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Reports: Brewers near deal to send catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Indians — The Milwaukee Brewers have an agreement in place to trade All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy to the Cleveland Indians, according to multiple reports. — Lucroy, 30, must first approve the deal because of his limited …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Brewers All-Star Jonathan Lucroy vetoes trade to Indians — Just when the Cleveland Indians were getting ready to plan that parade route after stunning the baseball world with the acquisition of New York Yankees closer Andrew Miller, Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy derailed the celebration.
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Kerouac Smith / Fox Sports:
Cleveland Indians trade for Yankees reliever Andrew Miller — The Indians are clearly going for it this season — The Cleveland Indians continue to be active at the trade deadline, striking a deal with the New York Yankees for reliever Andrew Miller. — FOX Sports MLB insider Ken Rosenthal reported …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers, Indians Reach Agreement On Jonathan Lucroy Trade; Lucroy Must Waive No-Trade Clause — JULY 31: MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo reports that right-hander Shawn Armstrong is also a part of the proposed Lucroy package (Twitter link). The 25-year-old has risen through Cleveland's minor league ranks …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Pushing To Move Derek Norris; Brewers, Rangers, Astros Have Interest
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Acquire Zach Duke — The Cardinals announced that they have acquired left-handed reliever Zach Duke from the White Sox in exchange for minor league outfielder Charlie Tilson. — [Related: Updated Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals Depth Charts]
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Associated Press:
Orioles End 5-Game Skid, Top Blue Jays in 12th, Back in 1st — TORONTO — Jonathan Schoop singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Baltimore Orioles ended a season-worst five-game losing streak, beating Toronto 6-2 Sunday to reclaim the AL East lead.
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Yankees admit MLB has changed, start to retool for future — NEW YORK (AP) Watching a second straight loss to last-place Tampa Bay convinced the New York Yankees it was time to shift more fully into sell mode. So late Saturday night, owner Hal Steinbrenner gave the go-ahead.
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Associated Press:
Dietrich's RBI Triple in 9th Helps Marlins Beat Cards 5-4 — MIAMI — Pinch-hitter Derek Dietrich hit an RBI triple with two out in the ninth inning Sunday, and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 to earn a split of their four-game series. — The score was tied …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Tyler Clippard — 10:50am: The Diamondbacks have announced the trade — a one-for-one swap of Clippard and Campos. — 10:19am: The D-backs are receiving right-hander Vicente Campos from the Yankees in the trade, reports MLB.com's Steve Gilbert (via Twitter).
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Associated Press:
Hellickson Uses Arm, Bat to Help Phillies Beat Braves — ATLANTA — Jeremy Hellickson pitched into the sixth inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a two-run double to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the bumbling Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Saturday night.
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
Trade Central: Braves Swap Olivera For Kemp
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres, Braves Swap Matt Kemp, Hector Olivera
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Associated Press:
De La Rosa, Rockies win 5th straight, Mets lose 4th in row … NEW YORK — Now that they've reached .500, Jorge De La Rosa and the Colorado Rockies want to see what's on deck. — De La Rosa earned his 100th career victory and Colorado eventually caught up with Bartolo Colon …
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ESPN:
Trade Deadline Daily: Mets join the party on Jay Bruce — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Jay Bruce is probably the hottest name on the market and his name is sure to come up in plenty of rumors between now and Monday's non-waivers trade deadline. Here's the latest on Bruce, who has six homers in his past six games and 25 on the season:
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Associated Press:
Moreland's Game-Ending HR Gives Rangers 2-1 Win Over Royals — ARLINGTON, Texas — Mitch Moreland homered with two outs in the ninth inning to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. — Moreland's 17th homer landed in the second deck of seats in right field.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Wade Davis Placed On Disabled List
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Flowers says hand healing quickly and he could be back in 2 weeks — The broken bone in Tyler Flowers' left hand is healing well and the Braves catcher thinks he'll be ready to come off the disabled list in about two weeks. — “I'm hitting off the tee today,” Flowers said Sunday afternoon …
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