A's Acquire Lester, Gomes; Cespedes To Boston  —  10:09am: Dave Cameron of Fangraphs reports another wrinkle in the trade: Cespedes' contract calls for him to be non-tendered at the end of his deal (if he is not first extended) in order to assure him early free agency, and he therefore …

Giants part ways with Uggla, Colvin  —  Struggling second baseman hitless in four games; outfielder batted .223  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Clearing roster room for what could be multiple player moves before Thursday's Trade Deadline, the Giants released second baseman Dan Uggla and outfielder Tyler Colvin …

Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda homer in Mets' rout of Phillies … By the end of Wednesday's's 11-2 pummeling of the Phillies, the non-waiver trade deadline was just 24 hours away.  And like every other team in the major leagues, the potential for change lingered over the Mets.

Rangers win first series in over a month with 3-2 victory  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers won their first series in over a month with a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees Wednesday night.  —  All five runs came in the first three innings in what turned out to be a pitchers' duel between …

David Price likely staying put  —  Rays would have to be blown away by an offer to deal left-hander before deadline  —  Jon Lester and David Price were both scheduled to pitch Wednesday.  One took the mound.  The other didn't.  So what should we make of that?

Astros Fielding Interest In Cosart, Not Shopping Keuchel  —  The Astros are “very busy” taking calls on righty Jarred Cosart, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Houston has taken lefty Dallas Keuchel off the market, however, though it always seemed a longshot for him to be dealt.

Kluber outpitches Hernandez as Indians blank Mariners  —  CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber had three-hitter to outpitch Felix Hernandez for his first career shutout, Yan Gomes had a two-run double and the Cleveland Indians beat the Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Wednesday night.

Gyorko, Venable Back Hahn in Padres' 12-1 Laugher  —  SAN DIEGO — Rookie Jesse Hahn held St. Louis to one run and four hits in seven innings and Jedd Gyorko and Will Venable each homered and drove in four runs to lead the San Diego Padres to a 12-1 victory Wednesday night.

Struggles deepen for Cubs' Jackson  —  While Chicago Cubs backup catcher John Baker was fist-pumping his way back to the dugout after recording the first - and likely only - victory of his major league pitching career, starter Edwin Jackson was sitting back in the clubhouse amazed that he let his club get into this mess.

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 …