Chris Young (baseball, pitcher)

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The A's are juggling their infielders at Triple-A Fresno. As manager Bob Melvin said, "With our organization, where versatility is kind of a theme, it doesn't hurt." Here's what's going on: Hiroyuki...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Jorge De La Rosa will start Wednesday against the Diamondbacks almost two years to the day he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow pitching against them at Coors...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Dan Straily had been more about hype than substance. Now he's about substance, too. Straily pitched the game of his life Tuesday night, tossing seven scoreless innings to beat the...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland rookie right-hander Dan Straily was well aware of the ace pitcher and the powerful lineup he was facing. Now everyone can take notice of Straily, who on television before his latest start saw plenty of highlights...

LF Yoenis Cespedes reached base safely three times on a pair of walks and a double. He is a career .338 (26-77) hitter against the Rangers. He successfully stole second base in the first inning, snapping a streak of four straight unsuccessful steal...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Chris Young returned to Oakland's lineup on Saturday, but the outfielder is still not contributing much, and another recent returnee, Coco Crisp, also hasn't caught fire since...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Brett Anderson has missed large chunks of the past three years with injuries and a new one might cost him the rest of this season. Anderson has a stress fracture in his right foot,...

The Sports Xchange 05/19/2013 MLB Note - Houston Astros Harrell, Lucas NEXT: Astros (Lucas Harrell 3-4, 5.11) at Pirates (Jeff Locke 3-1, 3.15) ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Houston Astros Elmore, Jake --INF Jake Elmore...

The Sports Xchange A's Milone overcomes rough beginning OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tommy Milone threw so many pitches in the first two innings that Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin feared he wouldn't make it far into the game. The A's left-hander not only kept...

The Sports Xchange A's 2, Royals 1 OAKLAND -- Kansas City Royals starter Ervin Santana was his usual effective self against the Oakland A's on Saturday night, but one night after James Shields had an equally strong outing at the Oakland Coliseum and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH With Brett Anderson's ankle a lingering problem, Dan Straily will remain in Oakland's rotation -- at least for now. Straily didn't make it out of the fifth inning on Wednesday, and...

Rosales' 'no-doubter' lifts Athletics past Royals Oakland -- Kansas City starter James Shields made only two mistakes over the middle of the plate on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum, and Josh Donaldson and Adam Rosales put both of them over the...