Scott Diamond

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Detroit Tigers - INSIDE PITCH Questions remain about whether Jose Valverde is saving games by memory or not, but there's no question his return to the team has stabilized the bullpen. Joaquin Benoit returned to...

RHP Vance Worley, the Twins' opening day starter, was sent to Triple-A Rochester after allowing eight runs and 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings against the Braves on Wednesday. He gave up three homers, hit two batters and walked two. The loss dropped his record...

The Detroit Tigers ended their road trip with two big victories over the first-place Cleveland Indians and their reward is 12 of the next 17 at home. The Tigers look to get on a run when they host the struggling Minnesota Twins on Thursday to start a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The Twins are struggling right now, to put it mildly. They are coming off a 2-7 homestand and have hit the road for 15 of their next 20. The road began in Atlanta in interleague play,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The tough part about having a great season is to constantly have to live up to it. Twins left fielder Josh Willingham is in a big slump and is likely feeling that pressure. In April,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH Darin Mastroianni can't catch a break. He did sustain a break in his ankle earlier this season, and hasn't had much luck since then. Now his injured ankle will require surgery, so his...

For the couple of hundred diehard Twins fans that waited out Sunday's three-hour rain delay at Target Field, there could have been a sweet moment of redemption for their loyalty. Joe Mauer came to the plate in the eighth inning with two outs and the...

Twins pitcher Mike Pelfrey was leafing through the team's media guide during spring training when he came upon a disturbing entry under Vance Worley's bio. "Worley!" Pelfrey yelled across the room to his new teammate. "I gave up your first big-league...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Minnesota Twins - INSIDE PITCH The leadoff spot for the Minnesota Twins has been troublesome this season. All season long, no matter who has batted there, the team has struggled to get men on base out of the position...

When Jonny Gomes signed a two-year deal with the Red Sox, he was advertised as a hard-nosed player. A good chemistry guy not known for his glove, but adequate on defense. Someone who could get on base more than the average player, hit more than his...

Regrets? There were a few last night. Start with Red Sox manager John Farrell, who regretted sticking with wild Ryan Dempster for as long as he did. Dempster threw 127 pitches, more than in all but one of his 228 starts since 2001, and still was...

RF Daniel Nava (2-for-4) hit his sixth home run of the season in the seventh inning. The sixth homer ties his career high for homers in a single season (also done in 2012). RHP Ryan Dempster did not factor into the decision Saturday after allowing five...