He came into a 4-1 game in the ninth inning, and 32 pitches later, Brian Wilson had given his club a scare, giving up three hits to load the bases and walking a run in before securing his first save of the year.

Josh Reddick was always a good, aggressive hitter. So at first it was confusing to him when Minor League coaches wanted him to take more pitches. Now the A's outfielder understands, now that he's an even better hitter and burgeoning star.

Multiple reports Thursday evening indicated that Cleveland had reached an agreement on a one-year contract with free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon.

Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez collected his first Major League hit in a 3-2 victory over the Reds on Thursday afternoon.

Gone from Kansas City not only during all of Spring Training but also opening the season with six games on the road, the Royals can't wait to play in front of the home folks in Friday's Kauffman Stadium opener vs. Cleveland.

The Tigers bounced back from their tough loss on Wednesday with a pair of two-run singles from Brennan Boesch on his 27th birthday for a 7-2 win over the Rays on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.

It was the home opener at Nationals Park on Thursday afternoon, and the Nationals beat the Reds, 3-2, in 10 innings, thanks to a wild pitch.

The Twins rallied twice and were powered by Justin Morneau's go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning in a 10-9 win over the Angels on Thursday at Target Field.

The numbers are far from eye-popping, but five games is not much of a sample size. But Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he likes what he has seen so far from Placido Polanco, who entered Thursday's series finale hitting .222 (4-for-18).

Nine players entered Thursday with a league high three home runs. Omar Infante was one of them.
The Marlins' second baseman is an unlikely power source, but if he gets an inside pitch he can handle, he's more than capable of driving it out.

Finally, we have baseball games that count. That means stats that count and standings that matter, and the ability to start taking those stats and standings seriously.

It's been a long time since Adam Wainwright threw a baseball at Busch Stadium and, despite not playing last year, he's traveled an amazing journey leading to Friday's home opener.

The Mets rested Thursday. David Wright rested. All remains status quo for the third baseman. The team released a statement to that effect on Thursday afternoon, saying that a hand specialist at the Hospital for Special Surgery told Wright he can resume baseball activities “as tolerated.”

Royals center fielder Lorenzo Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, due to a strained left groin.

The Cubs struck early on Thursday, putting up six runs in the third inning, but Matt Garza hardly needed the support, allowing just three hits over 8 2/3 shutout innings in an 8-0 Chicago win.

There's no slowing down for the Rangers' Michael Young. The club's career hits leader had four RBIs in a 5-3 victory over the Mariners on Thursday afternoon at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

As part of the Astros' 50th anniversary, the weekly “Game to Remember” series features a former Astros/Colt .45s great discussing his favorite game while playing for the Houston franchise. This week: Bob Aspromonte.