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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 Trade Rumors, NESN.com, Trade Buzz and CBSSports.com
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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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NESN.com, FanGraphs Baseball, Fire Brand, CBSSports.com, Dan Shaughnessy Watch and HardballTalk
Bill Chastain / MLB.com:
In high demand, Price faces the unknown — ST. PETERSBURG — The non-waiver Trade Deadline is fast approaching, but for David Price — this year's biggest prize — it was business as usual on Tuesday. — Some believe the Rays will trade Price to acquire pieces for the future …
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Trade Buzz
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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DRaysBay, HardballTalk and MLB Trade Rumors
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Eight landing spots for Jon Lester
Eight landing spots for Jon Lester
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Twinkie Town, MLB Trade Rumors, Federal Baseball and Bucs Dugout
Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Sox weighing offers for Lester, Miller
Sox weighing offers for Lester, Miller
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MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review, MLB Trade Rumors and Full Count
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com Sports News …:
Brewers among several teams to inquire about Red Sox ace Jon Lester
Brewers among several teams to inquire about Red Sox ace Jon Lester
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CBSSports.com, Over the Monster, NESN.com, CBSSports.com, Comcast SportsNet, MLB Daily Dish, Full Count and JSOnline
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jon Lester Scratched From Tomorrow's Start
Jon Lester Scratched From Tomorrow's Start
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Athletics Nation
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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The Good Phight, ESPN, Amazin' Avenue and Phillies Nation
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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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NY Daily News, Philly.com, Metsblog, New Jersey Online and Newsday
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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Purple Row
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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baseballmusings.com, ESPN, Talking Chop and ESPN
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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Camden Chat, Pearly Gates, Canadian Press and ESPN
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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Viva El Birdos and Gaslamp Ball
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Major League Baseball Embroiled in Explosive Legal War Over TV Deals (Exclusive) — Over MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's stern warning, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles hurl accusations at each other and have stepped into open court spilling secrets.
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Camden Chat, HardballTalk, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleed Cubbie Blue and CBSSports.com
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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HardballTalk and ESPN
Associated Press:
Gibson Pitches Twins to 2-1 Victory Over Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyle Gibson bounced back for a rocky start to shut down Kansas City, and the Minnesota Twins held on through a shaky ninth to beat James Shields and the Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night. — Gibson (9-8) allowed only a single …
Discussion:
Twinkie Town and Royals Review
Associated Press:
Marlins roll on as Alvarez outduels Strasburg — MIAMI — Henderson Alvarez outdueled Stephen Strasburg and the surging Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. — Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs as the Marlins won for the ninth …
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Fish Stripes
Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Cubs reliever James Russell wants to start — As the Cubs try to figure out what their starting rotation will look like next year — or even down the stretch this year — James Russell believes he has one solution: — James Russell. — The left-handed reliever hasn't started since emergency duty …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — The Cubs made their big deal already …
(USATSI) — The Cubs made their big deal already …
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Pinstripe Alley