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Fox Sports:
Nine pitchers GMs should consider — I refuse to believe that this is it, that the trade market for starting pitchers is essentially down to the Tampa Bay Rays' struggling right-hander, James Shields, and the Florida Marlins' oft-injured righty, Josh Johnson. — Something else is going on.
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MLB Rumors
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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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Minor League Ball and South Side Sox
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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Boston Herald, Baseball Prospectus, Pinstripe Alley, Over the Monster, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN and Associated Press
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Peter Abraham / Boston Globe:
Keeping the rivalry heated — Teixeira had blast against Padilla — NEW YORK — There is little actual anger in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry these days. Long gone is the time when Carlton Fisk fought with Thurman Munson and it has been eight years since Jason Varitek fed Alex Rodriguez his catcher's mitt.
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Surviving Grady
Scott Lauber / Boston Herald:
Carl Crawford medical drama takes another twist
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baseballmusings.com and Associated Press
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 and Sliding Into Home
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Rockies allow five home runs in 9-7 loss to Cincinnati Reds — (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press) — To put it politely, keeping the ball inside the park has been problematic for Rockies pitchers during this traumatic season. — They served up five solo home runs to the Cincinnati Reds …
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Purple Row
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
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Associated Press:
Matt Moore stifles Angels in Rays' 3-0 win — ANAHEIM, Calif.—Matt Moore outpitched C.J. Wilson, scattering four hits over 6 1-3 innings, and Ben Zobrist homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 Saturday night. — Moore (7-7) struck out six to increase his season total to 112 …
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baseballmusings.com, DRaysBay and Yahoo! Sports
Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Padres ink Street to two-year contract extension — SAN DIEGO — From Rollie Fingers to Goose Gossage, Mark Davis to Trevor Hoffman and Heath Bell, the Padres have had long history of successful closers. — They think Huston Street fits that tradition, which is why the team announced Sunday …
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MLB Rumors and HardballTalk
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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HardballTalk, Associated Press and Camden Chat
Zach Links / MLB Rumors:
Athletics To Acquire George Kottaras From Brewers — SUNDAY, 12:51am: The Brewers will receive right-handed reliever Fautino De Los Santos in the trade according to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle. The 26-year-old pitched to a 7.25 ERA in 36 Triple-A innings this year and owns …
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San Francisco Chronicle, Brew Crew Ball, Baseball Nation, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish and Al's Ramblings
New York Post:
Mets, Yanks will have to ante up for Wright, Cano — Think about the furor caused by Jeremy Lin leaving New York after 25 games. — Now imagine what this town will sound like if David Wright or Robinson Cano departs as a free agent following next season.
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MLB Rumors and MetsBlog.com
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
In just two weeks, NY Mets' once-promising season has come crashing down — From the ghosts of Bernie Madoff, to a shattered rotation and relying too much on young players, a look at some of the reasons this season is falling apart — Daniel Murphy and the Mets are holding on for dear life after woeful stretch after All-Star break.
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New Jersey Online and Wall Street Journal
