Mariners Acquire Erasmo Ramirez From Rays For Steve Cishek  —  The Marines and Rays have announced a swap of right-handed pitchers, with Erasmo Ramirez heading back to Seattle and Steve Cishek going to Tampa Bay in return.  —  Seattle will reportedly also send $1MM to Tampa Bay to help account …

Kelly ‘not scared’ of being thrust onto big stage  —  Most young players, upon being called up to the major leagues, make an effort to stick to the same pregame routine they employed in the minors.  —  Cardinals catcher Carson Kelly has not had that luxury.  —  Kelly made his first big-league start of the season on short notice.

Jon Jay to bat leadoff for Cubs in series opener at Brewers  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon on Kyle Schwarber, the White Sox rebuild and Jon Lester's outing after the 6-3 win over the Sox on Thursday, July 27, 2017.  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune

Trade clock clicking as Cardinals play all angles, shopping and selling  —  The Cardinals remain in the process of generating a market and offers for starting pitcher Lance Lynn, even as they remain engaged in conversations that could bring in the bat they've been eyeing.

Red Sox Place David Price On DL, Aren't Currently Planning To Pursue Starters  —  3:30pm: President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski addressed the Boston media today and definitively stated that he's not in the market for rotation help (Twitter link via the Boston Globe's Alex Speier).

Rangers open to trading Yu Darvish for right price  —  The Rangers have made it known that Yu Darvish is available but they want a lot in return.  —  The trade deadline is 3 p.m. Monday so get ready for a rumor and report-filled weekend.  —  Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal reported this morning …

MLB trade deadline: The latest rumors, rumblings  —  Sonny Gray, Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander are among the former All-Stars who could be sent packing soon.  —  With Major League Baseball's trade deadline just days away — Monday at 4 ET — rumors may soon give way to reality.

When Adrian Beltre hits No. 3,000, his teammates will hunt for his head  —  It's a question not of if Adrian Beltre will reach 3,000 hits but of whether his Rangers teammates will smack him upside the head when he does.  —  If you're just tuning in, 20 seasons and 2,996 hits into what's sure …

Landlord sues Francisco Rodriguez over home damage, missing artwork  —  A Bloomfield Township landlord is suing former Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez for $80,000, claiming he damaged a home and kept furnishings, including walking off with a wall tapestry valued at more than $10,000.

Olney: Position players to watch at the trade deadline  —  The industry perception of the J.D. Martinez trade is that the Tigers didn't get a whole lot of substance from the Diamondbacks in return for a slugger batting .305, with an OPS of over 1.000.  When the Mets swapped veteran …

Toronto Blue Jays star Marcus Stroman charges ump, gets ejected … Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman, manager John Gibbons and catcher Russell Martin were all ejected Thursday at the Rogers Centre.  —  Stroman was tossing in the fifth inning of the Blue Jays' 8-4 win when things finally reached …