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3:45 AM ET, July 27, 2013

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Associated Press:
Cubs Rally Past Giants 3-2  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Julio Borbon and Junior Lake scored on an error by San Francisco first baseman Brandon Belt in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 3-2 win over the Giants on Friday night.  —  Borbon singled leading off the inning …
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
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Matt Ehalt / ESPN:
Soriano goes hitless in return with Yankees
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Soriano back in pinstripes after trade with Cubs
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs give emotional goodbye to veteran Soriano
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Colabello Hits First HR, Twins Win in 13 Innings  —  SEATTLE — Chris Colabello hit his first career home run, a two-run shot in the 13th inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Friday night.  —  Mariners starter Felix Hernandez was two outs from a shutout …
Discussion: Twinkie Town
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Associated Press:
Mariners place Mike Zunino on DL  —  SEATTLE — The surging Seattle Mariners have received a major blow as young catcher Mike Zunino has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.  —  The Mariners announced the diagnosis on Friday.
Discussion: Lookout Landing and MLB Daily Dish
Greg Johns / MLB.com:
Morse closing in on return to Mariners lineup
Discussion: U.S.S. Mariner and HardballTalk
Canadian Press:
Iwakuma earns 10th win, Mariners top Twins
Discussion: Lookout Landing and Twinkie Town
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Sources: Phillies getting late offers for Lee  —  Multiple teams are making a late run at the Philadelphia Phillies with offers for pitcher Cliff Lee as Wednesday's trade deadline nears, baseball sources told ESPN.com Friday.  —  Although Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. declined …
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Andrew Wharton / Metsblog:
Final Score (Game 2): Nationals 2 Mets 1  —  The Least You Should Know:  —  LaTroy Hawkins allowed a walk-off home run to Ryan Zimmerman in the bottom of the ninth.  —  Matt Harvey was dominant yet again, despite not factoring in the decision.  His final line: 8 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
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Matthew Cerrone / Metsblog:
Final Score (Game 1): Mets 11 Nationals 0
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
D-Backs Strike Early in 10-0 Win Over Padres  —  PHOENIX — Randall Delgado tossed a three-hitter for his first career shutout, Cody Ross homered and drove in two runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks pounded out 17 hits in a 10-0 rout over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Corey Brock / MLB.com:
Gregerson not thinking about being traded
Discussion: Phillies Nation and MLB Rumors
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Giants:
Why the SF Giants traded for former A's pitcher Moscoso  —  UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: The struggles of Mike Kickham and Eric Surkamp in their spot starts reinforced what the Giants already knew about their major-league-ready pitching depth.  They have none, which is why they traded for Guillermo Moscoso.
Canadian Press:
Encarnacion homers twice as Jays thrive in win over Astros  —  TORONTO — By the time Edwin Encarnacion took his curtain call in the seventh inning, R.A. Dickey's rough night was forgotten.  —  Encarnacion hit two of the Toronto Blue Jays' five home runs, including a grand slam …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and TSN.ca
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Scott Ferguson / TSN.ca:
JAYS' TRADE DEADLINE PLANS FOR NEXT WEEK A MYSTERY
Discussion: Bluebird Banter and Canadian Press
Associated Press:
Chris Tillman helps O's blank Red Sox, snap three-game losing skid  —  BALTIMORE — Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of two-hit ball, Adam Jones homered twice and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-0 Friday night to end a three-game skid.
Canadian Press:
Shields, Lough lead Royals to victory over White Sox  —  CHICAGO — James Shields tossed seven shutout innings and rookie David Lough homered and drove in another run to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Discussion: South Side Sox and Royals Review
Canadian Press:
Minor lifts Braves with seven strong in win over Cardinals  —  ATLANTA — Mike Minor allowed only one run to give Atlanta's depleted rotation a lift, Jason Heyward homered, and the Braves beat Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 in a matchup of division leaders on Friday night.
Discussion: Talking Chop
ESPN:
Sources: Clinic gave high schoolers PEDs  —  CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The clinic operator at the heart of a Major League Baseball investigation into performance-enhancing drugs provided them to numerous high school students, according to former associates of Tony Bosch and documents obtained by “Outside the Lines.”
Discussion: SI Wire and CBSSports.com
 
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