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Starting Five: These Rocks Are Rolling Uphill Out West

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the NL West is up for grabs.With their seventh straight win, the Rockies closed within two games of the idle Dodgers for the division lead on Thursday.Colorado downed Cincinnati 5-1 with a five-run...

From the Windup: Potential Postseason Pitfalls for Playoff Teams

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday -- it's running Friday this week. Earlier this week, Brad Lidge's nightmare 2009 season continued, when he allowed a walk-off homer to Andrew McCutchen. Ed Price covered the outing the following morning. The abysmal performance...

Billy Wagner Can Relate to Latest Pitchers Hit by Liners

NEW YORK -- Twice in the past week, a pitcher has been hit by a line drive back at him. And Billy Wagner's advice to Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers and Darin Downs, a Rays farmhand: You will never completely get over it.In July 1998, Wagner took a liner off the left side of his head -- while he was on the same mound where...

Dodger Hiroki Kuroda Sent to Hospital After Taking Liner to the Head

PHOENIX (AP) -- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda suffered a concussion when he was hit in the head by a line drive during a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, but tests revealed no fracture or internal bleeding."Amazingly, things look really pretty good," Dodgers head athletic trainer Stan...

Roto Rush: Vlad Goes Yard Twice, Including 400th of Career

Poppin' out the box scores and right into your cubicle, the Roto Rush is your double espresso shot of fantasy baseball advice every weekday.Vladimir Guerrero's had a rough 2009, with injury issues and his dwindling power (his .466 slugging percentage would easily be his career low if the season ended today) causing concern...

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Yu Darvish Shuts Out Yankees: Rangers Pitcher Strikes Out 10

Yu Darvish had a season-high 10 strikeouts pitching into the ninth inning and worked out of a couple of jams for the Texas Rangers in a 2-0 victory over the New York Yankees and countryman Hiroki Kuroda on Tuesday night.

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05/29/12 Torii Hunter returns to Angels Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Torii Hunter was back in uniform and in the Angels ' clubhouse Monday for the first time in more than two weeks.
05/28/12 Kuroda throws 8 scoreless as Yankees beat A's 2-0 Source: Daily Democrat - Woodland CA Hiroki Kuroda pitched eight scoreless innings and Andruw Jones hit a solo homer that helped the New York Yankees win their season-high fifth straight game, 2-0 over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
05/22/12 Daily Hit List: Tuesday, May 22 by Matthew Kory Source: Baseball Prospectus Yu Darvish threw 96 pitches and walked six in just four innings, for his first bad start in the majors.
05/22/12 Bats fail last-place Bombers ... again Source: New York Post - New York NY Even a steady rain couldn't wash away the boos that poured from the Yankee Stadium seats last night.
05/21/12 Kuroda takes sixth loss Source: CBSSports.com We're accustomed to seeing Jamie Moyer "win ugly" on the mound, but what about at the plate?