Santiago Casilla

Will the third time be the charm for the World Baseball Classic? Not if the underwhelming U.S. roster is any indication. While many of Commissioner Bud Selig's innovations have enjoyed immediate success — especially expanded playoffs and...

Statistics through Sunday (last week's ranking) 1. Rangers (1): There have many issues, including a lack of production since early in the season from Michael Young and the highly regarded lineup, but a soft schedule has kept those issues from showing...

The Royals expect James Shields to be a difference maker. But were they close enough to being a playoff team before they added him? That's the question about the deal in which the Royals sent future All-Star Wil Myers to the Rays. It's too early to...

MIAMI — One victory away from San Francisco, three away from the championship they covet, the celebration has started early for Robinson Cano and his decorated teammates from the Dominican Republic. Not the party, however. That was in the...

MESA, Ariz. — Shawn Camp walked into Cubs camp late last March. It was only 10 days before opening day and he knew four people in the room. Luckily for Camp, one of those four was manager Dale Sveum. And perhaps even better for Camp, there were few...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Andres Torres singled home Buster Posey with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 win on a day when their opponent, the Philadelphia Phillies, learned they'd be losing standout pitcher Roy...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Rain and cold didn't stop the Dominican Republic on Tuesday night, just like nothing else slowed it down during the World Baseball Classic. Minnesota Twins right-hander Samuel Deduno pitched five innings and combined with four...

The Angels have one last chance to avoid a winless February. They must beat the Dodgers on Thursday, with Clayton Kershaw waiting to greet them. The Angels rallied against San Francisco Giants closer Sergio Romo for two runs in the ninth inning on...

Orioles setup man Pedro Strop probably won’t get any opportunities to close games for the Dominican team during the World Baseball Classic. “I don’t think so,’’ he said, “since we have Fernando Rodney and [Santiago]...

Brawley native and San Francisco Giants closer Sergio Romo will reportedly play with Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, according to an article published Friday in gantdaily.com. The WBC is set to start March 2 with games being played in Fukuoka,...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A Giant dose of small ball, and suddenly San Francisco finds itself in a most unique position -- way ahead in a postseason series.  Madison Bumgarner shut down the Detroit Tigers for seven innings, then the Giants took advantage of a...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Melky Cabrera hit his eighth homer of the season, Ryan Theriot drove in two runs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Friday night.   Barry Zito (7-6) survived five eventful innings to win for the...