Former Tigers pitcher Billy Pierce dies at 88  —  Billy Pierce, a seven-time All-Star pitcher who played in two World Series and retired after spending most of his 18 years in the majors with the Chicago White Sox, has died at the age of 88.  —  His family and the White Sox said Pierce died today …

Mat Latos, Alex Wood join Dodger rotation after 13-player, 3-team trade  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers didn't get David Price or Cole Hamels at the trade deadline, but they did settle for right-hander Mat Latos and left-hander Alex Wood to bolster their lineup behind Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke.

Mets May Have Concerns With Cuddyer; Have Interest In Tigers' Yoenis Cespedes, Rajai Davis  —  12:08pm: New York is talking with Detroit about Cespedes, Rosenthal tweets.  At this point, he's one of many options, per the report.  —  12:05pm: As previously reported, the Mets are open …

Blue Jays Acquire Mark Lowe  —  1:07pm: Lefty Rob Rasmussen is the final minor leaguer headed to Toronto, the Blue Jays revealed in officially announcing the trade.  —  12:55pm: Left-hander Jake Brentz is also in the package for Lowe, Heyman tweets.  —  12:45pm: Class-A left-hander Nick Wells …

Cole Hamels quickly going to work for Texas after 8-player trade finalized  —  49m - MLB COLE HAMELS MATT HARRISON JAKE DIEKMAN TEXAS RANGERS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES + more  —  Tim Kurkjian breaks down the deal that sent Phillies ace Cole Hamels to the Rangers.

Red Sox Interested In Tyson Ross  —  The Red Sox like Tyson Ross quite a bit and have been operating “very quietly” in the trade market for starting pitching, reports ESPN's Jerry Crasnick (on Twitter).  Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets that the Red Sox have talked to the Padres …

Flores hits 12th inning walk-off, Mets top Nats  —  Wilmer Flores hit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning after Matt Harvey let a late 1-0 slip away, as the Mets beat the Nationals, 2-1, Friday at Citi Field.  —  Flores, who received a standing ovation before each at-bat …

Castillo, Lamb HR in 10th as Diamondbacks Beat Astros 6-4  —  HOUSTON — Wellington Castillo and Jake Lamb homered to open the 10th inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Houston Astros 6-4 Friday night for their season-high sixth straight win.  —  Castillo had three hits and finished a triple shy of the cycle.

Walker, Cruz Lead Mariners to 6-1 Win Over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Taijuan Walker pitched a one-hitter for his first career complete game in 29 major league starts, and Nelson Cruz and Jesus Montero homered to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins 6-1 on Friday night.

Pirates Acquire J.A. Happ  —  The Pirates announced that they've acquired left-hander J.A. Happ from the Mariners in exchange for minor league righty Adrian Sampson.  —  In picking up Happ, the Pirates have struck a last-minute deal to add a back-of-the-rotation starter to their ranks.

Salazar Gives Up 1 Hit in 8 Innings as Indians Beat A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Danny Salazar pitched eight innings of one-hit ball, Michael Bourn doubled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Friday night for their third straight win.

Cardinals Acquire Jonathan Broxton  —  2:10pm: St. Louis will receive $3MM in the trade, Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets.  But $2MM of that is contingent upon the Cardinals declining Broxton's 2016 option, meaning that Milwaukee will effectively be picking up $1MM of Boxton's remaining 2015 tab.

Twins Acquire Kevin Jepsen  —  1:44pm: The Twins have announced the trade.  —  1:27pm: The Rays will be getting minor league righties Chih-Wei Hu and Alexis Tapia from the Twins, tweets La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.  —  12:59pm: The Twins and Rays are in agreement …

Giants Pick Up Reds Starter Leake  —  (Reuters) - The San Francisco Giants made a deal for one of the hottest pitchers in baseball on Thursday by acquiring right-handed starter Mike Leake in a trade with the Cincinnati Reds.  —  The Giants sent minor league players Keury Mella and Adam Duvall …