...every pitch like it's his last pitch."So to which Major League pitcher could Asakura be compared?He respects Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies and Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox, but he ultimately wants to stand alone.Plus...

...Sidney Ponson came within one out of a shutout and the Orioles completed a three-game sweep. Sosa connected off Roy Halladay (3-1) in the fifth inning and Justin Speier in the ninth, his first multihomer game with Baltimore and the 67th...

...to start the exhibition opener Friday. Toronto manager Buck Martinez won't commit to a rotation yet except to say Roy Halladay will get the start against the Yankees on Friday with Chris Peters, Scott Eyre and Bob File following him. Right-handers...