There was a lot of talk during spring training about Roy Halladay’s velocity being down.  that was quickly forgotten when Halladay won his first three starts, compiling an ERA of 1.17 while allowing just three earned runs in 23 innings. Since then, the Phillies have lost three straight Halladay...

Nick Swisher hit a grand slam to help the Yankees erase a nine-run deficit, then he added a two-run double to give them the lead as New York posted back-to-back seven-run innings to beat Boston 15-9 on Saturday and send the Red Sox to their fifth straight loss. a day after Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz gave up five homers and the Yankees spoiled Fenway...

Bobby Valentine’s political antenna evolved years ago, which means he understood Boston’s home-opening series against Tampa Bay this weekend was like a second audition for the job he already has. That’s the surcharge Valentine is paying for taking up residence in the heart of Red Sox [team stats] Nation, which has no reservoir of...

The Yankees and Red Sox are both 0-3 for the first time in 46 years. Atlanta is stumbling in April the same way it did last September. The Orioles, Mets and Mariners are on top of the standings, while Houston has a winning record for the first time since July 2009. Yep, it was a wacky opening weekend in baseball, complete with stirring comebacks, near no-hitters...

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerIn his first outing since 2010, Andy Pettitte pitched a scoreless inning against the Mets. TAMPA, Fla. — from the moment he came out of retirement last month, Andy Pettitte insisted that it was as if he had never left. In his Grapefruit League debut Wednesday, Pettitte pitched as if he had never retired. Pettitte’s scoreless outing — which came in...