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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Acquire Jake Peavy — The Giants have acquired Jake Peavy from the Red Sox, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman tweets. The Red Sox will receive pitching prospects Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree, ESPN's Buster Olney tweets. The Giants will pay $2MM of what's left on Peavy's contract, ESPN's Jim Bowden tweets.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants, Red Sox Near Jake Peavy Deal — 10:06am: The Red Sox are “close” to trading Peavy to the Giants, Rosenthal and Jon Morosi report (via Twitter), although there are still details to be ironed out before the deal is done. — 9:58am: Yesterday, the Red Sox and Giants were in the midst …
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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.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards add veteran catcher Pierzynski — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — CHICAGO • The Cardinals' attempt to find a catcher who will click while Yadier Molina recovers from surgery continued Friday night and took them in an unexpected direction.
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards working on deal for Pierzynski
Cards working on deal for Pierzynski
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Close To Signing A.J. Pierzynski
Cardinals Close To Signing A.J. Pierzynski
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Baseball Hall of Fame:
Hall of Fame Announces Changes to Voting Process for Recently Retired Players, Effective Immediately — Length of Stay, Balloting Process Highlight Board Alterations to BBWAA Voting — (COOPERSTOWN, NY) - The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's Board of Directors today announced changes …
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Associated Press:
Hall of Fame cuts election eligibility — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Baseball Hall of Fame has reduced the number of years a player can remain eligible to be voted in by the writers to 10 years from 15, giving Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens less time to be considered. — The Hall of Fame announced the changes Saturday.
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Rizzo proud of tested Nationals' perseverance — GM chats with MLB.com about state of team as Trade Deadline nears — With the non-waiver Trade Deadline on Thursday, MLB.com caught up with Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo to get his take on the team. — MLB.com: What do you like about the 2014 Nationals?
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Designate Juan Carlos Oviedo For Assignment — The Rays have designated reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo for assignment, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets. The move clears space on the Rays' active roster for Jeremy Hellickson, who has been recalled from the minors.
Associated Press:
Toronto Ends 17-Game Bronx Skid, Beats Yanks 6-4 — NEW YORK — Dan Johnson drove in four runs with a go-ahead infield hit and a three-run homer, helping the Toronto Blue Jays end their 17-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium with a 6-4 victory over New York on Saturday.
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Associated Press:
Puig, Dodgers Go Triple-Crazy, Beat Giants 8-1 — SAN FRANCISCO — Yasiel Puig tied a franchise record with three triples and added a double and two RBIs as the Los Angeles Dodgers moved within a half-game of NL West-leading San Francisco by beating the Giants 8-1 on Friday night.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Kemp's agent Stewart on trade talks: ‘Sometimes change is good’
Kemp's agent Stewart on trade talks: ‘Sometimes change is good’
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Evan Drellich / Ultimate Astros:
Appel set for promotion to Class AA Corpus Christi — STOCKTON, Calif. — Mark Appel is set to be promoted to Class AA Corpus Christi following his best start of the season on Thursday, a person familiar with the decision told the Chronicle. The first overall pick in the 2013 draft went six innings …
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Associated Press:
Angels Slip Past Tigers 2-1 With 6th-Inning Rally — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Efren Navarro and Kole Calhoun drove in runs in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame Drew Smyly's early dominance for a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Young Pitches Mariners to 4-3 Win Over Orioles — SEATTLE — Chris Young allowed two hits in seven shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Saturday. — Dustin Ackley doubled twice and scored two runs for Seattle.