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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 — The Brewers are ready to sell. — In fact, according to sources, they could start trading players away as soon as today (Wednesday), after a disastrous road trip that began with three straight losses in Cincinnati and ended with three even-worse losses in Philadelphia.
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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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Associated Press:
Francisco Homers as Braves Beat Marlins 7-1
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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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Robert MacLeod / Globe and Mail:
Arencibia out for six weeks after breaking hand against Oakland — First Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Romero gets knocked around for eight runs during his abbreviated 1.1-inning embarrassing start against the Oakland Athletics at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night.
Jayson Stark / MLB:
Surveying the deadline landscape — More Marlins moves? Phillies cutting costs? Another bat for Dodgers? — Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 nonwaiver trade deadline. — Hanley Ramirez? Traded. ... Cole Hamels?
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Questions remain if Phils will deal Lee
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Cole Hamels: Six-year, $144 million deal with Phillies
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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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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.
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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Associated Press:
Strasburg Ks 11 as Nationals complete sweep of Mets — NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 in seven dominant innings, Michael Morse and Danny Espinosa hit consecutive homers and the Washington Nationals completed a sweep of the free-falling New York Mets on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory.
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Yankees 3B Chavez to fill in for injured A-Rod … New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he has found a replacement for Alex Rodriguez without even making a phone call to another team. — “Eric Chavez is the solution,” Cashman told ESPNNewYork.com on Wednesday …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees' Cashman will monitor market for third baseman
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