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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
White Sox Acquire Francisco Liriano — The White Sox tried hard to land Zack Greinke before he went to the Angels, so they instead turned to a familiar foe to shore up the rotation. The team announced that they have acquired Francisco Liriano from the Twins for infielder Eduardo Escobar and left-hander Pedro Hernandez.
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Jayson Stark / MLB:
Stark: Only two real options for starters — Josh Johnson and James Shields are the top attractions as the deadline nears — Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. — We'd like to thank Zack Greinke …
Richard Durrett / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton out of lineup — ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton is getting the day off and is not in the lineup for Saturday's game with the Chicago White Sox, one day after hearing boos from some of the sellout crowd at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington during the team's 9-5 loss on Friday.
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Yahoo! Sports and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Pedro Ciriaco's triple in 9th lifts Red Sox over Yankees … NEW YORK — Curtis Granderson misplayed Pedro Ciriaco's ninth-inning flyball into a go-ahead triple, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-6 Saturday night after Mark Teixeira had tied the score with a two-run homer off nemesis Vicente Padilla.
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Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, Boston Herald, Associated Press and ESPN
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Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Carl Crawford medical drama takes another twist — NEW YORK — Carl Crawford's balky left elbow continues to be the topic of a Red Sox [team stats] medical soap opera that has more drama than an episode of “Grey's Anatomy.” — Crawford isn't in the lineup for Saturday's against Yankees ace CC Sabathia …
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Boston Globe, Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
TSN.ca:
Minor outpitches Blanton in Braves win over Phillies — The Sports Network — Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Mike Minor retired the final 13 batters he faced and the Braves made a pair of early runs hold up in a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. — Minor (6-7) tied a season-high …
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baseballmusings.com
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Associated Press:
Minor Sharp as Braves Top Phillies, 2-1 — ATLANTA (AP) — Mike Minor struck out nine and combined with Craig Kimbrel on a four-hitter, Jason Heyward had two hits and drove in a run, and the Atlanta Braves edged Joe Blanton and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 Saturday night.
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The Good Phight
Troy Renck / On the Rox:
Rafael Betancourt trade market percolating for Rockies — A veteran Rockie walked into the clubhouse and asked quietly, “Who's going to be next?” — He was referring a trade one night after popular teammate Marco Scutaro was shipped to the rival Giants for Charlie Culberson …
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MLB Rumors
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Rumors:
Giants Acquire Marco Scutaro
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MLB Daily Dish, Minor League Ball, Purple Row, Baseball America, On the Rox, McCovey Chronicles and Baseball Prospectus
Associated Press:
Streaking Athletics Cruise Past Orioles 6-1 — BALTIMORE (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes and Chris Carter hit two-run homers to back an effective pitching performance by Bartolo Colon, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 Saturday night for their ninth win in 10 games.
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Associated Press
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Associated Press:
Reyes Homers, Eovaldi Wins Marlins Debut vs. Pads — MIAMI (AP) — Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer and Nathan Eovaldi won his Miami debut, leading the Marlins to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night. — Justin Ruggiano also went deep and Steve Cishek earned his fourth save …
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Fish Stripes and Associated Press
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Joe Capozzi / Palm Beach Post:
Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle don't regret signing with Marlins
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Fish Stripes
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Athletics To Acquire George Kottaras From Brewers — The Brewers and Athletics have agreed on a trade to send catcher George Kottaras to Oakland, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com. It's not yet known what the Brewers will receive in return. — Kottaras, 29, was designated for assignment by Milwaukee on Thursday.
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Brew Crew Ball, Baseball Nation, HardballTalk and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Johnson's Bunt in 7th Pushes Cubs Past Cardinals — CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch hitter Reed Johnson drove in the go-ahead with a bunt single in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs got past St. Louis 3-2 Saturday, ending the Cardinals' four-game winning streak. — The Cubs had lost five in a row to St. Louis.
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