Toronto SP Roy Halladay has been sharp all spring. The right-hander pitched four innings Wednesday to stretch his shutout streak to nine, and the Blue Jays tied the Pirates 2-all in 11 innings. "I was throwing the kitchen sink at them. I don't feel like I have a specific thing to work on. It's mainl...

From the The Sports Xchange: Manager Cito Gaston will use LHP Scott Downs and RHP Brandon League as his set-up guys depending on the makeup of the opposition's lineup. Down the road, Gaston can see League, a hard thrower who pitches in the high 90s, as a "future stopper," a guy who can come in to a ...

David Price turned in a scoreless spring training debut, flashing the lively left arm that made him a postseason star last year. The Tampa Bay Rays think he has more work to do. Price, the team's top pitching prospect, threw a pair of shutout innings in relief during the Rays' 11-4 victory over the ...

MLB.com reports that Rays OF Fernando Perez had to leave Tuesday's game against Toronto in the first inning after he hurt his wrist diving for a ball. The Tampa Tribune reports Perez could be out for an extended period....

Toronto 2B Aaron Hill continues to impress Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston with his performance hitting second in the lineup. He went 1-for-3 with a double Monday against the Yankees, and is batting .333 in seven games. "I think that's a good spot for him," Gaston said. "He's done well. He can hit the...

Reds SP Homer Bailey kept the Reds in the game Saturday without his best stuff. It was another encouraging development for the former first-round draft pick. Bailey worked four effective innings in a 7-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Saturday, allowing one run and six hits. Bailey, who threw four shutout...

Right-hander Scott Richmond is scheduled to take the mound for Canada against his Toronto teammates in a warmup for the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday. "It's exciting," the Vancouver-born Richmond said. "I grew up watching these guys, now I'm playing with them, and now I get to pitch against them...

Raul Ibanez is starting to show the Phillies what he is capable of doing with a bat. Ibanez hit two doubles, Ryan Howard drove a two-run homer off the light tower beyond the right-center field fence and Philadelphia beat the Toronto Blue Jays 12-7 Monday. "He's a gap-to-gap hitter," manager Charlie ...

Padres ace Jake Peavy is scheduled to start Sunday's game against the Cubs, then fly to Florida to join Team USA in preparation for the World Baseball Classic. "It'll be my second time on the mound, and I'll see if I can't throw it with a little command," said Peavy, who breezed through a scoreless ...

Phillies top pitching prospects Carlos Carrasco and J.A. Happ each tossed two shutout innings in Thursday's exhibition game against the Blue Jays. "These are two kids that want to show everybody they're hungry. They want to be in the big leagues," Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz said. "That's good. I l...