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Reports: Mets deal for Diamondbacks OF Green — NEW YORK — Outfielder Shawn Green reportedly was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets on Tuesday night, giving the NL East leaders one more big bat as they gear up for the postseason. — Two team officials familiar …
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Steve Gilbert / MLB.com:
D-Backs, Mets complete deal for Green — Veteran waives no-trade clause; deal awaiting approval — SAN FRANCISCO — Shawn Green's career with the Diamondbacks appears to have come to an end. — A baseball source told MLB.com that the veteran outfielder was dealt along with cash considerations …
Ben Walker / Associated Press:
Mets acquire Green from Arizona — NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Shawn Green was traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the New York Mets on Tuesday night, giving the NL East leaders one more big bat as they gear up for the postseason. — The Diamondbacks sent the 33-year-old Green and cash …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Mets finalize deal to land Green — Veteran outfielder waives no-trade clause for opportunity — NEW YORK — The Mets believe they have addressed their offensive shortfall that has developed since the trade of Xavier Nady 22 days ago. They have acquired left-handed-hitting veteran right …
Sports Illustrated:
Done deal — Mets acquire Green from D'backs, also consider Alou — NEW YORK — With an eye on October, the New York Mets acquired veteran outfielder Shawn Green from the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. — The Diamondbacks sent the 33-year-old Green and slightly more than $6.3 million …
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Mets focusing on this season with Green — It's easy to understand why the Mets want right fielder Shawn Green for the rest of this season: With Cliff Floyd on the disabled list, they've been rotating Endy Chavez, Michael Tucker and rookie Lastings Milledge in their corner-outfield spots.
Sports Illustrated:
Moises in their sites — Mets targeting veteran Alou to bolster outfield — The Mets have engaged in serious trade discussions to acquire outfielder Moises Alou from the Giants, SI.com has learned. — It appears now that Alou is actually the Mets' top outfield target, not Shawn Green, as previously thought.
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Relieved Glavine to miss just one start — Clot not threatening; lefty targets return to rotation by weekend — NEW YORK — A sense of great relief washed over the Mets on Tuesday when they learned that Tom Glavine will not require surgery and that he will rejoin the team's rotation after missing just one turn.
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Associated Press:
Dodgers-Padres Preview — Jake Peavy has started to turn around his miserable season. That bodes well for the San Diego Padres as they look to defend their NL West crown. — Peavy will try to help the Padres move closer to the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers when the NL West rivals resume their three-game series on Tuesday.
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Associated Press:
Reds score eight runs in third, top Astros for fourth straight win — CBS SportsLine.com wire reports — CINCINNATI — A crushing comeback, a big blowout. The Cincinnati Reds are winning every which way these days. — And some of the folks trying to catch them are starting to feel the futility of the chase.
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Ken Wright / Washington Times:
Elbow infection sidelines Escobar — MIAMI — The latest in a string of ailments that has plagued Alex Escobar during his career left the Washington Nationals outfielder unavailable to play last night against the Florida Marlins. — Escobar's left elbow began giving him problems Sunday in Philadelphia.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Scouts' focus is down on the farm — Sox evaluating talent before looking at possible playoff foes — DETROIT — The White Sox won't send their pro scouts on the road to evaluate potential playoff opponents as early as they did last September. — But that's no reflection …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mulder remains a work in progress — NEW YORK — Both his manager and his coach believe Mark Mulder will be a work in progress when he returns to the mound for his first start in two months tonight. But even before the lefthander twirls a pitch or finishes an inning against the New York Mets …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs rookie's Wrigley debut turns sour — O'Malley leaves with injury, absorbs loss — Prospects come and prospects go, and sometimes they meet on a midsummer's night. — The Cubs' past bumped into its future Tuesday night at Wrigley Field as onetime prospect Jamie Moyer returned …
Jeff Zrebiec / Baltimore Sun:
Markakis hits 3 homers … The cheers kept building even after Nick Markakis ducked his head in the home dugout and disappeared into a mob of smiling Orioles. Finally, the rookie re-emerged and, after a playful nudge from hitting coach Terry Crowley, acknowledged the applause with a tip of his hat.
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Tigers end streak of losing seasons — Rogers tosses seven shutout innings for win No. 13 — DETROIT — For all the superlatives that have been raised about this year's Tigers compared to their recent history, there's one more that can put this season into focus: Win No. 81 passed by like a state line along the highway to 100-plus.
