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Matt Eisenberg / Metsblog:
Kershaw takes perfect game into seventh, shuts out Mets — Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game bid into the seventh inning Thursday night, as the Dodgers shut out the Mets, 3-0, at Citi Field. — Curtis Granderson broke up Kershaw's perfect game with a clean single to right field …
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Amazin' Avenue, True Blue LA and Yahoo Sports
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Associated Press:
Dodgers' Kershaw Breezes Through Meek-Hitting Mets — NEW YORK — Clayton Kershaw pitched a three-hitter, retiring the first 18 batters in his second shutout of the season, as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the New York Mets 3-0 on Thursday night. — Kershaw (8-6) now has thrown 29 consecutive …
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baseballmusings.com and CBS New York
Bob Klapisch / NorthJersey.com:
Late meltdown leaves Mets a battered bunch
Late meltdown leaves Mets a battered bunch
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True Blue LA, New York Post, Newsday and Metsblog
Dom Amore / Hartford Courant:
Mets Have Big-Time Bat In Minors; Conforto (.321) Visits Rock Cats
Mets Have Big-Time Bat In Minors; Conforto (.321) Visits Rock Cats
Discussion:
Metsblog
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Aramis Ramirez — The Pirates and Brewers have announced a trade that will send third baseman Aramis Ramirez to Pittsburgh in exchange for minor league right-hander Yhonathan Barrios and cash considerations. The Pirates are reportedly taking on $3MM of the $5.74MM that remains on Ramirez's $14MM salary.
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Minor League Ball, Bucs Dugout, Let's Go Tribe, HardballTalk, Brew Crew Ball, Milwaukee, Al's Ramblings, Yahoo Sports and baseballmusings.com
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Working On Trade For Reliever — JULY 24: The Pirates are not working on a trade for any of the Diamondbacks' relievers at this time, a source tells Zach Buchanan of the Arizona Republic (Twitter link). Brad Ziegler is one name with the D-Backs that's been said to be receiving interest …
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Bucs Dugout, MLB Daily Dish, Brew Crew Ball and Al's Ramblings
ESPN:
Scott Kazmir traded to Astros — 8m - MLB SCOTT KAZMIR HOUSTON ASTROS OAKLAND ATHLETICS + more — Tim Kurkjian explains why the addition of Scott Kazmir to the Astros' rotation is important for them to make a charge to the playoffs.
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baseballmusings.com and ESPN
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Acquire Scott Kazmir
Astros Acquire Scott Kazmir
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GammonsDaily.com, Monkey with a Halo, Baseball America, redsminorleagues.com, Yahoo Sports and Al's Ramblings
Associated Press:
Altuve's Walkoff Homer Lifts Astros Over Boston 5-4 — HOUSTON — Jose Altuve homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth, the last of his four hits, and the Houston Astros beat Boston 5-4 on Thursday night, extending the Red Sox's losing streak to a season-high eight games.
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John Wilcox / Boston Herald:
Buckley: Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval must go
Buckley: Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval must go
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Over the Monster, Bless You Boys, Surviving Grady and McCovey Chronicles
CSN Chicago:
Source: Cubs chasing Cole Hamels, David Price not in play yet — With the Major League Baseball non waiver trade deadline just eight days away the rumor mill is cranking out potential trade scenarios almost non stop. While the Cubs sit nine games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central …
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Athletics Nation, HardballTalk, MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation, Phillies Nation and CBSSports.com
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: Don't expect Price to stay in Detroit if not dealt
Notes: Don't expect Price to stay in Detroit if not dealt
Discussion:
Nats Insider, Bleacher Nation, Talking Chop and Metsblog
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
MLB Players' Association upset by Colin Cowherd's comments on Dominicans — Dominican major leaguers and the players union are demanding an apology or other action from outgoing ESPN host Colin Cowherd, who may have insulted a whole country with his on-air comments Thursday.
Discussion:
HardballTalk and Awful Announcing
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays ready to talk trades, with Boxberger popular — ST. PETERSBURG — Most speculation leading to the July 31 deadline for nonwaiver trades will be on who the Rays could get to bolster their offense. — But they are more likely to trade away a player from their current big-league roster …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Lackey Goes 7, Rosenthal Holds On as Cardinals Beat Royals — ST. LOUIS — John Lackey threw seven strong innings after a shaky beginning, Trevor Rosenthal escaped his own jam in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Thursday night.
Discussion:
Royals Review and Yahoo Sports
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Hamilton not concerned about reception from Angels fans — Rangers fans cheered wildly in April 2013 when Josh Hamilton made outs during his first trip to Arlington as an Angels player. He returns to Anaheim for the first time Friday. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram — jwilson@star-telegram.com
Discussion:
Dallas Morning News and Texas Rangers Blog
Associated Press:
Rookie Godley Pitches Diamondbacks to 8-3 Win Over Brewers — PHOENIX — Zack Godley struck out seven in six shutout innings in his major league debut, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night. — Godley, a 25-year-old right-hander called …
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Samardzija, Cabrera Lead White Sox Past Indians 8-1 — CLEVELAND — Jeff Samardzija, perhaps pitching for the final time in a Chicago uniform, allowed one run in eight innings and Melky Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate, leading the White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.
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Yahoo Sports