He's a win away from matching the best start by a pitcher switching leagues during the season in the last 90 years.

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Showalter has been keeping his starters away from AL East competition, and he'll import a minor league pitcher to start instead of LHP Wei-Yin Chen.

WSJ: Phelps strikes out 9 as Yankees beat Orioles 11-8

After yielding a third-inning home run to Jones, Scherzer didn't allow another runner to reach and was poised to become the first Detroit pitcher to start a season 8-0 since Jeremy Bonderman in 2007.

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"I'm going to start the game with a relief pitcher, " Collins said.

WSJ: Braves-Mets suspended, game to resume Saturday

De La Rosa said he was watching TV in the trainer's room just before his start Tuesday night when he saw Blue Jays pitcher J.

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Mets pitcher Aaron Laffey struggled a bit in his first start of the spring, allowing four runs and five hits in three innings.

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