Brandon McCarthy

Rays end Orioles' long streak

2013-05-18 20:39:00

Matt Joyce's two-run double keyed a six-run ninth-inning rally Saturday that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-6 victory at Baltimore, ending the Orioles' franchise-record streak of 109 consecutive wins when leading after seven innings. The uprising was...

Helmets not a good fit for pitchers, so far

2013-05-11 17:13:00

Heads up Brandon McCarthy was eager to inspect the pitcher helmets making the rounds this spring. Then he tried one on. "It felt like a cat was sleeping on my head," he said. McCarthy had emergency brain surgery after he was hit on the head by a...

J.A. Happ's injury revives a personal anguish for this baseball dad

2013-05-09 00:00:00

Somebody is going to get killed out there. I've said it a hundred times, thought it a thousand. The only question was, what ballplayer would have to die on the mound before something was done to protect pitchers? The issue, in the news again after...

Dodgers fall a little deeper, lose sixth straight, 5-3

2013-05-07 22:54:00

At this point, maybe the Dodgers would like to lay claim to at least being inventive in all this losing, yet it somehow seems remarkably familiar. They lost again Tuesday — their sixth consecutive loss. This time Brandon League looked a lot like...

Dodgers lose sixth in a row ... again

2013-05-07 23:25:00

These are desperate times for the Dodgers, desperate enough that Manager Don Mattingly has resorted to searching for positive omens on his way to work. Mattingly thought he found what he was looking for upon his arrival at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday....

Angels' offense misfires in 5-3 loss to the A's

2011-07-15 23:10:00

Angels CF Peter Bourjos goes on DL; Alexi Amarista recalled

2011-07-15 21:34:09

Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings

2013-05-20 17:49:00

1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...

Slowey latest to catch Marlins' injury bug

2013-05-22 19:40:00

MIAMI Manager Mike Redmond has been relying on a cheat sheet of sorts during his pregame press gatherings. It’s a list of the Marlins’ injured players and where they stand in their rehab programs. It might have gotten lengthier. Starter...

Miami Marlins escape late jam to beat Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1, end seven-game skid

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco enjoys playing poker in the offseason for fun. He wore his poker face Sunday as he leaned against the dugout railing, watching the final, tense moments of Miami's 2-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. "I was calm,''...

Miami Marlins fall 1-0 to Arizona Diamondbacks for seventh straight defeat

2013-05-19 08:24:03

No major league team has lost more games than the Marlins this season, but that isn't stopping Miami from finding new and unusual ways to lose. On Saturday night, the first pitch of the game determined the outcome of Miami's 1-0 loss to the Arizona...

D'backs send Marlins to eighth shutout loss

2013-05-18 19:29:00

MIAMI The Marlins continue to lose, but at least they're doing it in historically relevant ways. Saturday, the difference in the Diamondbacks' 1-0 win at Marlins Park was leadoff man Gerardo Parra's first-pitch, first-inning homer off Tom Koehler. It...

Brandon McCarthy remains winless after eight starts, with Heath Bell costing him a victory after eight scoreless innings against the Phillies.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy throws before Saturday's game.

2013-03-08 00:00:00

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Brandon McCarthy went 8-6 last season through 18 starts for the Oakland Athletics, tallying a 3.24 earned-run average until his season came to an end when he was struck in the head by a line drive.

2012-12-07 19:37:04