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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Justin Masterson — The Cardinals have bolstered their starting rotation depth by acquiring Justin Masterson from the Indians in exchange for top outfield prospect James Ramsey. Both teams have officially announced the deal. Right-hander Michael Wacha has been moved …
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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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MLB.com:
Lester scratched from tonight's start as rumors swirl — Farrell announces decision after Tuesday's loss; Workman to step in — BOSTON — If Jon Lester does get dealt by the Red Sox before Thursday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline, he won't get to make a dramatic final start at Fenway Park.
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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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John Jeansonne / Newsday:
Dillon Gee outpitched by Cole Hamels in Mets' loss to Phillies
Dillon Gee outpitched by Cole Hamels in Mets' loss to Phillies
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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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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Yankees and Dodgers among teams eying Joaquin Benoit. — The Dodgers and Yankees are both in on Joaquin Benoit, the top reliever on the market. — San Diego hasn't determined whether they are trading Benoit for sure after trading its closer Huston Street, but there could be a decent market considering he's …
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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:
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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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Rockies, Mets likely to wait for winter to hold serious CarGo/Tulo talks — The Rockies and Mets haven't gotten off the ground on talk about Colorado superstars Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, so any chance to do a deal will likely have to wait for the winter.
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Johnette Howard / ESPN:
The reality of David Ortiz — Red Sox slugger shaping up to become first steroid era Teflon slugger — Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer's criticism of how Boston star David Ortiz “pimped” around the basepaths Sunday after hitting a go-ahead home run came at the end of an interesting weekend in baseball that begs to be tied together.
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