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Kepler Homers to Lead Twins in 6-2 Win Over Orioles — MINNEAPOLIS — Rookie Max Kepler continued his midseason surge with a game-tying home run among two hits and two RBIs as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Thursday night. — The teams were squeezing …
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Orioles “Trying Hard” To Land Andrew Cashner
Orioles “Trying Hard” To Land Andrew Cashner
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Acquire Eduardo Nunez — The Giants have announced a deal to acquire Twins infielder Eduardo Nunez, as LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune first reported (via Twitter). Lefty Adalberto Mejia is headed to Minnesota in return. — Nunez, 29, has revived his career in Minnesota over the last two years.
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Cardinals rally past Mets as Jeurys Familia blows first save of season … NEW YORK — Just shy of a year. That's how long Jeurys Familia's saves streak lasted — until Yadier Molina ended it with one perfectly timed swing. — Molina and pinch hitter Kolten Wong each stroked an RBI double …
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The Cardinals are looking for a top reliever
The Cardinals are looking for a top reliever
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Altherr Makes Big Return in First Game Back for Phillies — ATLANTA — Aaron Altherr and Maikel Franco homered, Aaron Nola won for the first time in eight starts and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5 on Thursday night. — Altherr returned to the lineup after missing …
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Moreland, Hamels Lead Rangers in 3-2 Win Over Royals — ARLINGTON, Texas — Mitch Moreland's second home run of the game broke a tie in the eighth inning and Cole Hamels earned his 12th win of the season as the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday night.
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Diaz's Homer Helps Cardinals Beat Marlins and Fernandez, 5-4 — MIAMI — Aledmys Diaz homered, doubled and drove in three runs against childhood pal Jose Fernandez, helping the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Thursday. — Fernandez gave up five runs in five innings and fell to 26-2 at Marlins Park.
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Top options for Chris Sale; Are Yankees in play? — With the New York Yankees' smart trade to land a quartet of young players for 105-mph-throwing rental reliever Aroldis Chapman, some people around the game are now speculating that the Yankees could surprise folks by reversing course …
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds waiting for teams to get serious about Jay Bruce — SAN FRANCISCO - It was six days until the Aug. 1 trade deadline when Walt Jocketty sat down with a pair of reporters before Wednesday's win over the San Francisco Giants. The the Cincinnati Reds president of baseball operations didn't have much new to report.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Nearing Daniel Hudson Trade — 2:33pm: The D-backs don't expect to finalize a Hudson swap today but are getting heavy interest from three teams, Nightengale further tweets. — 2:28pm: Despite the fact that the Mets have been linked to Hudson on occasion this summer …
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Tampa Bay Times:
Warren Sapp bit in arm by shark while lobstering — Former Bucs defensive tackle Warren Sapp, a regular on charter fishing trips in his retirement these days, was bitten in the arm by a shark while lobstering on a charter based out of Marathon in the Florida Keys. — 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago 3 Months Ago
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Reinstate Dee Gordon — The Marlins announced today that they've activated Dee Gordon from the restricted list and designated infielder Don Kelly for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 25- and 40-man rosters. — [Related: Updated Miami Marlins Depth Chart]
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Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says — Daniel Rushing was arrested after an Orlando cop searched his car and tested Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze as positive for methamphetamine. He was charged with possession of meth and carrying a firearm. … Privacy Policy
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