Stephen Drew

Angels' 9-5 win over Red Sox is a walk in the park ... kind of

2013-06-08 14:34:00

BOSTON -- The Angels took a walk on the wild side of Red Sox reliever Franklin Morales, using four free passes -- two with the bases loaded -- to break open a close game Saturday with four seventh-inning runs en route to a 9-5 victory in the first game of...

Baseball fantasy world: Rookies that would make fine additions

2013-06-09 00:00:00

� Productive rookie are the gold mines to which all owners want to stake claim. The Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, who has been all the rage since his call up last week, and St. Louis starter Shelby Miller, who may be Cy Young Award worthy, aren't the only...

Angels split doubleheader in Boston

2013-06-09 21:26:00

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Angels' J.B. Shuck loses sight of what's in front of him on bases

2013-06-10 00:00:00

— Left fielder J.B. Shuck had a nice six-week run as a fill-in for injured starter Peter Bourjos, hitting .259 with 10 runs and 11 runs batted in and playing solid defense in 34 games, but it ended on a sour note Sunday. The Angels scored twice...

Red Sox rip 10-game loser Joe Blanton in 10-5 win over Angels

2013-06-09 14:39:00

BOSTON — Joe Blanton is halfway to history, but not the kind the Angels hoped he would make. The right-hander was rocked for seven runs — six earned — and eight hits, including prodigious home runs by David Ortiz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia...

Jake Arrieta will make Monday night's start in Detroit

2013-06-16 15:45:00

Orioles right-hander Jake Arrieta, who was called up from Triple-A Norfolk on Friday to provide bullpen depth, will start Monday night against the Tigers in Detroit in place of right-hander Jason Hammel. Hammel returned to the ballpark Sunday after...

T.J. McFarland's long relief has been crucial to Orioles bullpen's success

2013-06-16 06:00:00

On Saturday, the Orioles offense sputtered, right-hander Freddy Garcia couldn’t hold a lead, and the Boston Red Sox finally showed why the team is in first place in the American League East. But there was a bright spot in the Orioles’ 5-4...

Casilla's baserunning gaffe and a missed call send Orioles to loss vs. Boston

2013-06-15 18:54:00

If there is a lasting image from the Orioles' 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, it's pinch-runner Alexi Casilla standing at third base, arms spread wide, palms in the air, mouthing “What happened?” to coach Bobby Dickerson. The...

Orioles had held Boston scoreless for 18 innings before Red Sox rallied

2013-06-15 20:53:00

Through the first two games of this four-game series with Boston, the Orioles pitching staff kept a potent Red Sox lineup in check. Boston tallied 12 hits in 74 at-bats in the two Orioles wins for a paltry .181 average and four runs. Despite the...

Monte Poole: Athletics not as disadvantaged as one might think

2013-06-15 23:05:04

OAKLAND, Calif. The beauty of baseball is that the Athletics' dead sprint into the 2012 playoffs felt magical, too magical to be repeated, only to have their impressive charge toward the halfway point of this season drag us toward the undiluted truth....

Chris Davis' bloop single delivers Orioles a 5-4 win over Boston in 13 innings

2013-06-13 22:11:00

Last season, the Orioles and Boston Red Sox played four extra-inning games against each other, including games of 17, 13 and 12 innings. The Orioles won all four, mainly because their stellar bullpen kept compiling scoreless innings until the bats could...

On The Fly: Patriots Sign Tebow

2013-06-10 16:05:06

The story broke late Monday afternoon and the vibration was felt from Bristol to Foxborough. Tim Tebow — football player, ESPN star, cultural icon, larger-than-life clipboard holder — is signing with the Patriots and the world suddenly changed...

Adam Jones jumps over Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew on his way back to second base in the third inning.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

The last time the Red Sox paid a guy named Drew a healthy amount to come in as a free agent, it didn't exactly go as planned. J.D.'s younger brother Stephen comes at far less of a financial risk (one-year, $9.5 million), but there are still questions whether his production (.

2013-02-27 00:00:00

The former A's shortstop signed with the Boston Red Sox for a one year and $9.5 million.

2012-10-03 00:00:00