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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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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — The Texas Rangers are conducting a sale of some premium players, and are involved in discussions concerning very good players such as re-emerging bullpen talent Joakim Soria and .300-hitting outfielder Alex Rios, but stars Yu Darvish and Adrian Beltre and very likely …
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Canadian Press:
Hudson gets help from Giants' bats to put away Marlins — MIAMI — All-Star Tim Hudson pitched into the eighth inning and got the run support he needed as the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 5-3 on Saturday night. — Hunter Pence drove in two runs and Pablo Sandoval had three hits …
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Hamels, Rollins combine to help Phillies edge past Braves — ATLANTA — Cole Hamels held the Braves to four hits through seven innings, Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat Atlanta 2-1 on Saturday night. — Hamels (4-5) won for the second time in three starts …
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Inside the Phillies: Trading Lee would hardly guarantee a big return — ATLANTA - The last time the Phillies were pressured into trading Cliff Lee, they emerged with Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, and J.C. Ramirez. There is no such mandate to jettison Lee at this moment …
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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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Associated Press:
Ross, Padres cool off Mets in 6-0 win — SAN DIEGO — All-Star Tyson Ross threw seven shutout innings, and the light-hitting San Diego Padres hit three homers in a 6-0 victory Saturday night that snapped the New York Mets' four-game winning streak. — Ross (8-10) allowed only four hits …
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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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Brad Johnson / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Notes: Cabrera, Aviles, Sabean, Scutaro, Pagan — The Giants are interested in Indians infielders Asdrubal Cabrera and Mike Aviles, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com (via Twitter). Of course, the Indians have to decide they are sellers, which might come down to the trade deadline.
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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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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
Angels Acquire Huston Street From Padres
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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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ESPN.com:
Astros can't strike deal with No. 1 pick Aiken — The Houston Astros have failed to sign the first pick in this year's draft, saying they didn't reach an agreement with high school pitcher Brady Aiken before Friday's 5 p.m. ET deadline. — The left-hander out of San Diego's Cathedral Catholic High …
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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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