SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Rodríguez didn’t need to tweak his slider. The pitch was performing well; Rodríguez was, too. But as April gave way to May, Rodríguez didn’t like the state of the pitch. There ...

For most of Thursday night, it looked like the Seattle Mariners were on their way to a comfortable win. Up 5-0 at one point, they carried a two-run lead into the ninth. But a pitch-tipping blunder by ...

Tyler Mahle's spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants saw him debut an improved slider, which is welcome news for ...

The best pitch a pitcher can throw is a well-located fastball, and the Mariners subscribed to that philosophy more than any team in MLB this season. Mariners pitchers combined to throw fastballs (four ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw was laboring in pursuit of his 3,000th strikeout. His pitch count soaring, he was down to the last batter he would face, needing one more swing and miss to become ...