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KANSAS CITY, MO - As many as 10 future, current, or former Texas League stars flexed their muscles Sunday evening at Kauffman Stadium for the MLB Futures Game.  The United States team blasted its way to a 17-5 lead over teh World team, led by MVP Nick...

RHP Jake Odorizzi made his first start for the Rays after being called up from Triple-A Durham and did not factor in the decision in Monday's 7-5 loss at Toronto. The 23-year-old made two starts with the Kansas City Royals last year. He was acquired...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Having ace lefty David Price on the disabled list is obviously bad, but the Rays felt pretty good about their options to replace him. They chose Jake Odorizzi from a group that also...

Throwing mostly strikes led to good things for Alex Colome and the Durham Bulls on Saturday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Colome's excellent control helped slow Norfolk's bats as the Bulls posted a 3-2 International League win in a game called by...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH Jarrod Dyson was perhaps playing himself into a platoon situation in the Royals outfield, but that is on hold now for a doctor's exam. Dyson started in center field Wednesday...

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...

The top-rated prospect in the Tampa Bay Rays' organization, one of the best minor-league prospects in all of baseball, stayed in the dugout as the Durham Bulls took the field for the third inning against the Syracuse Chiefs on Thursday night. Instead of...

On what was supposed to be a night off, slumping Rich Thompson ensured the Durham Bulls wouldn't get swept for the first time this season. Thompson went 2-for-3 with a double and manufactured a run in the eighth inning as the Bulls beat the Syracuse...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Kansas City Royals - INSIDE PITCH In April 2012, the Royals endured a 12-game losing streak, including a franchise-record 10 straight defeats at home. Flip the calendar ahead a year and the Royals' longest losing...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Shields' dominance vs. Rays no surprise The Rays weren't surprised to that James Shields beat them on Tuesday. They certainly had seen it before. Shields settled down after a shaky...

Tyler Hickernell fills two rarely paired roles for the Winston-Salem State baseball team, and his presence in the lineup leaves Coach Kevin Ritsche with some funny looks from umpires. Hickernell, a senior from Thomasville, doubles as a starting...

Hard to believe but LHP David Price takes the mound this afternoon 24 games after he took the mound on Opening Day still looking for his first victory of the season. The 2012 American League Cy Young Award winner is 0-2 with a 5.52 ERA in his first five...