Boiling Over
Lawrie ejected late in game as Price, Rays edge Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays not only lost back-to-back games to the Tampa Bay Rays, they will likely lose third baseman Brett Lawrie to suspension. Lawrie's batting helmet hit an umpire during his ninth-inning outburst in the Jays' 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Full Story.(Photo: The Canadian Press)
Throwing Smoke
Wei-Yin Chen pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Adam Jones homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees 5-2 Tuesday night. J.J. Hardy drove in two runs for Baltimore, which earned a split of the two-game series and improved to 1-4 at home against New York. Full Story.
Redemption Outing
Josh Beckett redeemed himself less than a week after being booed off the mound, striking out a season-high nine as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Tuesday and extended their winning streak to five. Full Story.
Scott Cullen
MLB: As much of the talk in the baseball world has been about established stars struggling early in the season, here's a closer look at a dozen unheralded players off to strong starts: More...
BLUE JAYS vs RAYS
The Blue Jays welcome the New York Yankees to town for their first meeting of the season. Our series page provides stats and info and you can follow all the Jays in our Tweet Box. More...
Power Rankings
- [1] Atlanta: Chipper hitting .366 with a 1.008 OPS in May.
- [2] St. Louis: Beltran's brilliance not getting its proper due.
- [3] Washington: 1B Adam LaRoche off to an unusually strong start.
- Complete Rankings (updated May 15)
Player Rankings - Position Leaders
- [C] Yadier Molina, St. Louis
- [1B] Paul Konerko, Chicago White Sox
- [2B] Dustin Pedroia, Boston
- [SS] Derek Jeter, N.Y. Yankees
- [3B] David Wright, N.Y. Mets
- [LF] Josh Hamilton, Texas
- [CF] Matt Kemp, Los Angeles
- [RF] Jay Bruce, Cincinnati
- [SP] Jered Weaver, L.A. Angels of Anaheim
- [RP] Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta
- [Rookie] Yu Darvish, Texas
- Top 200 Overall - Updated May 9
Calendar
- May 16-17 - Owners' meetings, New York.
- June 4 - Amateur draft.
- July 10 - All-Star Game, Kansas City, Mo.
- July 13 - Deadline for amateur draft picks to sign.
- July 22 - Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y.
- July 31 - Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.
- Sept. 1 - Active rosters expand to 40 players.
- November TBA - Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their eligible former players who became free agents, fifth day after World Series.
- November TBA - Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers, 12th day after World Series.
- Dec. 2 - Last day for teams to offer 2013 contracts to unsigned players.
- Dec. 3-6 - Winter meetings, Nashville, Tenn.
