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Rays acquire LHP Dan Jennings from White Sox — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired help for an inconsistent bullpen, obtaining left-handed reliever Dan Jennings from the Chicago White Sox for minor league first baseman Casey Gillaspie.
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano will call Cubs, White Sox game in Spanish next week — Ozzie Guillen hugs Carlos Zambrano during spring training in 2010. — Chicago Tribune — With Ozzie Guillen and Carlos Zambrano as color commentators, CSN Chicago next week plans to experiment …
UPI:
Tampa Bay Rays acquire LHP Dan Jennings from Chicago White Sox — The Tampa Bay Rays acquired left-hander Dan Jennings from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday in exchange for switch-hitting first baseman Casey Gillaspie. — Jennings has posted a 3-1 mark with a 3.45 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 48 appearances …
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs TV crew beats ESPN and White Sox TV crews in Game 3 ratings
Cubs TV crew beats ESPN and White Sox TV crews in Game 3 ratings
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Chicago Tribune
Tom Haudricourt / The Charlotte Observer:
Brewers' bullpen falters in 8-5 loss to Nationals — This showed why Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns acquired relief help earlier in the day. — Ruining a brilliant start by Jimmy Nelson, the Brewers' bullpen blew up in horrific fashion in the eighth inning Wednesday night …
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Federal Baseball and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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ESPN:
Nationals homer five times in third inning vs. Brewers — WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals tied a major league record on Thursday by hitting five home runs in an inning. — The barrage came in the bottom of the third against Milwaukee Brewers starter Michael Blazek and included back-to-back-to-back-to-back homers.
Kevin Santo / USA Today:
Nationals slug eight home runs, including four straight, off Brewers — WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals broke out with a home run derby against the Milwaukee Brewers. — Brian Goodwin, Wilmer Difo, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman each sent solo shots over the wall off Brewers starter Micheal Blazek …
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Notes: Matt Garza goes on DL with calf strain; Michael Blazek will start on Thursday
Notes: Matt Garza goes on DL with calf strain; Michael Blazek will start on Thursday
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baseballmusings.com and Post-Crescent Media
ESPN:
Stephen Strasburg heads to DL as Nats call up LHP Erick Fedde — WASHINGTON — Nationals All-Star pitcher Stephen Strasburg is headed to the 10-day disabled list. — Following his team's 8-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night, manager Dusty Baker confirmed that Strasburg …
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Minor League Ball
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Stephen Hawkins / Boston Globe:
An ump told Adrian Beltre to move into the on-deck circle. So Beltre moved the circle — ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre was ejected from the Texas Rangers' game Wednesday while waiting on deck to bat in the eighth inning. — Beltre, who already had three hits in the game to increase …
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The Good Phight
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Yu Darvish's career-worst performance could be his last with Rangers
Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Adrian Beltre baffled by strange ejection from humorless umpire
Adrian Beltre baffled by strange ejection from humorless umpire
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Lone Star Ball
Andre C. Fernandez / miamiherald:
Marlins score most runs in a game ever to rout the Rangers
Marlins score most runs in a game ever to rout the Rangers
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Fish Stripes
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals find 'everything we're looking for' in sweep of Rockies — St. Louis Cardinals' Carlos Martinez reacts towards the dugout as he runs to first base with an RBI-single in the fourth inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday July 26, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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Associated Press:
Twins send catcher Murphy to D-backs for left-hander Moya — PHOENIX (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are sending Triple-A catcher John Ryan Murphy to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Double-A left-hander Gabriel Moya. — The deal agreed to Thursday was pending physicals for both players.
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Associated Press:
Hosmer's 5 hits, slam help Royals top Tigers, win 8th in row — DETROIT (AP) — Eric Hosmer matched his career high with five hits, including his first major league grand slam, and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games with a 16-2 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
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ESPN:
Bryce Harper tossed after argument, says music got him ‘little fired up’ — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper was ejected from Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, then later cited his pregame music as a contributing factor. — “I think I need to change my playlist …
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CBSSports.com, FanRag Sports and Federal Baseball
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Adam London / NESN.com:
Five Blockbuster Trades We'd Like To See Before MLB Trade Deadline — We're just days away from the Major League Baseball trade deadline, and there are several players around the league who reportedly could be on the move. — We've already seen marquee talent find new homes …
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Baseball Prospectus
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Arrieta: ‘We expect to remain in first place’
Doug Mittler / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Mets considering package deal for Addison Reed? — In an effort to unload their surplus of impending free agents, the New York Mets might be looking to trade reliever Addison Reed as part of a package deal. — Marc Carig of Newsday reports the Mets “have at least kicked around the idea” …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Justin Wilson also drawing interest from New York Yankees — There are still nearly four full days until the trade deadline and even the Detroit Tigers would admit they don't yet know how the Justin Wilson sweepstakes are going to play out. — With any number …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors and CBS Detroit
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Reportedly Listening To Offers On Short-Term Assets — After dropping three straight games to the Dodgers and falling below .500 for the first time since April, the Twins are now fielding offers on their shorter-term assets, reports MLB.com's Mark Feinsand (on Twitter).
Discussion:
MLB Daily Dish
ESPN:
Deadline predictions beyond Yu Darvish: Dark horse, biggest splash, more — With the July 31 trade deadline approaching, we asked a panel of our experts to make predictions about where six of the biggest names on the market would end up. For all the rumors and speculation this time of year …
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Bleacher Report
Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
How the Astros survived a rebuild and provided lessons for the Phillies — Jeff Luhnow found his seat in the visiting executive's box at Citizens Bank Park earlier this week and glanced at the Phillies' lineup. He thought about 2013. It was a time when Luhnow, the Houston Astros general manager …
Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Athletic Clubbed — The Oakland Athletics find themselves in the basement of the American League West Division, 13 games under .500 and 23 games back of the first-place Houston Astros. They also sit 9 1/2 games back in the wild-card standings, but perhaps things could be a little different if they had a dependable closer.
Discussion:
Athletics Nation
ESPN:
Daily fantasy baseball cheat sheet for Thursday — It's just a five-game slate this evening — and a very ugly one on the pitching side. Still, no need to fear as Best Buys has you covered. If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on Twitter (@DerekCarty).