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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Red Sox get Castillo on 7-year deal — The Boston Red Sox landed the services of Cuban outfielder Rusney Castillo, agreeing to a seven-year, $72.5 million contract, a team source told ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes on Friday. — Castillo, 27, will join the team this season, the source added.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
RED SOX PROVING THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE, YOU MAY AS WELL LOSE BIG — Would you believe that the Red Sox have won fewer games than the Royals since the start of the 2012 season? — It's true — the Royals lead the Sox in victories during that time, 228-222.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Mariners rally to score 5 in 9th, send Red Sox to sixth straight loss — BOSTON — Austin Jackson's bases-loaded double with two outs in the ninth inning keyed a five-run rally, and the Seattle Mariners sent the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight loss, 5-3 on Friday night.
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Lookout Landing and ESPN
Jason Beck / MLB.com:
Dombrowski: No options elsewhere outside of roster — MINNEAPOLIS — Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski's assessment of their August trade market might well have doubled as a message for his struggling hitters: If Detroit's offense is going to turn around, it's going to have to come from the guys they have now.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Dave Cameron / FanGraphs Baseball:
Red Sox Sign Rusney Castillo
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MLB Daily Dish, U.S.S. Mariner, Lone Star Ball, Lookout Landing, Sportsnet.ca and Over the Monster
Alex Speier / Full Count:
Red Sox near agreement on 7-year deal with Rusney Castillo
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Baseball Prospectus and Over the Monster
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox To Sign Rusney Castillo
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Over the Monster, Red Sox Monster, Sportsnet.ca and Metsblog
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rusney Castillo Agrees To Sign With Red Sox
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CBSSports.com
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Wilmer Flores struggles at shortstop as Mets lose to Dodgers, 6-2 — Flores' throwing error, his second miscue of the night, with two outs and two on in the seventh allowed a run to score, giving the Dodgers a 3-1 lead. It also kept the inning alive, chased Mets starter Jon Niese …
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Metsblog and New Jersey Online
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Metsblog:
Game recap: Dodgers 6 — Mets 2 — Result: The Mets dropped their series opener against the Dodgers on Friday night, 6-2, at Dodger Stadium. — Need to Know: Curtis Granderson started the game with a bang, crushing a home run to right field off Dan Haren to put the Mets up, 1-0.
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sny.stats.com, Amazin' Avenue and True Blue LA
Associated Press:
Arrieta holds O's to 4 hits, beats former team — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Jake Arrieta goes 7 innings to lead Cubs past Orioles — CHICAGO — Jake Arrieta shut down his former team, holding Baltimore to four hits in seven innings …
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MLB, Canadian Press and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com:
Surging Orioles set for challenges of stretch run
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Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Drew Smyly throws 2-hitter as Evan Longoria, Rays crush Jays — TORONTO — Drew Smyly pitched a two-hitter and retired the final 19 batters for the first complete game of his career, leading the Tampa Bay Rays over the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 8-0 on Friday night.
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Bluebird Banter and DRaysBay
Canadian Press:
Collmenter strikes out eight as Diamondbacks top Padres — PHOENIX — Josh Collmenter came two outs away from a complete game, holding the San Diego Padres without an earned run on four hits over 8 1-3 innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 5-1 win Friday night.
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AZ Snake Pit
Canadian Press:
Nats' ten-game win streak ends with Giants' rookie's HR — WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals' winning streak ended at a team record-tying 10 games Friday night when rookie Joe Panik hit his first major league home run and sent the San Francisco Giants to a 10-3 romp.
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McCovey Chronicles, ESPN and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Ozuna's Slam Helps Marlins Beat Rockies 13-5 — DENVER — Marcell Ozuna hit a grand slam for his third homer in as many games, Giancarlo Stanton had three hits and three RBIs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 13-5 on Friday night. — Henderson Alvarez (10-5) …
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Fish Stripes
Canadian Press:
Harrison homers and drives in five as Pirates beat Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Josh Harrison homered, doubled, singled and drove in a career-high five runs, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 Friday night. — Andrew McCutchen also homered for Pittsburgh …
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Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Notes: Carlos, Quesada, Castillo, Wheeler, Niese — The Mets have long been on the lookout for a shortstop, but while many have speculated on the possibility of a trade with the Cubs or D'Backs, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that the team will take a look at an under-the-radar Cuban shortstop in the coming days.
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Amazin' Avenue and Metsblog
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