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Boston Red Sox trade for Oakland Athletics OF Rajai Davis — The Boston Red Sox acquired another player they hope will help them down the stretch and in the postseason, obtaining outfielder Rajai Davis from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for minor league outfielder Rafael Rincones, the teams announced Wednesday.
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Steve Ginsburg / Mercury News:
A's deal Rajai Davis, lose to Orioles on walk-off HR in the 12th
A's deal Rajai Davis, lose to Orioles on walk-off HR in the 12th
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Jim Ingraham / UPI:
Doug Fister fires one-hitter as Boston Red Sox rout Cleveland Indians
Doug Fister fires one-hitter as Boston Red Sox rout Cleveland Indians
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Acquire Rajai Davis
Red Sox Acquire Rajai Davis
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Brewers stumble in 7th, fall to Giants in series finale — SAN FRANCISCO — The Milwaukee Brewers would have much preferred to leave for an important road series against baseball's best Los Angeles Dodgers with momentum from a series win. — MORE BREWERS COVERAGE
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Dave Del Grande / UPI:
Jarrett Parker's two-run double lifts San Francisco Giants past Milwaukee Brewers — SAN FRANCISCO — Three outs from a stinging series loss to the last-place San Francisco Giants, lightning struck the playoff-contending Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday afternoon. — It hit them in the foot, adding to the pain.
Bob Klapisch / USA Today:
Aroldis Chapman's fastball is no longer so freakish - and he's paying the price
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds recap: Chicago Cubs clobber Reds again — The Cincinnati Reds took another demoralizing loss to the Chicago Cubs, falling 9-3 on Wednesday at Great American Ball Park. Here are the main storylines. — Box score: Cubs 9, Reds 3 — Asher Wojciechowski wore it.
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Schwarber homers, Cubs stay hot with 9-3 win over Reds — CINCINNATI (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer in the ballpark near his home, Tommy La Stella added a two-run shot while subbing for Kris Bryant, and the Chicago Cubs kept their second-half surge going with a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Javier Baez will get games at shortstop after Addison Russell returns to Cubs — Cubs infielder Javier Baez discusses his transition back to playing shortstop on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — As Addison Russell gets closer to rejoining the Cubs …
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St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal to have Tommy John surgery, out for season — St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal is in need of Tommy John surgery on his injured pitching elbow and will miss the rest of the regular season, the team announced Wednesday.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Place Trevor Rosenthal On 60-Day DL — The Cardinals have moved righty Trevor Rosenthal from the 10-day to the 60-day DL, per a club announcement. That move brings his season to an end, though a course of treatment for his elbow injury has yet to be disclosed.
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Associated Press:
MLB: Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal to have Tommy John surgery
MLB: Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal to have Tommy John surgery
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
New York Yankees pound Jordan Zimmermann, Detroit Tigers, 10-2 — Zimmermann allows seven runs for the third straight start; Tigers lose for 14th time in 17 games — Jordan Zimmermann wasn't good on Wednesday night like he wasn't good his last start or the start before that.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Former Detroit Tiger farmhand Chad Green excelling with New York Yankees — Chad Green has made it to Comerica Park. — Four seasons after the Detroit Tigers drafted the right-handed reliever in the 11th round and two seasons after they traded him to the Yankees, he stood …
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Pinstripe Alley
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Luis Severino, Yankees offense stay hot in 10-2 rout of Tigers — DETROIT — The Yankees are clicking on all cylinders in Motown. — Gary Sanchez, Didi Gregorius and Chase Headley all homered in the Bombers' 10-2 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday night at Comerica Park.
Associated Press:
Joe Klein, who served as GM for Rangers, Indians and Tigers, dies at 75 — PHILADELPHIA — Joe Klein, who was a general manager for three Major League Baseball teams before spending the past two decades as executive director of the independent Atlantic League, has died. He was 75.
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals closer Kelvin Herrera might not miss any time after leaving game early — Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera is not expected to miss much time, if any, after leaving a game Tuesday because of tightness in his forearm. — In his weekly appearance on KCSP (610 AM) Wednesday morning …
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Alan Eskew / UPI:
Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals shut down Colorado Rockies in thriller
Danny Duffy, Kansas City Royals shut down Colorado Rockies in thriller
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Acquire Pedro Gonzalez To Complete Jonathan Lucroy Trade — The Rangers announced that they've acquired minor league outfielder Pedro Gonzalez from the Rockies as the player to be named later in the trade that sent Jonathan Lucroy to Colorado. — Gonzalez, 19, ranked as the Rockies …
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Cleveland Indians 2B Jason Kipnis (hamstring) placed on DL again — Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring, the team announced Wednesday. — Kipnis is the third Indians' player to be placed on the disabled list …
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Hill Throwing Pills — Rich Hill looked dominant as he blew away the Pirates 1-2-3 in the sixth inning to complete 2/3 of a perfect game. Hill struck out eight of the eighteen batters he faced so far. He's mixing his pitches well, getting batters to guess wrong so far.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Gallo expects to return to Rangers' lineup Tuesday against Astros — ANAHEIM, CALIF. — The broken nose Joey Gallo had in 2010, that was a bad one. — What happened was he took a bat to the face while he and his high school teammates were milling around the dugout.
Sporting News:
Zach Britton's record consecutive saves streak ends at 60 — All good things must come to an end and Zach Britton's consecutive saves streak did just that on Wednesday. — The Orioles closer entered Wednesday's game against the Athletics with a 7-5 lead, but gave up three straight hits …
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