Michael Saunders

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates manager Clint Hurdle predicted that it wouldn't matter how well the Pirates swung the bat if Mariners ace Felix Hernandez did his thing.   For about four batters on Wednesday, Hurdle looked like he might be wrong....

SEATTLE –  After winning three of four in Oakland to begin their season-longest 11-game road trip, the Orioles headed to Seattle looking to capture another series and, perhaps, guarantee a winning West Coast jaunt without yet stepping foot in...

SEATTLE — The Orioles had a pretty good sense as to what they were going to see against former teammate Joe Saunders on Monday night. They had no idea what they could expect from their own starting pitcher. Lefty Zach Britton, making his first...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| Golf--Champions Tour, Legends of Golf, Noon (CBS); PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, 2 p.m. (CBS) NBA Basketball--Playoffs, New York Knicks at Boston Celtics, Noon (ABC); Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks, 2:30 p.m. (ABC); San Antonio Spurs...

PHOENIX — Go ahead, admit it. You care about the WBC, don't you? Don't you? You may not want to care, you may think the whole event is a waste of your time and your team's pitching, but you're a little curious about what's going to happen this...

YOUR MORNING PHIL: Plantains, all-WBC, Maddon Talking baseball while wondering if anyone remembers where to find Tru TV: 1. Fernando Rodney is the Dominican Republic’s magic man, appearing in all seven of the Dominicans’ wins, to the concern...

1. Rangers (1): It looks like they have enough cushion to hold off the A's and clinch early enough to get their rotation lined up for a long October run. Geovany Soto could wind up playing in the World Series. 2. Nationals (2): Gio Gonzalez heads into...

SEATTLE —In recent years, the Orioleshave experienced plenty of these games in September, when a contender demolishes and demoralizes an overmatched also-ran playing out the string. Almost exclusively, though, the Orioles were on the wrong end of...

SEATTLE – Hitting his 30th home run of the season means something to Orioles center fielder Adam Jones, he’s not going to lie. But what really matters is when it happened and what it means to this surprising season. Jones’ career-...

Jim Johnson has had much smoother saves than the one Wednesday night in the 11th inning. But that one gets him into the Orioles’ record book. It was his 45th save of the season (out of 48 chances). That ties Randy Myers in 1997 for most saves in...

Jake Peavy said he wasn't in the dugout Friday night when Seattle scored six runs off three Chicago White Sox relievers in the top of the ninth inning that cost Peavy a well-deserved victory. But Peavy seemed more satisfied after the offense rallied...

Right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma recorded his first Major League win as a starting pitcher Monday with a club rookie record 13-strikeout performance as the Mariners beat the Blue Jays 4-1 at Safeco Field. The victory was the fifth straight for Seattle, which...