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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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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.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, HardballTalk and CBSSports.com
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.
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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 trade reunites Peavy with Bruce Bochy, who managed him with the Padres.
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McCovey Chronicles
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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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McCovey Chronicles, HardballTalk and Viva El Birdos
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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MLB Trade Rumors, ESPN, CBSSports.com, Minor League Ball and Over the Monster
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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McCovey Chronicles, Associated Press and MLB
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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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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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Associated Press:
Davis Homers in 10th, Orioles Edge Mariners 2-1 — SEATTLE — Chris Davis hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning, Nelson Cruz also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles overcame a record-tying start by Felix Hernandez in a 2-1 victory Friday night over the Seattle Mariners.
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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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Pearly Gates
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 …
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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 …
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Pinstripe Alley
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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 …
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Lone Star Ball