Jason Hammel News

"Jason Hammel 6-1 with 2.78 ERA, Mark Lindstrom 13 AP 1.29 ERA, Our boy Gutherie 5.35 ERA, great trade.. Did the Momford's really say..." "Just to add:A the Rockies have forgotten their fundamentals and its obvious that the coaching staff doesn't emphasize them.A In order of..." Troy joined The Denver Post in 2002 as the Rockies' beat writer.

FanGraphs Baseball Fangraphs' Paul Swydan rips into the Rockies , namely Jim Tracy and Dan O'Dowd, for compounding the already-big pitching problem.

Jason Hammel pitched six shutout innings, Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Friday night.

Jason Hammel walked one and struck out seven in six innings of shutout ball as the Orioles beat the Royals 8-1. Hammel's record goes to 6-1 with a 2.78 ERA as this trade with the Rockies keeps working for Baltimore.

As of this writing, the best team in the American League would be the Baltimore Orioles .

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012 , an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping.

We are roughly 25 percent into the 2012 MLB season and have reached the point where hot starts can no longer be considered flukes.

The Miami Marlins are coming home today after a short road trip, and they will be back for nine games.

Rockies starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie confers with catcher Wilin Rosario, left, and pitching coach Bob Apodaca after Guthrie gave up an RBI-single in the first inning.

The offseason feels like a distant memory with six weeks of regular-season baseball come and gone, but winter moves have had a profound impact on teams.

According to Troy Renck of the Denver Post , Jeremy Guthrie is poised to return from the disabled list after tossing four scoreless innings this afternoon in a minor league rehab start with High-A Modesto.

The Baltimore Orioles temporarily will be without righthander Jason Hammel, who is battling discomfort in his right knee, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Jason Hammel has been scratched from Thursday's start due to soreness in his right knee.A An MRI confirmed no structural damage and the Baltimore Orioles are confident that Hammel will not require a trip to the team's 15-day disabled list.A The recently demoted Tommy Hunter has been recalled to make Hammel's start in today's double header against ... (more)

Trading Ubaldo Jimenez? Clearly no. If anything, Drew Pomeranz and Alex White are two of the team's best hopes for curing the issue.

Baltimore Orioles' Adam Jones hits a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Saturday, May 5, 2012.

Jason Hammel learned a valuable lesson the hard way last year. Now, he's taken that knowledge and turned it into early-season success.

The Orioles continued their outstanding tear through their AL East rivals, handing the Red Sox an 8-2 beatdown to clinch their fourth straight series win.

Here are the lineups: RED SOX Sweeney RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Gonzalez 1B Aviles SS Saltalamacchia C Ross LF Middlebrooks 3B Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Aaron Cook ORIOLES TBA Pitching: RHP Jason Hammel Game time: 1:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI Orioles vs.

Boston Herald Sports Writer Patriots beat writer John Tomase joined the Herald in 2005 after six years covering the Red Sox.

How players get out of the gate can go a long way towards how they'll perform over the rest of the season.