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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Close To Signing A.J. Pierzynski  —  8:46pm: Pierzynski is already in Chicago and will join the Cardinals tomorrow, tweets Rosenthal.  An announcement is expected before tomorrow's game, which starts at 1:05pm CST, according to a tweet from Goold.
Discussion: HardballTalk and CBSSports.com
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Canadian Press:
Valbuena rallies Cubs past slumping Cardinals  —  CHICAGO — Luis Valbuena hit a decisive two-run homer in the seventh inning Friday, and the Chicago Cubs overcame a three-run deficit to hand the St. Louis Cardinals the fourth straight loss, 7-6.  —  The teams combined for five home runs …
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards working on deal for Pierzynski  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  CHICAGO  • After Friday's loss to the Cubs, the Cardinals made a move that hints at the addition of a catcher before Saturday's game at Wrigley Field.  —  The expected addition is free-agent A.J. Pierzynski.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Canadian Press:
Butler's pinch-hit homer lifts Royals over Indians  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Pinch-hitter Billy Butler's two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning sent the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Indians 6-4 Friday night for their fourth straight win.  —  Carlos Santana homered twice for the Indians, who have lost five of six.
Discussion: Royals Review
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Associated Press:
Eighth-Inning Homer Carries Kansas City to Fourth Straight Win  —  Billy Butler's two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning Friday night sent the Kansas City Royals to a victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians, 6-4, for their fourth straight win.  —  Butler connected against John Axford …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Canadian Press:
Brown powers rare offensive outburst for Phillies, top D-Backs  —  PHILADELPHIA — Domonic Brown homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.  —  Grady Sizemore had three hits …
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and The Good Phight
Canadian Press:
Price leads Rays over Red Sox for eighth straight victory  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Price won his sixth start in a row, Evan Longoria hit a three-run double and the Tampa Bay Rays earned their eighth straight victory, beating the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on Friday night.
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Kemp's agent Stewart on trade talks: ‘Sometimes change is good’  —  The Dodgers, after somehow fitting five players into three outfield spots for more than a year now, are trying to alleviate a numbers crunch that's become a problem for Matt Kemp (and could become one for manager Don Mattingly and the team …
Landon Haaf / WFAA-TV:
Williams sharp in 4-1 win over Oakland  —  To “expect the unexpected” is one of the most vague and oxymoronic phrases in our common vernacular.  —  It's a wacky saying, because it might lead one to actually expect something like six innings of five-hit, one-run ball from Jerome Williams …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Canadian Press:
Nationals continue surge, send Reds to seventh straight loss  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Denard Span matched Cincinnati's hit total with his four singles, and Tanner Roark allowed only three singles over seven innings Friday night, leading the Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory that extended their surge and the Reds' slump.
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
How a Bartolo Colon trade would go down (and how much money the NY Mets would eat); What about a big trade for a Colorado hitter?  —  The Bartolo Colon trade market is not yet scorching, but it is far too early to say that it won't get there.  When you zoom out and look around the league …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Designate Nick Noonan, Jose De Paula  —  The Giants have designated infielder Nick Noonan and lefty Jose De Paula for assignment, the club announced.  In corresponding moves, the club purchased the contracts of Dan Uggla and Tony Abreu.  (To create active roster space, Marco Scutaro and Ehire Adrianza were DL'ed.)
Discussion: True Blue LA
 
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