News for March 16 2010

They play the game with such ease and grace, and sometimes without emotion, and because of that, we think of them as almost invincible or robotic. But yesterday, the realization hit that even though they make millions of dollars and are playing a game for a living, they are just like us, because life gives them those ...

With Brad Mills managing against his former team, Roy Oswalt allowed two hits in four innings Tuesday to lead the Houston Astros over a Boston Red Sox split squad 3-0.

Ryan Westmoreland , the Red Sox’ 19-year-old outfield prospect, underwent successful surgery yesterday in Phoenix to remove a cavernous malformation in his brain. According to a release by the team, Westmoreland remains in the intensive care unit after the five-hour procedure, but “has come through the surgery well.’’

Highly regarded Boston Red Sox minor league prospect Ryan Westmoreland has had surgery in Arizona to remove a cavernous malformation in his brain.

The race for the fifth job in Tampa Bay's pitching rotation is still too close to call.