American League East News

Things are pretty messed up in Dodger town right now. Despite the Dodgers beating the Brewers yesterday 9-2 and actually winning a road series, the Dodgers still remain in last place in the National league West, with a 19-26 record.

According to a Shi Davidi tweet , the Blue Jays are expected to call up Sean Nolin from AA New Hampshire to start Friday's game for the Blue Jays.

Between defending American League Cy Young Award winner David Price's early struggles and eventual stint on the disabled list and an inconsistent bullpen, the Tampa Bay Rays have found their margin for error to be rather slim.

Anybody can win with that payroll, right? Yes, New York can spend its way through a lot of its issues, even in a season where they were resolved to cut back.

The New York Yankees are coming off a tough series against the Baltimore Orioles in which two games went into extra innings and their most effective starter this season, Hiroki Kuroda , had to exit early.

Chris Davis notched his American League-leading 14th homer of the season among his four hits as the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 6-3 on Wednesday, further tightening the AL East division standings.

As the 2013 season approached, many baseball fans thought that the AL East was the division most up for grabs, with any of the five teams showing the ability and promise to make a run at winning the division.

Now, they're turning to one of their top prospects, and they expect it to be a long-term solution.

On a night with not many games on the MLB schedule, the story of the night will be former Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona making his return to Fenway Park with his new team, the Cleveland Indians .

Clay Buchholz figures a slump will come his way at some point so he'll enjoy this run while it lasts.

Jose Bautista ran himself into an out in the first inning, getting thrown out at second base after Edwin Encarnacion's fly-out to left field Wednesday afternoon.

Chris Sale has tendinitis in his throwing shoulder, and while he was adamant about making his scheduled start against the Red Sox and Clay Buchholz on Wednesday, he doesn't get to make those decisions.

Instead, they have a chance to take to the road on a positive note when they wrap up their series with the Baltimore's struggles at Camden Yards have dropped it into a tie for third with Tampa Bay in the AL East, five games off the pace set by the Yankees .

Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered and Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb pitched 6 1-3 strong innings as the Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Lamar left fielder Darian Johnson, #16, gets under a foul pop fly during the Lamar University baseball game against Houston Baptist University on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at Vincent-Beck Stadium.

The 2013 Boston Red Sox have been the surprise of Major League Baseball. Following one of the worst seasons in franchise history - in which they finished last in the AL East - Boston got off to a hot 12-4 start in 2013.

FOX Sports' Jon Morosi reports that the Orioles will call up top pitching prospect Kevin Gausman to start Thursday in their series opener versus the Blue Jays.

Free agent castoffs Lyle Overbay and Travis Hafner have combined for 15 homers, leading the Yankees to the top of the AL East.

The Toronto Star's Pages of the Past archive provides a nice glimpse into the news headlines of the past.

In a story May 19 about the Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, The Associated Press, using information from the Orioles' game notes, reported erroneously that 23-year-old Matt Moore is the youngest lefty to start the season 8-0 since Babe Ruth in 1917.