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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Brewers taking calls from teams interested in Greinke — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — A baseball person familiar with the situation said Wednesday the Milwaukee Brewers were taking calls from teams interested in trading for right-hander Zack Greinke.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Interest heavy in Greinke as Brewers ‘open for business,’ but price tag is high — The interest is heavy in star right-hander Zack Greinke as the Brewers officially became sellers with their 0-6 road trip. However, the price tag is extremely high, interested teams said.
Danny Knobler / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
After disastrous trip, Brewers are ready to sell
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Dodgers, Rangers join Angels in market for Rays righty Shields — James Shields (8-6, 4.39 ERA) has a $9 million team option for next season. (Getty Images) — The rival Rangers and Dodgers have joined the Angels in the hunt for Big Game James Shields, sources told CBSSports.com.
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Surveying the deadline landscape
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Associated Press:
Furcal, Cards win in 12th over Ramirez, Dodgers — (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee) — ST. LOUIS—The Cardinals look for leadoff man Rafael Furcal to get on base. He's also done a pretty good job of driving in runs from the top of the order.
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Andrew Wagaman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
CARDS WIN 3-2 IN 12 — Rafael Furcal came up with his first hit of the night in his sixth at-bat, but it was good enough to give the Cardinals a 3-2 victory. — Lance Berkman walked with one out, and starter Joe Kelly came in as his pinch runner. Skip Schumaker struck out …
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Ken Gurnick / MLB.com:
Dodgers get Hanley from Marlins in four-man swap
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6-4-2 and True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Blue Jays Embarrassed in 16-0 Loss to A's — TORONTO (AP) — After coming out on the losing end of six consecutive starts, Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero isn't just feeling anger. There is also embarrassment. — Coco Crisp hit two home runs and Yoenis Cespedes had two RBI doubles …
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Marlins' Jeffrey Loria and David Samson conned Miami, lined their pockets and held a fire sale — Here is how the con worked. — The Florida Marlins owners whined, and they brayed, and they swore up and down that they couldn't afford the new stadium necessary to raise their payroll from embarrassing levels and compete annually.
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Baseball Nation
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Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Don't Crucify the Marlins for Making Smart Moves
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Associated Press:
Francisco Homers as Braves Beat Marlins 7-1
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Associated Press, ESPN, Talking Chop and ESPN
New York Post:
The third element — Cashman: Yanks won't overpay for A-Rod fill-in — At a time of injury crisis, general manager Brian Cashman follows a familiar script: He projects confidence the Yankees can weather the loss with internal solutions. — He does this to a) bolster the resolve …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Yankees 3B Chavez to fill in for injured A-Rod
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Sliding Into Home
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' Cashman will monitor market for third baseman
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Bronx Baseball Daily, MLB Rumors, NoMaas.org, Full Count and New York Yankees Fan Blog
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Byrdak, Thole exchange words; Mets swept by Nationals — Mets on Twitter — From feel-good story to train wreck in two weeks. Even for the Mets, that's not easy. — But that's quickly what's happening, and yesterday was a new low for the team. Tim Byrdak jawed at Josh Thole …
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Associated Press:
Stubbs stars again in 9th-inning rally, Reds beat Astros — HOUSTON — Drew Stubbs delivered another huge hit in the ninth inning, launching a two-out, two-run double that rallied the Cincinnati Reds past Houston 5-3 Wednesday night for their season-high seventh straight win.
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Associated Press:
Scherzer works seven strong to push Tigers past Indians — CLEVELAND — Max Scherzer allowed two runs over seven innings to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians for only the second time in eight games this season with a 5-3 victory Wednesday night.
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Bless You Boys, Let's Go Tribe and Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Price Wins 14th as Rays Beat Orioles 10-1 — BALTIMORE (AP) — David Price allowed one run over seven innings to earn his major league-leading 14th victory, Ryan Roberts homered and scored three runs in his Tampa Bay debut and the Rays cruised past the Baltimore Orioles 10-1 on Wednesday night.
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Associated Press:
Francis, Rosario Lead Rockies Over D-Backs 4-2 — PHOENIX (AP) — Jeff Francis pitched 6 1-3 strong innings, Wilin Rosario hit a two-run home run and the Colorado Rockies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. — Dexter Fowler went 3 for 4 with a triple …
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Purple Row and Associated Press
