Cardinals Acquire Lackey; Kelly, Craig To Boston  —  In their second blockbuster trade of the day, the Red Sox sent veteran starting pitcher John Lackey to the Cardinals along with minor leaguer Corey Littrell and about $1.75MM in cash in exchange for young starter Joe Kelly and outfielder/first baseman Allen Craig.

Don't rule out a David Price trade  —  As the hours ticked down to the trade deadline Thursday morning, a fascinating topic was circulating big league front offices that had nothing to do with the A's and Red Sox:  —  “Don't be surprised,” said an executive of one team, “if you see David Price get traded today.”

Brewers Acquire Gerardo Parra  —  The Brewers officially acquired two-time Gold Glove winner Gerardo Parra from the Diamondbacks today for minor leaguers Mitch Haniger and Anthony Banda.  —  Parra, 27, is hitting .259/.305/.362 in 440 plate appearances this year, playing mostly right field for Arizona.

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.

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 …

The Royals, Giants, Mariners and to a lesser degree the Reds and Indians are in on Rangers outfielder Alex Rios, one of the better hitters on the market.  —  The Yankees do not seem to be heavily involved at this point.  —  Rios is perhaps the best all-around outfielder on the market, though his power is down a bit.

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.

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.

Cubs' Arrieta gets the ball in finale with Rockies  —  The Sports Network  —  It's been an eventful 12 months for Jake Arrieta.  —  He's gone from traded pitcher to No. 3 starter to staff ace for the Chicago Cubs, and will make his final start prior to the 2014 trade deadline on Thursday afternoon …