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5:55 PM ET, July 7, 2015

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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Rangers will need to get creative to move Choo  —  FOX Sports  —  Rangers need to get a more balanced offensive attack.  One way to achieve this could be moving Shin-Soo Choo.  —  Remember all the talk about Texas and Cole Hamels?  —  Oh, the Rangers still could justify such a trade …
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Andrew Joseph / Arizona Republic:
Touki Toussaint hits 98 mph in start with Rome Braves  —  When the Diamondbacks traded pitcher Touki Toussaint to the Braves for Phil Gosselin, not many were fans of the decision to essentially sell the team's 2014 first-round pick.  —  Much of the baseball world couldn't even grasp the move.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Castellanos Has 4 RBIs, Tigers Win 12-5  —  SEATTLE — Nick Castellanos hit a home run and drove in four runs to lead a 19-hit outburst from the Detroit Tigers in a 12-5 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.  —  Castellanos had a season-high four hits and matched a season best with four RBIs.
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Baseball America:
Midseason Top 50 Prospects  —  Here is our Midseason Top 50 Prospects list.  By our rules, no players in the majors as of July 6th, no players who have exhausted their rookie status, and no player currently in the minors on a major league rehab assignment (like Brandon Belt) qualify for the list.
Associated Press:
Sale Strikeout Streak Ends, Pitches White Sox Past Toronto  —  CHICAGO — Chris Sale's bid for a record strikeout streak ended, but he pitched a six-hitter that led the Chicago White Sox past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Monday night in the fastest major league game in almost four years.
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago:
Chris Sale strikes out six in complete-game victory over Jays, Buehrle
Metsblog:
Niese dominant, Mets rally late, win 3-0 in SF opener  —  Led by Jon Niese's stellar outing, in which he allowed just three hits in eight innings, and a three-run rally in the ninth, the Mets claimed a 3-0 win over the Giants on Monday night in San Francisco.
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Associated Press:
Niese Gets 1st Win Since May 9, Mets Top Skidding Giants 3-0
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays rainout brings Matt Andriese up for spot start  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Heavy Monday storms which included tornado warnings and caused an evacuation of Kauffman Stadium forced the Rays and Royals into double duty today.  —  The teams will play a day-night doubleheader (2:10 and 8:10 p.m.) …
Discussion: DRaysBay and HardballTalk
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
MLB Declares Cuban Pitcher Vladimir Gutierrez A Free Agent  —  The bidding can soon begin for Vladimir Gutierrez, with Major League Baseball declaring the young Cuban righthander a free agent today.  —  Gutierrez, 19, left the Cuban national team while in Puerto Rico for the Caribbean Series in February.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Rollins Rallies Dodgers Past His Old Phillies Team, 10-7  —  LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Rollins hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning against his former team, rallying the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers past the last-place Philadelphia Phillies 10-7 Monday night.
Discussion: True Blue LA and Yahoo Sports
David Murphy / Philly.com:
Perhaps the Phillies just got bad and have stayed bad  —  ANDY MacPHAIL said something interesting a couple of days after his introductory news conference.  Interesting, not because of its merits, but because of its eerie similarity to the company line we've heard from the current front office over the last few years.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Designate Kevin Correia For Assignment  —  The Phillies have designated righty Kevin Correia for assignment, the club announced.  Fellow right-hander Severino Gonzalez has been recalled and will take a start on Thursday, per the release.  —  Correia, 34, spent time this spring …
Discussion: The Good Phight
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Clayton Kershaw not an All-Star?  Let's fix this, America!  —  I'm not sure I want to live on a planet where Clayton Kershaw is not an All-Star.  —  For a change, the fans must correct an oversight by the players and National League manager Bruce Bochy, instead of the other way around.
Discussion: Purple Row and True Blue LA
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Metsblog:
Jacob deGrom named to NL All-Star team; Familia still in running
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
Dozier's Two-Run Homer in 10th Lifts Twins Over Orioles 4-2  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier's two-run home run with one out in the 10th inning lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.  —  Dozier lined a 2-1 pitch from Tommy Hunter (2-2) …
Discussion: Twinkie Town and Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Suarez's Homer Breaks Deadlock, Reds Beat Nationals 3-2  —  WASHINGTON — Eugenio Suarez hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Washington 3-2 Monday night to end the Nationals' nine-game home winning streak.  —  Suarez went 3 for 4 with two RBIs to help …
Discussion: Federal Baseball and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Alvarez's RBI Single in 9th Lifts Pirates Past Padres, 2-1  —  PITTSBURGH — Pedro Alvarez singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.  —  Alvarez's second career game …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
 
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees to get Jacoby Ellsbury back on Wednesday
Discussion: HardballTalk and MLB Daily Dish
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Designate Jason Frasor For Assignment
Discussion: Lone Star Ball and Let's Go Tribe
John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Drew Hutchison's split pitching personality hasn't dimmed his or team's confidence
 

 
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