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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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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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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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Faith and Fear in Flushing, New York Post and ESPN
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Acquire Huston Street From Padres
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Close To Acquiring Huston Street
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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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Associated Press:
O's double up A's behind A. Jones' 5 RBIs — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Adam Jones ties career high with 5 RBIs as O's top A's — OAKLAND, Calif. — Adam Jones matched his career high of five RBIs to back Wei-Yin Chen …
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Camden Chat, Canadian Press and MLB
Canadian Press:
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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CBSSports.com, Talking Chop and Associated Press
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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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MLB Trade Rumors
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Chris Toman / MLB.com:
Lewis takes exception with Rasmus' bunt — TORONTO — Colby Lewis thinks Colby Rasmus could use a lesson on proper baseball etiquette. — The Rangers' starter exchanged words with the Blue Jays' center fielder during the fifth inning of Texas' 4-1 loss, and Lewis voiced his displeasure …
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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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San Francisco Giants, HardballTalk and Let's Go Tribe
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
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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