James Shields News

To help cover their bullpen for Sunday's game against the Orioles, the Rays recalled left-hander Jeff Beliveau from Triple-A Durham to serve a one-day stint in the Major Leagues, and they optioned left-hander Alex Torres back to Durham.

The Blue Jays will next visit Yankee Stadium for a three-game set on Aug. 20-22, and both teams have an off-day Aug.

A triceps injury to Tampa Bay Rays starter David Price has led to another major-league start Monday by Highland native Jake Odorizzi against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

The Royals should know why the city they play for is suspicious. Nothing personal, guys, but Alex Gordon and Sal Perez and especially James Shields and Jeremy Guthrie might want to know why a fan base starved to watch a winner is watching their best team in 20 years like it's a wild grizzly bear.

After being denied a game-tying homer last week in Cleveland that Major League Baseball said the umpiring crew should have reversed, Rosales hit a go-ahead shot leading off the eighth inning after Josh Donaldson connected one inning earlier in the A's 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

A rather quiet week in the AL Central saw no team make a big move up or down. Sounds like a good time to look around the division and see how some of the new acquisitions added around the division have been making the transition from "Hot Stove Hope" to regular season contributor.

James Shields has put together plenty of strong outings this season for the Kansas City Royals, but victories have still been hard to come by.

The Rays have placed left-hander David Price on the 15-day DL with a left triceps strain, the team announced.

Andy Dirks is a reasonable stopgap solution while Austin Jackson is on the disabled list, given how his neck covers most of center field.

Matt Moore goes after his seventh win of the season and tries to lead the Tampa bay Rays to a sixth consecutive victory in the opener of a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field.

Nobody in the Kansas City Royals' clubhouse seems ready to bail on the season after a lousy week, much less a lousy series against the New York Yankees.

The Rays are back over .500 for the first time since the first week of the season, and they'll have Matt Moore on the mound on Tuesday for a showdown against the third-place Red Sox.

For a pitcher who scouts say has middle-of-the rotation stuff, Jake Odorizzi sure has been tough to hit.

Andy Pettitte of the Yankees pitches against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium.

One of the two starting pitchers acquired by the Royals in an offseason trade, Davis has yet to find solid footing in Kansas City.

A new member of the Royals rotation gets his first crack at an old American League East rival when Kansas City and Wade Davis host the Yankees this weekend.

Durham Bulls' Jake Odorizzi hurls against the Gwinnett Braves during the Bulls' season opener Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.

An inside look at the top pitchers in the International League and how effectively they've pitched through the first month of the season.

We have a while to go before the MLB hot stove begins to heat up, but it's never too early for Tampa Bay Rays general manager Andrew Friedman to start thinking of potential trade options for later this summer.

The year was 2007 and for the first time, the Devil Rays' rotation had two anchors it could rely on to keep the team in the game every time, Scott Kazmir and James Shields .