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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Close To Acquiring Huston Street — 9:57pm: Another player is expected to be going with Lindsey to the Padres, tweets Rosenthal. One possibility, according to a tweet from Brown, is 23-year-old righty R.J. Alvarez. — 9:47pm: A deal is being finalized to send Street to the Angels, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Huston Street From Padres — The Angels have officially agreed to acquire All-Star closer Huston Street from the Padres, as first reported by Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (Twitter links). It is a four-for-two deal, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first tweeted.
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Associated Press:
Stroman Sharp as Blue Jays Beat Rangers 4-1 — TORONTO — Marcus Stroman pitched seven shutout innings to snap a three-start winless streak, Dan Johnson had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Saturday. — Melky Cabrera had three hits as the Blue Jays won …
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CBSSports.com, baseballmusings.com and Lone Star Ball
Canadian Press:
Flowers, White Sox bullpen lift Chicago over Astros — CHICAGO — Slump-ridden Tyler Flowers drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning double, and four Chicago pitchers retired the final 22 batters to lift the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Fail To Sign Aiken, Nix, Marshall
Astros Fail To Sign Aiken, Nix, Marshall
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Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com:
Cards to rest Wainwright, move Miller to 'pen — Ace's next start Tuesday; club had planned to give young righty a break — ST. LOUIS — With the flexibility to reset their rotation after the All-Star break, the Cardinals will give ace Adam Wainwright an extended period of rest …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notes: Wainwright will rest this weekend
Cards notes: Wainwright will rest this weekend
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Clint Longenecker / Baseball America:
2014 Draft: How The Top Bonuses Lined Up — With Friday's signing deadline for the 2014 complete, it's time to take stock in how the money lined up for those players picked at the top of the draft. — This is a ranking of all the draft signing bonuses that exceed $1 million and comparing …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Canadian Press:
Two-run homers by Bogaerts, Gomes boost Red Sox over Royals — BOSTON — Jonny Gomes hit a go-ahead two-run pinch homer in the sixth after another two-run shot in the inning by Xander Bogaerts and the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Friday night.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies, Orioles Have Discussed A.J. Burnett Trade — The Phillies and Orioles have had “very preliminary” talks about a trade involving starting pitcher A.J. Burnett, FOX Sports' Jon Morosi tweets. Morosi further emphasizes that there has not yet been much progress toward a deal.
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csnphilly.com:
Lee ready to go, not worried about trade deadline — ATLANTA — Cliff Lee still can't fully explain what happened when he gave up eight hits (four for extra bases) and eight runs in 4 1/3 innings in his final minor-league rehab start Monday night in Clearwater.
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Canadian Press:
Pirates start second half with comeback win over Rockies — PITTSBURGH — Travis Snider's pinch-hit double in the eighth scored Neil Walker to spark the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. — Walker trotted home when Colorado right fielder Carlos Gonzalez …
Discussion:
Purple Row and Bucs Dugout
Associated Press:
Sandoval's Homer Helps Giants Beat Marlins 9-1 — MIAMI — Pablo Sandoval hit a three-run homer off one of his favorite foils, and the San Francisco Giants beat the slumping Miami Marlins 9-1 Friday night. — All-Star Madison Bumgarner (11-7) allowed one run in six innings.
Discussion:
Fish Stripes and McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Heyward, Simmons Pace Braves Past Phillies — ATLANTA — Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs, Andrelton Simmons had two RBIs, and the Atlanta Braves won their third straight game with a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. — Returning from the All-Star break …
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