The Baltimore Orioles will try to pull off a very tough task, as they go for a four-game road sweep over the Kansas City Royals this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.For the Orioles, they will rest their chances for a victory on the left arm of Brian Burres. Burres comes into this matchup in ...

For the second consecutive matchup the Los Angeles of Anaheim will send an undefeated pitcher to the hill, as Ervin Santana will try to shut down the Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of a three-game set at Tropicana Field.Last night Joe Saunders put his 6-0 ledger on the line against the Rays, ...

Cincinnati rookie Johnny Cueto tries for a second straight win today, when the Reds visit Shea Stadium to close out a three-game weekend series with the New York Mets.The 22-year-old Dominican burst onto the scene in his initial two outings of 2008, allowing just three runs and striking out ...

- The Houston Astros will shoot for a series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Chavez Ravine.The Astros have won the first two tests of this series and seven of their last eight games overall, including Saturday's 5-0 blanking of LA. ...

Detroit, MI - Bobby Abreu went 2-for-4, knocked in a run and scored two runs as the New York Yankees topped the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, in the second of a three-game series at Comerica Park. The teams have split the first two games of the weekend set, with the Tigers taking a 6-5 win ...

Los Angeles, CA - Chris Sampson threw seven scoreless innings, and Lance Berkman went 2-for-3 with a double, as Houston shut out the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0, in the middle contest of a three-game set.Sampson (2-3) gave up just three hits and one walk, while striking out three for the ...

San Diego, CA - San Diego pitcher Greg Maddux became the ninth member of the 350 victory club Saturday night when the Padres defeated the Colorado Rockies, 3-2.The 42-year-old improved to 350-217 throughout his 23 big-league seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles ...

Kansas City, MO - Baltimore Orioles' second baseman Brian Roberts left Saturday's 6-5 win over the Royals with a left foot contusion.Roberts led the game off with a single and scored on Kevin Millar's three-run home run. When Baltimore went on defense in the bottom half of the first, Luis ...