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Jayson Stark / ESPN.com:
Sources: Philadlelphia Phillies won't meet Toronto Blue Jays' demands for Roy Halladay — If the Blue Jays' asking price for Roy Halladay is J.A. Happ, top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek and high-ceiling outfield prospect Dominic Brown, the Phillies aren't buying.
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Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Yankees Looking At Downs — Jeff Blair of The Globe And Mail passes along a note that the Yankees are looking at Blue Jays closer Scott Downs. In today's massive Roy Halladay thread we learned that the Yanks had scouts in Toronto tonight, and we've known that they're on the look out for arms.
Jordan Bastian / MLB.com:
Vintage Halladay not enough for Jays — Ace goes nine — of 10 — in what might be final start for club — TORONTO — The fans were on their feet and cheering loud, offering Roy Halladay a long standing ovation as he made his way off the field following the top of the ninth inning on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Rumors:
Roy Halladay Rumors: Saturday — 10:46am: Jayson Stark at ESPN says that the Phillies are now balking at the Blue Jays' asking price, which was formally presented Thursday as J.A. Happ, Kyle Drabek and Dominic Brown. It's believed they're hoping to substitute Carlos Carrasco for one of Happ or Drabek, particularly Drabek.
Mike Axisa / MLB Rumors:
Rosenthal's & Morosi's Latest: Halladay, Cabrera, Glaus — Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com say that the Phillies and Blue Jays are getting closer on a potential Roy Halladay deal, but nothing is imminent. The Rangers and Dodgers have both expressed interest in Halladay, but did not talk with Toronto on Friday.
Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Hot Joba, bats give Yanks eighth straight — Chamberlain pitches seven-plus innnigs of two-hit ball — NEW YORK — Joba Chamberlain whirled off the mound, spinning his right leg toward the Yankees' dugout and rapping his knuckles against his ribcage before unleashing a primal scream into the evening air.
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Associated Press:
Penny, Red Sox get back to winning ways with 3-1 victory over Orioles — BOSTON (AP) — Brad Penny (FSY) scattered five hits over 6 1-3 innings to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 on Friday night and snap a season-high five-game losing streak. — GAME REPORT: Red Sox 3, Orioles 1
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Nick Cafardo / Boston Globe:Sox designate Kotsay, who was surprised by the move
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Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Matt Holliday trade does not necessarily signal booming market for Mariners to cash in on — The first big move of the trade deadline took place today, with the Oakland Athletics sending power hitter Matt Holliday and cash to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for top prospect Brett Wallace …
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Los Angeles Times:
Talent running deep for Angels — Team is finding that it can rely heavily on its reserves as it surges to seventh straight win. — This was hardly the “A” team, not with names such as Quinlan and Wood and Matthews stretched across the backs of their jerseys.
Mark Saxon / Orange County Register:
Angels say Kazmir is not part of their plans — Two Internet reports state that Tampa Bay has been extensively scouting the Angels farm system. — Recommend — ANAHEIM - If the Angels are interested in trading for Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir — as Friday's rumors indicated — it's news to them.
Associated Press:
Marlins 6, Dodgers 3 — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Jeremy Hermida drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, pinch-hitter Chris Coghlan homered in the eighth and the Florida Marlins kept rolling up the West Coast with a 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
Associated Press:
Texas Rangers RHP Vicente Padilla tests positive for swine flu — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu, though his symptoms are subsiding and he's expected to make his next start. — Padilla was scratched from his start Wednesday …
Associated Press:
Braves 9, Brewers 4 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chipper Jones, Martin Prado and Nate McLouth homered to pace a 17-hit effort by Atlanta and Javier Vazquez struck out nine in seven innings, lifting the surging Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 on Friday night. — Prado hit a three-run homer …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jim Parque's steroid admission surprises Chicago White sox — White Sox pitcher Jim Parque in 2000. — From the look of Jim Parque's 5-foot-11-inch, 170-pound frame, Paul Konerko admitted he was surprised by his former White Sox teammate's admission that he took human growth hormone after his release from the Sox.
