Yu Darvish

Giant vulnerability? The San Francisco Giants rode their starting pitchers to two World Series championships in three years, and starters renowned for their health are at it again. None of the Giants' five starters has missed a turn this season....

Ron Washington is deservedly under fire for letting Yu Darvish throw 130 pitches Thursday night in a 10-4 victory over Justin Verlander and the Tigers. It was fun to watch but pointless for him to continue beyond the seventh inning, when he had thrown 115...

   Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...

Houston (EEUU), 15 may (EFE).- El abridor Matt Moore dio cátedra sobre el montículo y se convirtó en líder de triunfos en la Liga Americana, consiguió una marca de equipo y empató otra, para ser protagonista en la jornada del béisbol profesional de la...

THUNDER-GRIZZLIES Grizzlies take 2-1 lead beating Thunder 87-81 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 20 points and hit two free throws with 1:03 left to put Memphis ahead to stay, and the Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 87-81...

The Rangers' pitching staff loves the way A.J. Pierzynski handles a game. When Pierzynski went on the disabled list last week with a strained right oblique, he had a 2.84 catcher's ERA compared with a 4.14 mark for Geovany Soto. … There have...

The White Sox are gearing up for a little extra chirping behind the plate by A.J. Pierzynski. The former Sox catcher will face them for the first time this season starting Tuesday night as the Sox and Rangers play three games in Arlington, Texas....

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...

With a nod toward Saturday's Kentucky Derby, these are Times staff writer Kevin Baxter's rankings as the teams come out of the clubhouse turn. (Statistics through Friday's game. Last week's rankings in parentheses): Setting the pace 1; BOSTON Trying...

A.J. Burnett doesn’t lead the major leagues in strikeouts. He just wants to and is awful close. “I’m trying to keep up with Yu Darvish, but he’s pretty filthy,” the Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace said of the Texas Rangers&...

All games on WSCR-AM 670. Season series: Sox 6-3 in 2012 Tuesday: 7:05 p.m., CSN-Plus, CLTV. LHP Jose Quintana (2-0, 2.78) vs. RHP Yu Darvish (4-1, 1.65). Wednesday: 7:05 p.m., WCIU-Ch. 26. LHP Chris Sale (2-2, 4.09) vs. RHP Nick Tepesch (2-1,...

Talking baseball while hoping Kirk Hinrich gets well soon: 1. At some point every July, I make this point: The odds are always with the teams selling talent at the trade deadline, not the ones giving up prospects to try to meet short-term opportunities....