White Sox starting pitchers Bartolo Colon and Jose A. Contreras, who could fill out the final two spots in the rotation, each threw about 20 pitches to minor leaguers in batting practice Monday morning. They'll each throw batting practice again on Thursday. If all goes well, they could each pitch an...

White Sox starting pitchers Bartolo Colon and Jose A. Contreras, who could fill out the final two spots in the rotation, each threw about 20 pitches to minor leaguers in batting practice Monday morning. They'll each throw batting practice again on Thursday. If all goes well, they could each pitch an...

Texas SP Kevin Millwood threw five shutout innings over his first two starts, but gave up 10 runs and 12 hits in three innings Monday against the Dodgers. He also got hit on both hands by batted balls, though he said he was fine after the game. "Other than the results, I think everything went well,"...

Jason Schmidt was finally back on the mound for the Dodgers on Monday against the Rangers. Schmidt, the $47 million pitcher who has had two shoulder operations since his last start in June 2007, threw two innings in Los Angeles' 13-7 victory. Schmidt got through the first in 12 pitches. After a leng...

Michael Young certainly looks comfortable, even though he's about 40 feet out of place. He goes to his left, slides to the ground to field the ball and then scrambles to his feet for a strong throw to first base. On another play, Young cleanly fields a quick, hard bouncer right at him. The transitio...

Dodgers SP Jason Schmidt, trying to secure a spot in the rotation after missing 1 1/2 seasons due to shoulder operations, will pitch the first inning against Texas on Monday. "If we're comfortable and he's comfortable, he could go more than that," manager Joe Torre said. "But we're looking at one (i...

Vicente Padilla got some help from the Texas defense to face the minimum 12 batters over four innings and rebounded from his poor first spring start in the Rangers' 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Padilla allowed a single and walked one in a crisp outing. Last weekend, Padilla fa...

White Sox left-hander Clayton Richard pitched four shutout innings during Saturday's spring game against the Rangers, but his chances of being in the rotation decreased because right-handers Jose Contreras and Bartolo Colon both threw 55 pitches in a bullpen session -- another step toward being read...

Rangers SS Omar Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner whose 2,654 games at shortstop are a major league record, started at second base during Friday's spring game against the Royals. He is a non-roster invitee in Rangers camp, who want him to be a utility infielder and mentor to 20-year-old rookie s...

Left-handed reliever C.J. Wilson, who left Thursday's game with a swollen left index finger after facing only one batter, said his finger was feeling better and he planned to play catch. Wilson reached up to field a chopper, and the ball ricocheted off his bare hand. The swelling had subsided and hi...