Mike Pelfrey

All games on WSCR-AM 670. Season series: Twins 2-0. Monday: 7:10 p.m. CSN. LH Hector Santiago (1-1, 1.69) vs. LH Pedro Hernandez (1-0, 5.96). Tuesday: 7:10 p.m. WCIU-Ch. 26. RH Jake Peavy (4-1, 3.03) vs. RH Kevin Correia (4-2, 3.09)....

MINNEAPOLIS — Dating back to last season, the Orioles often have struggled offensively when they can’t hit the longball. On Friday, in a 9-6, 10-inning victory over the Minnesota Twins, they flourished despite not going quite deep enough....

Infielder Alexi Casilla, who has been a switch-hitter since he was 16, said hitting coach Jim Presley approached him about concentrating on hitting from the right side only, and he has been working on that for a few weeks in the cage. “They think I...

Opposing pitchers have grounded Giancarlo Stanton. Not only is Stanton not hitting home runs, he's become a ground ball machine. Though Stanton's fly ball rate according to Fangraphs actually has jumped from 41.7 percent in 2012 to 46.4 percent (through...

MINNEAPOLIS After losing the opener of Tuesday’s day-night doubleheader at Target Field, Marlins’ manager Mike Redmond once again expressed frustration with the offense. “We’ve been doing the same thing day in and day out,”...

The Minnesota Twins can sympathize with area high school and college athletic teams this spring. Four of the last eight Twins' games have been postponed due to weather - three of which were scheduled for the Twins' home Target Field, including Monday'...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jeremy Guthrie won his career-best seventh straight decision, dating to last season, and Alcides Escobar had three hits and an RBI as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 7-4 Tuesday night.   The Royals, who had not scored...

Although he's a solid 6'7 Mike Pelfrey isn't imposing.  His long arms and thick legs peg him as a prototypical power pitcher, but it's his bashful grin that makes him approachable.  He's soft-spoken and honest.  He's kind and gracious and talks...

Never underestimate Mike Ilitch's appetite for a championship. While the Tigers loved what they got from Anibal Sanchez a year ago, they didn't have $80 million budgeted to keep him off the free-agent market. But that's what Dave Dombrowski persuaded...

The Minnesota Twins have agreed with right-hander Mike Pelfrey on a $4 million, one-year contract. Pelfrey was an innings eater during a four-year run with the New York Mets before missing almost all of last season after Tommy John surgery. He went 50-54...

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Last week's rankings in parentheses. 1. Yankees (2): Went 9-5 after CC Sabathia's last start of the first half. If Brian Cashman adds a starter, they could push their lead in the AL East to double digits. 2. Rangers (1): Jon Daniels is exploring the...