David Price on Rays trade: ‘Absolute sadness’ (w/video)  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The “absolute sadness” ace pitcher David Price said he felt after being traded by the Rays to the Detroit Tigers in a three-way deal Thursday was shared by many fans who believe the team's chances to reach the playoffs this season went with him.

Mozeliak moves to fix two problems  —  Sensitive to any suggestion that he exerts undue influence over his third-year manager, John Mozeliak is fond of saying, “I don't do lineups.”  —  Make no mistake: Mo helped write two months' worth of cards Thursday morning.

Lucas, Jennings down to make room for new Marlins  —  MIAMI — The Marlins didn't move anyone on their 25-man roster in order to make Thursday's six-player trade with the Astros, so they had to make up for it optioning infielder Ed Lucas and left-handed reliever Dan Jennings to Triple-A New Orleans.

Yankees Acquire Martin Prado  —  The Yankees acquired infielder Martin Prado from the Diamondbacks, tweets Jack Curry of the YES Network.  The D'Backs will receive catching prospect Peter O'Brien and a player to be named later or cash considerations and are not contributing cash to the deal, tweets MLB.com's Steve Gilbert.

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.

Marte, Hill Lift Diamondbacks Past Pirates, 7-4  —  PHOENIX — Andy Marte hit a two-run home run and Aaron Hill added a solo shot in the sixth inning to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday night.  —  Nick Ahmed hit the Diamondbacks' third home run …

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 …

Dodgers Beat Braves 2-1 on Kershaw's 9-Hitter  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw scattered nine hits and struck out nine while tying his career-best winning streak of 10 games, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 Thursday night to complete the three-game sweep.

Amaro says Phils didn't overvalue players at Deadline  —  GM: Other teams weren't aggressive enough in pursuit of club's players  —  WASHINGTON — Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. kept a stiff upper lip as he spoke to reporters Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park.

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.

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 …