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Brewers may start shopping players — Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin is not yet ready to declare his team an outright seller. But clearly, Melvin is moving closer to such a decision. — The Brewers, who were swept by the Cincinnati Reds this weekend …
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Phillies rally to beat Brewers — PHILADELPHIA—Ty Wigginton hit a sacrifice fly to cap a four-run rally in the ninth inning against Francisco Rodriguez and lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. — The Phillies were 0-42 when trailing …
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Crunch time for Hamels, Phillies — If you're Cole Hamels, and the Phillies offer you more than $130 million, it doesn't mean you have to say yes. — Hamels waited this long for the Phillies to engage him; he might want to wait three more months to satisfy his curiosity about the free-agent market …
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Jerry Crasnick / MLB:
Phils' talks with Hamels enter ‘sensitive’ phase
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Braves Could Acquire Ryan Dempster — 6:20pm: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports writes that Dempster to the Braves now has a 50-50 chance of happening. — 3:30pm: The teams are awaiting Dempster's approval, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports (on Twitter). — 2:57pm: Dempster is in the Cubs …
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Braves deal for Dempster pending his approval — Atlanta would add Major League leader in ERA in hopes of stabilizing starting rotation — MIAMI — The Braves are prepared to add Ryan Dempster to their rotation, but will first have to wait for the veteran pitcher's approval.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Braves Moving Toward Deal For Ryan Dempster — 12:59pm: The Braves seem to be close to acquiring Ryan Dempster, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links). The Braves are believed to be high on the list of teams to which Dempster would approve a trade, Heyman notes.
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Joe McDonald / ESPN:
Source: Boston eyes Marlins Johnson, Sanchez — ARLINGTON, Texas — In the wake of the continued struggles of Jon Lester and Josh Beckett, the Boston Red Sox have directed their attention toward acquiring a starting pitcher before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Tigers Acquire Omar Infante, Anibal Sanchez — 4:59pm: The teams also swap the picks they obtained in last week's competitive balance lottery, Peter Gammons of MLB Network tweets. The Marlins obtain prospects Rob Brantly and Brian Flynn along with Turner, Gammons tweets.
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Steve Adams / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Ichiro Suzuki — A legendary figure in Seattle will be changing uniforms, but won't have to go farther than the visitors' clubhouse to join his new team. The Yankees, who are playing in Seattle tonight, have acquired Ichiro Suzuki and cash from the Mariners …
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Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Sources: Rangers' Lewis likely done for season … ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers right-handed starter Colby Lewis has a torn ligament in his pitching arm and is expected to have surgery and miss the rest of the season, sources told ESPNDallas.com on Monday.
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Associated Press:
Samardzija goes eight scoreless, Cubs beat Pirates — PITTSBURGH — Jeff Samardzija gave up one hit over eight innings and Alfonso Soriano hit two run-scoring doubles as the Chicago Cubs cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Monday night. — Samardzija allowed only a fourth-inning infield single …
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Associated Press:
Masterson's strong pitching helps Indians beat Orioles — CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson, backed by three double plays, pitched 7 1-3 strong innings to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Monday night and avoided a four-game sweep. — Masterson (7-8) …
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Associated Press:
Harper HR, Key Single in 10th Lift Nats Over Mets — NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper homered his first time up in New York, then hit a tiebreaking single to key a six-run burst in the 10th inning Monday night that sent the Washington Nationals over the Mets 8-2.
