Matt Moore (baseball)

Umpire, three Rays pitchers are fined

2013-05-02 18:15:00

Major League Baseball fined umpire Tom Hallion and Tampa Bay pitchers David Price, Jeremy Hellickson and Matt Moore for their dustup last weekend. Each of the pitchers was fined $1,000. It was unknown how much Hallion was docked. Hallion was the plate...

Clay can't say no to Mo

2013-05-19 05:04:02

With eight weeks until the All-Star Game in New York, a campaign has begun on the Internet to get Yankees closer Mariano Rivera to start for the American League. Clay Buchholz wouldn't object. Buchholz is 6-0 with a 1.78 ERA for the Red Sox, putting...

Tampa Tribune, Fla., Martin Fennelly column

2013-05-16 07:44:02

It's getting weird. The potty-mouthed, Price-baiting umpire was one thing. The allergies (allergies?), rash and blurred vision are another. But David Price's nightmare Cy Young follow-up has a new twist: a pitch, a grimace, then Price strolling from the...

Notebook: Will Middlebrooks gains despite pain

2013-05-16 08:04:02

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A week after bruising his ribcage in a collision with teammate David Ross, Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks admitted yesterday he still is having occasional difficulty catching his breath and sleeping on his right side....

Liga Americana: Moore establece nuevas marcas desde el montículo

2013-05-15 08:27:00

Houston (EEUU), 15 may (EFE).- El abridor Matt Moore dio c�tedra sobre el mont�culo y se convirt� en l�der de triunfos en la Liga Americana, consigui� una marca de equipo y empat� otra, para ser protagonista en la jornada del b�isbol profesional de la...

Notebook: Slumping Ortiz has sore oblique

2013-05-15 04:04:02

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It seems there's a more plausible explanation for David Ortiz' slump than a negative newspaper column. After going 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in the Red Sox' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays last night, Ortiz revealed he's been...

Johnny Gomes: Ray of hope after Devilish start

2013-05-14 03:24:03

Jonny Gomes has a ready-made insult for anyone lacking in a baseball sense -- "He's a Devil Ray." The opposite of a Devil Ray, however, is a Ray, and Gomes would know, because he's been both. As the Red Sox prepare to visit Tropicana Field tonight for...

Keeping up confidence

2013-05-14 03:24:03

The stat-heads like to tell us that while there are clutch hits, there's no such thing as a clutch hitter. The Red Sox seem intent on proving this postulate. In April, the entire lineup was filled with clutch hitters. The Sox batted .310 with...

Red Sox left hanging their heads

2013-05-13 00:00:00

"The Simpsons" has provided countless classic moments over the years, but few are better than Lisa rejecting Ralph Wiggum on video and Bart pausing to note, "You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half." Red Sox fans can only hope...

Mattingly, Scioscia on thin ice in LA

2013-05-11 13:21:00

How much patience do Mark Walter, Stan Kasten and Magic Johnson have? We're in the process of finding out, as the $217 million Dodgers are playing like somebody misplaced a decimal point, just as they did after the midseason trades that brought in...

Pitchers get chance to go longer in contests

2013-05-11 10:54:03

With the season a month old, the Bowling Green Hot Rods' starting pitchers are getting to pitch a little longer. The first month, BG starters were limited to five innings or 75 pitches -- whichever came first. The starters have been given a slight...

One pitch dooms Rods

2013-05-09 10:54:03

One swing by West Michigan spoiled a career night for Bowling Green Hot Rods starter Blake Snell on Wednesday, as the Hot Rods fell 2-0 to the Whitecaps at Bowling Green Ballpark. Snell threw a career-best six innings, striking out a career-high 10...

David Price and fellow 2012 Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey (Blue Jays) are a combined 3-8 with a 5.68 ERA. Good thing for Joe Maddon that Matt Moore and Alex Cobb are pitching so well.

2013-05-04 00:00:00