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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — The Cardinals and Dodgers, two NL powers, appear to be the teams most aggressively competing for the market's top pitchers, Jon Lester and David Price, people familiar with the situation suggest. — St. Louis and LA seem fairly determined to land another front-line starter …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Philly blockbuster could disrupt quiet deadline — The Tampa Bay Rays want to do it, but come on, man, how can they? — The Boston Red Sox don't really want to do it from an emotional standpoint, but from the business side, they've got no choice. — The Philadelphia Phillies sort of want to do it …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — Rays GM Andrew Friedman is going to make the most …
(USATSI) — Rays GM Andrew Friedman is going to make the most …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Eight landing spots for Jon Lester
Eight landing spots for Jon Lester
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Baseball Prospectus:
BBQ State of Mind — In the Citi, Part 2 — For most teenagers, sleeping in past nine o'clock is an expectation and not a privilege. Waking up before noon is a rarity over the summer months, as a lack of motivation and responsibility fuse to create the perfect incentive to continue sleeping.
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Canadian Press:
Amid trade rumours, Hamels dominates to help Phillies top Mets — NEW YORK — Cole Hamels pitched eight shutout innings and finally got some run support when Chase Utley hit a grand slam as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-0 on Tuesday night.
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John Jeansonne / Newsday:
Dillon Gee outpitched by Cole Hamels in Mets' loss to Phillies … Consider Tuesday night's 6-0 loss to the Phillies a yellow light on the Mets' hopes for a meaningful last two months. — One day they bare their teeth and their fans are thinking: We're going to need a bigger bandwagon.
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Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Evan Reed charged with sexual assault — A Detroit Tigers pitcher now with the Toledo Mud Hens is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a 45-year-old woman in March at a Motor City Casino Hotel room. — Evan Reed, 28, met the woman at about midnight March 30 …
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards tie game on Wong's sacrifice fly — • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285 — SAN DIEGO • After an exchange of sacrifice flies by the two lowest scoring teams in baseball, the Cardinals and Padres are back where they started after five innings. — Level, 1-1.
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Canadian Press:
Kemp has pair of two-run homers as Dodgers double up Braves — LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp hit a pair of two-run homers, Yasiel Puig had four hits with two runs scored and the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Royals' Search For Outfielder — The Royals are in the market for a right-handed hitting bat to play right field, but ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports that the team isn't in on Boston's Jonny Gomes or Minnesota's Josh Willingham (Twitter links). Additionally, Crasnick tweets …
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Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Zimmerman has Grade 3 hamstring strain — MIAMI — The Nationals have not announced the seriousness of Ryan Zimmerman's right hamstring injury, only indicating that the third baseman is not doing any activities to strengthen the hamstring. However, according to two baseball sources …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Showing Interest In Brett Anderson — The Yankees are looking at the second tier of starting pitchers rather than focusing on front-line arms, reports ESPN's Buster Olney, and one player they've discussed is Rockies left-hander Brett Anderson (Twitter link).
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Associated Press:
Machado homer puts O's past Angels in 12 — Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Manny Machado's walk-off home run in the 12th lifts Orioles past Angels — BALTIMORE — Manny Machado led off …
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