With trade winds blowing around Jon Lester, the Red Sox have scratched the left-hander from his scheduled start on Wednesday against the Blue Jays. The team will recall Brandon Workman from Triple-A Pawtucket. “In light of all the uncertainty surrounding Jon Lester, it’s probably in everyone’s best interests that he does not make that start, […]

Now that it's gotten to this point, with the Red Sox setting up their starting rotation in case they trade Lester before Thursday's deadline, the Matt Garza trade is a good measuring stick.

The Red Sox did nothing to diminish rumors that Jon Lester will be traded to a contender when they scratched him from Wednesday night’s start against the Blue Jays. “Yeah, Brandon Workman will start tomorrow,” said Red Sox manager John Farrell. “In light of all the uncertainty surrounding Jon...

SAN FRANCISCO — In what could be a game-changing addition to their starting rotation, the Pirates have touched base with the Boston Red Sox about left-hander Jon Lester, an industry source told the Tribune-Review on Tuesday.There is no indication, the source said, the Pirates have yet made a formal...

And so, it has come to this: Will they or won’t they?With the clock ticking down to tomorrow’s nonwaiver trade deadline, Jon Lester has been scratched from tonight’s start at Fenway Park. Rookie Brandon Workman will be recalled to take Lester’s spot against the Blue Jays, and across baseball,...

SAN FRANCISCO - Right-hander Matt Cain is on his way to see Dr. James Andrews, according to a team source.

Steve Kroner reporting … The Giants have confirmed that pitcher Matt Cain is headed to Florida to meet with Dr. James Andrews to get a second opinion on his elbow problem. Andrews will examine Cain on Wednesday morning. Former Giants pitcher Shawn Estes first mentioned Cain’s visit with Dr. Andrews...

Two more roster moves today for a team that makes one every day now, it seems. Travis Ishikawa — yes, Travis Ishikawa — had his contract purchased from Triple-A Fresno and Juan Perez was called back up. Adam Duvall was… Continue Reading →The post Matt Cain to see Dr. James Andrews, and other...

LOS ANGELES – If Matt Kemp wants to be traded, he’s not playing like it. Kemp’s agent has already suggested it might be time for a trade. Mere hours remain until Thursday’s annual trade deadline and rumors continue to swirl, but the right...

KEY MOMENT: Matt Kemp hit two home runs, one to center field and one to right, and appeared to be the hitter he was before injuries derailed his career in 2012 and 2013. Kemp, the subject of trade rumors, is batting .452 (14 for 31) in his last eight games.

Left-hander Cole Hamels has been living in Philadelphia, not inside a cave amid some barren wasteland lately. So yes, he has heard his name mentioned daily in trade rumors. “You...

Cole Hamels tunes out trade talk and pitches the Phillies to a 6-0 victory over the Mets.

Jayson Werth was out of the Nationals' lineup Tuesday night, but the veteran right fielder doesn't believe his ankle sprain is serious.

MIAMI — Jayson Werth was out of the Nationals’ lineup Tuesday, his sprained right ankle swollen and sore, though still not enough for the veteran right fielder to believe the injury is serious. “I think it’s minor,” he said Tuesday afternoon. Werth hurt himself on an awkward slide into second base during the seventh inning…

Facing an indefinite suspension for alleged marijuana use, Cleveland receiver Josh Gordon reportedly has hired attorney Maurice Suh to represent him at an appeal hearing. Suh helped Seahawk Richard Sherman win an appeal of a suspension for an alleged performing-enhancing drugs violation in 2012.

ST. PETERSBURG — It may be no consolation, but David Price goes into today's start at least knowing there soon will be resolution on his trade status with Thursday's 4 p.m. deadline for nonwaiver deals.

LAS VEGAS – On May 6, Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant delivered one of the most memorable MVP speeches in sports history, an emotional 25-minute soliloquy that thanked countless people in Durant’s life for his success, on and off the court.Read more on NewsOK.com

The rookie safety said he doesn't have a concussion. But that's not for him to determine.

J.D. Martinez was inserted into the lineup in the seventh spot, which was vacated by Castellanos, and will start in right field. DETROIT -- Nick Castellanos was scratched from the starting lineup about an hour prior to the scheduled first pitch of the game Tuesday night between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. The Tigers said Castellanos was scratched due to a right index finger contusion and is listed as day to day. There were several positional changes but only one in the batting order. Miguel Cabrera moved from first to third, Victor Martinez from...

Chase Utley grand slam in seventh breaks game open

Jeff Samardzija knows that a 4-1 A’s deficit isn’t quite like a 4-1 Cubs deficit. “I’m glad he got to see that,” Bob Melvin said of Samardzija, who watched the final inning of Oakland’s 7-4 win over Houston while getting iced in the clubhouse. “We’ve beein doing that for a while here.” Samardzija knows. “They did it for me my second start with the team. J.D. (Josh  Donaldson) went deep and walked off at home.” That was July 18 against the Orioles. Samardzija, like Tuesday, got a no-decision. He gave up four runs in seven innings, and the A’s won 5-4. ***** The A’s...

A nail-biter against the Los Angeles Angels stretched into extra innings before the Orioles prevailed with a 7-6 victory in the 12th on a walk-off homer by third baseman Manny Machado.

Have the negotiations between the Suns and Bledsoe reached a breaking point? A new wrinkle in the Eric Bledsoe free agency saga arose today, when a story by Chris Haynes of Comcast SportsNet reported that the Phoenix Suns and Eric Bledsoe's relationship has begun to take an ugly turn. According to the story, a source with knowledge of the situation reported that the contract talks have apparently become strained, and that the "relationship is on the express lane to being ruined." The source mentioned that the two sides are still "very far apart", in regard to the ongoing contract...

Adam Jones homered off Angels starter Jered Weaver tonight with two outs in the bottom of the first inning to tie the game 1-1. Jones has hit 20-plus homers in four consecutive seasons. The Orioles weren't done. Nelson Cruz, walked, Delmon Young singled and J.J. Hardy followed with an RBI...