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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
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.
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Associated Press:
Lackey Goes From Red Sox to Cards for Kelly, Craig  —  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox traded right-hander John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals for right-hander Joe Kelly and outfielder Allen Craig before Thursday's deadline.  —  The deal leaves the Red Sox without their top two starters.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
A's Acquire Lester, Gomes; Cespedes To Boston  —  2:12pm: The A's are paying $650K of Cespedes' salary but are getting back $1.8MM from the Red Sox for Lester's salary, tweets Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.  —  11:35am: The teams have announced the trade.
TSN.ca:
Yankees acquire SS Drew from Red Sox for IF Johnson
Andy McCulloughthe / Kansas City Star:
Looking to bolster pitching, Royals consider John Lackey of Red Sox, Bartolo Colon of Mets at trade deadline
MLB:
Tigers land David Price in 3-way deal  —  The Detroit Tigers have added another Cy Young Award winner to their star-studded rotation, acquiring David Price in a blockbuster three-team trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and Seattle Mariners.  —  Price acknowledged the deal Thursday …
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
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.”
Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
WE'RE ALL WINNERS!  —  In the wake of the three-team trade headlined by David Price, I've a difficult time escaping the conclusion that the Tampa Bay Rays, yet again, are the smartest kids in the room.  Stick with me here for just a few minutes ...  David Price is a wonderful pitcher, no question.
Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
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.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:   Brewers acquire Parra from D-backs for prospects
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Acquire Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernandez For Colin Moran, Jake Marisnick, Comp Pick  —  The Marlins have announced a multi-player trade with the Astros that will bring starter Jarred Cosart, shortstop Enrique Hernandez, and outfielder Austin Wates to Miami in exchange for third baseman Colin Moran …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Asdrubal Cabrera  —  2:32pm: The Indians are paying the entirety of the $3.33MM remaining on Cabrera's deal, tweets MLB.com's Jordan Bastian, who says that Cleveland is very high on Walters.  —  2:21pm: The Nationals have officially announced the acquisition …
Associated Press:
Pujols' RBI in 13th Lifts Angels Over Orioles 1-0  —  BALTIMORE — Albert Pujols hit an RBI single in the 13th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 Thursday night to avert a three-game series sweep.  —  Tyler Skaggs and six relievers combined on a five-hitter …
Discussion: Canadian Press, Camden Chat and TSN.ca
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs ship Bonifacio, Russell to Braves  —  The Chicago Cubs have traded utility player Emilio Bonifacio and left-handed reliever James Russell and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for Class-A catcher Victor Caratini.  —  The deal was completed during the sixth inning of the Cubs' game with Colorado at Wrigley Field.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Acquire Andrew Miller  —  The Orioles have issued an announcement of the 1-for-1 swap of lefties.  Baltimore will acquire Red Sox reliever Andrew Miller, as Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com first reported (via Twitter).  —  In return, Boston has picked up left-handed pitching prospect Eduardo Rodriguez …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Chris Denorfia  —  The Mariners have acquired Chris Denorfia from the Padres in exchange for outfielder Abraham Almonte and minor league right-hander Stephen Kohlscheen, the teams announced.  —  Denorfia, 34, is hitting just .242/.293/.319 this season …
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda power Mets in 11-2 blowout over Phillies  —  With a three-run home run from Murphy, a two-run shot from Duda and a five-run seventh inning, the Mets clinched their second straight series against the Phillies and gave the win to Zack Wheeler, who is 3-0 with a 1.63 ERA over his last six starts.
Discussion: Metsblog and ESPN
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Daniel Murphy, Lucas Duda homer in Mets' rout of Phillies
Discussion: Metsblog
 
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