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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
Mets call up prospect Michael Conforto after placing Michael Cuddyer on DL — 2h - MLB MICHAEL CUDDYER KYLE SCHWARBER NEW YORK METS + more — Adam Rubin discusses the value Mets prospect Michael Conforto will bring to the team during Michael Cuddyer's stint on the DL.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Mets Corner Outfield Situation — The Mets were pushing to deal for Brewers outfielder Gerardo Parra up until last night, Marc Carig of Newsday reports on Twitter, building upon a prior report from Andy Martino of the New York Daily News (via Twitter).
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ESPN, MLB Daily Dish and Faith and Fear in Flushing
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Acquire Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson — The Mets have officially acquired both Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson from the division-rival Braves. Two minor league righties — John Gant and Rob Whalen — will head to Atlanta in return. — New York will also absorb about $2.7MM in salary …
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Associated Press:
Orioles Fall to Rays 3-1 in 1st Loss When Leading After 7 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Darren O'Day was the reliever responsible for Baltimore's first loss of the season when leading after seven innings. — Buck Showalter saw things a little differently, though, after Tampa Bay's 3-1 win Friday night.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays ready to talk trades, with Boxberger popular
Rays ready to talk trades, with Boxberger popular
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DRaysBay and MLB Trade Rumors
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Steve Cishek — The Cardinals have officially struck a deal with the Marlins to add righty Steve Cishek, as Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald was first to report (Twitter links). Heading back to Miami in the deal is Double-A righty Kyle Barraclough.
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Viva El Birdos, HardballTalk, MLB Daily Dish, Fish Stripes and Bucs Dugout
ESPN:
Cowherd details flap over comments made about Dominican Republic — Colin Cowherd addresses the on-air remarks he made a day earlier concerning Dominicans and their intelligence related to baseball.
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Awful Announcing, HardballTalk and ESPN MediaZone
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
MLB Players' Association upset by Colin Cowherd's comments on Dominicans
MLB Players' Association upset by Colin Cowherd's comments on Dominicans
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Associated Press:
Grichuk, Cooney Lead Cardinals Over Braves 4-2 — ST. LOUIS — Randal Grichuk homered and rookie Tim Cooney threw seven solid innings to earn his first major league win, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.
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Associated Press:
Francoeur's 10th-Inning HR Gives Phillies 5-3 Win Over Cubs — CHICAGO — Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Philadelphia Phillies, who had rallied in the ninth, beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Friday. — Francoeur drove his game-winner deep …
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The Good Phight and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Braun's HR Gives Nelson, Brewers Win Over Corbin, D-Backs — PHOENIX — Ryan Braun homered, Jimmy Nelson threw seven innings in one of his best starts of the season to win a pitching duel with Arizona's Patrick Corbin, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Diamondbacks 2-1 on Friday night.
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AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Pirates Get to Scherzer, Top Nationals 7-5 — PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco homered and drove in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates exacted some measure of revenge against Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals in a 7-5 win on Friday night. — Just over a month after Scherzer no-hit the Pirates …
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Bucs Dugout
Yahoo Sports:
Bogaerts delivers Red Sox past Tigers to snap 8-game skid (Yahoo Sports) — Xander Bogaerts' single up the middle off Blaine Hardy in the 11th inning drove home the winning run, and the Boston Red Sox snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.
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Over the Monster
Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Inside Baseball: Big trade storylines involve Padres, Tigers, Hamels — After an almost unprecedented lull in trading action, two trades of some significance finally were completed Thursday. The Astros became the first to land a viable starting pitcher when they brought Scott Kazmir back home …
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Gaslamp Ball, Sporting News Feed RSS, South Side Sox and Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
Turner, Thomas Lead Dodgers Past Mets in Conforto's Debut — NEW YORK — Some of Ian Thomas' teammates say he looks like Clayton Kershaw. While he may not have flirted with a perfect game like Dodgers ace the previous night, the Los Angeles rookie filled in admirably in an emergency start at Citi Field.
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