits, including a three-run homer, to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 Monday night. The win was the second in a row for the Cubs since manager Lou Piniella was ejected on Saturday in Chicago, after a dirt-kicking tantrum against an umpire following a close play at third […]

Each year, there tends to be a group of players who seem to separate themselves from the rest of the pack as the top picks in the draft. While the order in which they are selected may be uncertain, eight players have all but cemented themselves as the top eight picks in the draft. […]

ATHENS, Ga. – Vanderbilt lefty David Price has always been ahead of the curve, and now he’s expected to be the first pick in the MLB draft.
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The Florida Marlins scored four runs off Tim Hudson during a strange fifth inning and went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-4 Monday night behind Wes Obermueller, starting on three day’s rest for the first time in his career. Obermueller (2-3) hung around long enough for the win, giving up eight hits and three […]

The Cleveland Indians own the best divisional record of any team in the majors, but have yet to take a series from the worst team in the AL Central.
The Indians look to avenge their only series defeat to a divisional opponent as they open a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at […]

Derek Lowe pitched six no-hit innings until giving up three runs in the seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers built a five-run lead before holding on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night. Jeff Kent, in a 1-for-26 slump, doubled in a run, Rafael Furcal hit a two-run double and Russell Martin hit […]

Boston outfielder Coco Crisp was a last-minute scratch from the Red Sox’s starting lineup Monday night with an upset stomach.
Crisp, who started 48 of the Red Sox’s first 55 games in center field this season, was in Boston’s original lineup, but Wily Mo Pena took the field in the bottom of the first inning against […]