The Reds have put right-hander Edinson Volquez on the disabled list with a sore back, the first time they’ve lost a starting pitcher to injury this season.
They plan to call up right-hander Homer Bailey to take his place in the rotation. Bailey, a former first-round draft pick, would start Saturday against the Cleveland Indians in [...]

Phillies 12, Reds 5
Four homers. Twelve runs. The NL’s highest-scoring offense took full advantage of the friendly dimensions at Great American Ball Park, then set off to see what it can do in the AL’s newest launching pad.
How will the Philadelphia Phillies take to the new Yankee Stadium?
“It’s a new, expensive ballpark,” said Chase Utley, [...]

The New York Yankees are monitoring the wind and home runs at their new ballpark along with the empty seats close to the field, but they plan no changes.
Chief operating officer Lonn Trost said Tuesday more wind studies will be done at the $1.5 billion stadium, but the weather during the first two homestands might [...]

Alex Rodriguez slid for the first time since hip surgery, going 1-for-5 with a walk Wednesday in a New York Yankees extended spring training game.
Rodriguez said he doesn’t know whether he’ll rejoin the Yankees on Friday in Baltimore, but manager Joe Girardi sounded optimistic that the three-time AL MVP will be back.
“People are asking if [...]

Braves 2, Cardinals 1
No matter how hard he tried, Matt Diaz couldn’t get hit by ball three in his helmet, so he made certain the next pitch from Kyle McClellan hit his bat.
Diaz drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single off McClellan in the eighth inning, rallying the Atlanta Braves to a 2-1 win [...]

The New York Yankees placed right-hander Chien-Ming Wang on the 15-day disabled list after Friday night’s 5-4 loss to the Boston Red Sox and recalled David Robertson from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
A spokesman for the Yankees said Wang has weakness in the abductor muscles in his hips that could be related to the right foot injury that [...]

Phillies 7, Marlins 3

The Phillies came to play some ball.  While the Florida Marlins had a fast start to take off for the season.  They have slowed down tremendously as of late.  Is it the hitting, defense or the pitching?
Facing a wild Matt Lindstrom in the ninth inning, Shane Victorino wanted to avoid taking a [...]

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is feeling fine a day after being hit in the left shoulder by a line drive, and expects to make his next start as scheduled.
The 2008 World Series MVP left Thursday’s game against Milwaukee in the fourth inning after being struck by Prince Fielder’s liner.
“Cole says he feels good,” Philadelphia [...]

José Miguel Torres Cabrera (born April 18, 1983 in Maracay, Aragua State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Detroit Tigers. He bats and throws right-handed. He is a four-time All-Star, having been selected to the National League All-Star Team in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Cabrera has played an uncommonly large [...]

Boston right-hander Josh Beckett was stunned Tuesday after receiving a six-game suspension from Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels’ Bobby Abreu last week.
Beckett, who immediately appealed the ruling, also was fined an undisclosed amount and cited for “aggressive actions” after the pitch that [...]