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Chicago White Sox left-hander Chris Sale took a perfect game into the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night. He finished with a one-hitter as the White Sox topped the Angels 3-0 in prime time. Sale retired the first 19 batters he faced before Mike Trout's sharp single to center ended the perfect game bid with one out in the seventh. "I knew warming up in the bullpen I felt loose. My arm felt good tonight," Sale said. "Warming up in the bullpen I felt like I was creating some good stuff and just wanted to transfer that out to the field, and it ended up working out tonight." Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Game Recap Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cubs Agree To $41M Deal With Anthony Rizzo
The Chicago Cubs have agreed to a seven-year, $41 million contract with Anthony Rizzo. The new deal includes two club options at the back end of the contract that could make it worth as much as $73 million over nine years. Rizzo, 23, is hitting .288 with nine home runs and 28 RBIs in his third major league season. Chicago Cubs, Free Agent Rumor, Terms Agreement Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Porter Believes In Houston's Long-Term Vision
The Houston Astros are struggling as expected under first-year manager Bo Porter in their first year as an American League club. Porter can't be sure if Houston's rebuilding plan will work, but he certainly believes in it. "I didn't expect it to be easy," he said. "Anyone that would've expected it to be easy, I think they would've been naïve to the facts of everything that's going on. But I firmly believe that I'm up for the challenge. I firmly believe that our organization is up for the challenge. "I believe in our vision. I believe in what it is we've all set out to do and time will only tell." Via Brian T. Smith/Houston Chronicle Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rockies Place Michael Cuddyer On DL
The Colorado Rockies have placed outfielder Michael Cuddyer on the 15-day disabled list with a neck injury. Charlie Blackmon, who was recalled to take Cuddyer's place, was in the lineup batting eighth Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Cuddyer is among the league leaders with a .319 average along with seven home runs, eight doubles and 23 RBIs. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Astros Designate Humber For Assignment
The Houston Astros have designated Philip Humber for assignment. The right-hander gave up five runs while only getting two outs in a loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday. Just a year removed from pitching the 21st perfect game in major league history, Humber had a terrible start to 2013. He was 0-8 with a 9.59 ERA. Houston Astros, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rivera, Chamberlain OK After Harsh Exchange
A day after a harsh exchange between Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera, the New York Yankees relievers say their relationship is fine. "We did talk," Rivera said. "It's good. Sometimes you have little things that we say that we don't mean. We're a family here. It's something that we take care of in house. Unfortunately it happened in front of you guys, but again, it shouldn't happen. We apologize and we move on." On Saturday, Chamberlain publicly warned Rivera not to "shush" him. Chamberlain denied that he had apologized to Rivera -- "There's no need to apologize. For what?" -- but said he and Rivera had "joked and laughed" afterward. "It's over with, it's done, it's really not an issue in the first place,'' Chamberlain said. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cardinals Were Confident In Pitching Depth
The St. Louis Cardinals let Kyle Lohse leave as a free agent and then Chris Carpenter essentially retired this winter, but they still entered the season with a deep staff. The Cardinals' five starters -- Adam Wainwright, Jaime Garcia, Lance Lynn, Jake Westbrook and Shelby Miller -- have a 2.20 ERA, leading the majors through Friday. "Going into the offseason, we felt like we had eight starters for five spots," general manager John Mozeliak said. "Carp went down, but we still felt like we had depth, and that's why we didn't feel an obligation to chase free agents." Via Tyler Kepner/New York Times Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Scouts Impressed With Goldschmidt's Consistency
Paul Goldschmidt has impressed after signing a long-term extension with the Arizona Diamondbacks in the offseason. "He knows his strengths and he knows his weaknesses," a scout said. "He's tough to pitch to." Goldschmidt is hitting .306/.404/.560 with nine home runs and 30 RBI in 37 games. He has 37 strikeouts and 23 walks. Another scout noted that Goldschmidt isn't the typical right-handed hitting first baseman. He's not lumbering or unathletic. "He's not giving away a single at-bat right now," he said. "He's unreal. He's so locked in. He's got monster power and now he's kind of understanding his game on a different level. "He's seeing a ton of pitches. He wants to use the big part of the field and because of the big power he can still beat you. It's incredible." Via Nick Piecoro/Arizona Republic Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Zambrano, Phillies Report 'Ridiculously Premature'
Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro has called a report that the club signed Carlos Zambrano "ridiculously premature." Amaro said the Phillies would take a look at Zambrano, who recently signed with the independent Long Island Ducks. Amaro said the Phillies would consider signing Zambrano if he looked good. With Roy Halladay sidelined, Philadelphia is currently without a fifth starter. Philadelphia Phillies, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Halladay Apologizes For Pitching Hurt, Feels Obligation To Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay will have shoulder surgery this week and the best case is that he may be able to return to the mound in three months. Halladay, who will earn $20 million in 2013, is a free agent at season's end. "It's tough," Halladay said. "You feel an obligation to the organization, to your teammates, to the fans to try to go out and pitch. Especially on a competitive team that sells out. For me, that was a big factor. If I'm playing for a last-place team, and there's things going on, you maybe speak up. But we have a chance to go win a World Series, and we have sellouts, and fans have expectations. You want to do everything you can to try to make it work. "Really, that was a lot of the reason I tried to keep going. ... I just wanted to reach out to the fans, thank them for their support, and apologize to the ones who pay the money and show up in the second inning and it's 9-0. I apologize to the fans that I won't be out there for three months." Via Matt Gelb/Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Phillies, Misc Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets |
