Harden can't match Manu outburst - ESPN
28 May 2012, 1:13 am
SAN ANTONIO -- We can toss all of those James Harden-Manu Ginobili comparisons into the trash can if it's only going to be a matter of style and not production. It was the trendy pre-series link, the two sixth man left-handers who can shoot the ...

Astros put lefty reliever Abad on DL, call up Cedeno - CBS Sports
27 May 2012, 3:55 pm
LOS ANGELES -- The Houston Astros have placed left-handed reliever Fernando Abad on the 15-day disabled list because of strained right side, and purchased the contract of lefty Xavier Cedeno from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The move with Abad is retroactive to ...

Cleveland Indians stymied in loss to Chicago White Sox lefty Jose Quintana - Cleveland Plain Dealer
25 May 2012, 10:38 pm
Besides losing, the Indians saw shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera leave after seven innings with a tight left hamstring. Catcher Carlos Santana took a foul tip off the mask in the eighth and left because he was dizzy. Add those two injuries to the news ...

Twins Vs. Tigers Starting Lineups: lefty Starter Anthony Swarzak To Pitch Series Opener - SB Nation
25 May 2012, 5:01 pm
Owning better than a .500 record over their last 13 games, the Minnesota Twins are finally starting to bring their abysmal start to the season back to respectability. The difference, it seems, has been at the plate, as the trio of Joe Mauer ...

Rangers add lefty Gaub to 40-man roster - Texas Rangers
24 May 2012, 6:50 pm
ARLINGTON -- Left-handed pitcher John Gaub became the 40th member of the Rangers' roster after being picked up off waivers from the Rays on Thursday. Since right-hander Neftali Feliz was placed on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow ...

Reds lefty Aroldis Chapman caught driving 93 mph - USA Today
21 May 2012, 9:38 pm
Aroldis Chapman's penchant for high speeds is a key to his pitching success, but it has landed him in trouble off the field. The Cincinnati Reds left-hander, who has yet to allow an earned run and has struck out 39 in 22 1/3 innings this season, was ...

Ike rests against lefty; clock ticking? - Newsday
21 May 2012, 5:56 pm
PITTSBURGH -- About two hours before first pitch last night, Ike Davis sat in Mets manager Terry Collins' office at PNC Park with the door open. The two were presumably discussing what Davis can do to get out of the slump that had him out of the ...

Draft Notebook: lefty Wood getting long look - Major League Baseball
21 May 2012, 5:42 pm
The Draft Notebook will appear each week from now until the week prior to the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, focusing on top performers, guys rocketing up the charts, amateurs seeing their stars fading and prospects dealing with injuries.

Goold: lefty relievers are in short supply - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
20 May 2012, 7:13 am
With all of the movement required to fill absences at the major-league level last week, the Cardinals minor-league system was faced with a question it's been trying to answer for several years. Who's left — literally? The thinnest area of the Cardinals ...

lefty: An American Odyssey - CNN Sports Illustrated
16 May 2012, 7:18 am
From lefty: An American Odyssey by Vernona Gomez and Lawrence Goldstone. Copyright © 2012 by Vernona Gomez. Published by Ballantine Books/The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. However much his on-field performance ...