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Leon, Rodriguez Lift Red Sox Over Yanks for 6th Straight Win — NEW YORK — The big-name Boston Red Sox got a lift from their unheralded Venezuelan battery to win their season-high sixth straight game. — Sandy Leon homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez again dominated the Yankees …
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Hanigan, Shaw, Bogaerts power Red Sox over Yankees 5-3 … NEW YORK — A first-time All-Star at age 31, Steven Wright traveled across the country and never got to pitch. — That gave the AL ERA leader an early start to the second half, and the knuckleballer pitched the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 5-3 Friday night.
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Story, Rockies Take Advantage of Braves' Mistakes to Win 4-3 — ATLANTA — Trevor Story led off the ninth inning with a single, advanced to third on two wild pitches and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error to help the Colorado Rockies beat the bumbling Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Saturday night.
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves To Look For 2017 Starting Catcher On Trade Market — Even before a recent injury to Tyler Flowers, the Braves wanted to acquire a catcher this month who could serve as their primary starter in 2017, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports. That means they will likely ask the Brewers about Jonathan Lucroy …
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Padres Rally in 10th, Beat Giants 7-6 on Walk-Off Balk — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 17, 2016, 1:06 A.M. E.D.T. — SAN DIEGO — Adam Rosales singled in the tying run before Santiago Casilla balked home the winning run, and the San Diego Padres rallied to beat the major league-leading San Francisco Giants 7-6 on Saturday night.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wainwright — still No. 1 — blanks Miami — Adam Wainwright, still the Cardinals' No. 1 starter six weeks shy of his 35th birthday, turned in his third straight performance of one run or none Saturday night. And this one, a 5-0 win, was the best of the bunch.
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Darvish Returns With 9 Ks, but Hammel, Cubs Down Rangers 3-1 — CHICAGO — Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo's two-run double helped lead the Chicago Cubs past the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Saturday.
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Orioles' Tillman Wins 13th in 2-1 Decision Over Rays — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Tillman became the American League's second 13-game winner, backed by J.J. Hardy's two-run homer in the Baltimore Orioles' 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
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Rob Biertempfel / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Pirates talk with Yankees about trading for RHP Eovaldi — WASHINGTON — As they look to recast their starting rotation, the Pirates have talked with the New York Yankees about a possible trade for right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, a source told the Tribune-Review.
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Arizona Republic:
Outfield injury update — Outfielders David Peralta and Chris Owings will depart for rehab assignments Saturday with Peralta joining Double-A Mobile and Owings going to Triple-A Reno. Manager Chip Hale said the two were split up to ensure the organization's outfield prospects in Reno continue to get regular at-bats.
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets in market for another righthanded arm in bullpen — PHILADELPHIA — It wouldn't be until nearly a month following the nonwaiver trade deadline last summer that the Mets made an overlooked move that left a lasting impact. — That's when the Mets sent a pair of minor-league arms …
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Associated Press:
A's Beat Blue Jays 8-7 With Help of Instant Replay — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 16, 2016, 1:42 A.M. E.D.T. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Josh Reddick scored the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning on a play that was overturned by replay, and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Friday night.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
AL West Notes: Bregman, Healy, Valencia, Rodriguez, Rangers — The Astros' reported deal with Yulieski Gurriel adds another notable option to the mix in the left side of the infield, but that doesn't mean top prospect Alex Bregman is on the trade block. Far from it, in fact, per Jon Morosi of MLB Network (on Twitter).
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Sign Yulieski Gurriel
Astros Sign Yulieski Gurriel
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