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Buster Olney / MLB:
Los Angeles Angels acquire left-hander Scott Kazmir — The Los Angeles Angels, looking to bolster their rotation for the last five weeks of the season and in October, acquired left-hander Scott Kazmir of the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. — The Angels and Rays had extensive conversations …
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Bill Shaikin / Angels Unplugged:
Angels trade for Rays' Scott Kazmir — The Angels took a dramatic step toward revamping their starting rotation for this season and next, acquiring left-hander Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays for two minor leaguers. — The trade is expected to be announced later today.
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Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com:
Angels add Kazmir, bolster rotation — Halos send three players to Rays in exchange for lefty — ANAHEIM — After it appeared as though the trade fell through earlier in the day, the Angels officially announced during Friday night's game that the club acquired left-hander Scott Kazmir …
Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Angels Acquire Scott Kazmir — 9:31pm: The deal was as expected, according to Bill Shaikin of The LA Times. The Angels get Kazmir in exchange for minor leaguers Torres and Sweeney, plus a PTBNL. The 25-yr old Kazmir is under contract for two more seasons, plus a team option for 2012.
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Peter Abraham / The LoHud Yankees Blog:
Game 128: White Sox at Yankees (updates with Joba news) — YANKEES (79-48) — Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.59). — WHITE SOX (64-64) — Nix 2B — Beckham 3B — Thome DH — Konerko 1B — Dye RF — Quentin LF — Rios CF — Ramirez SS — Castro C
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Sports Illustrated:
Bruney … NEW YORK(AP) Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning to give the New York Yankees a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. — Cano hit a 2-2 pitch from Randy Williams (0-1) into New York's bullpen in right-center, delighting what was left of a soggy crowd at Yankee Stadium.
John Tomase / Boston Herald:
Sox rally round Jason Varitek play — + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio — Jason Varitek is considered the rock of the Red Sox [team stats] for his intangibles. — Last night that label applied literally. — With the Blue Jays about to score the go-ahead run …
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Jimmy Golen / Associated Press:
Red Sox rally for rain-delayed win over Toronto — BOSTON—J.D. Drew had two hits, including an eighth-inning double that put David Ortiz in position to score the tiebreaking run, and the Boston Red Sox rallied from a pair of deficits to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Friday night.
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Wilpon Addresses Doubts Over Madoff Losses and Mets — Fred Wilpon, the Mets' principal owner, tried Friday to temper concerns that he and his team had been scarred financially by the losses caused by a vast Ponzi scheme run by his former friend Bernard L. Madoff. He said he had no intention of selling the team.
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Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Steinbrenner Faces Suit Over Idea for YES — A former president of Madison Square Garden says that it was his idea to create what became the Yankees-run YES Network, and on Friday he sued George Steinbrenner, the team's principal owner, in Manhattan federal court for fraud and breach of contract.
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Yanks Again Alter Chamberlain Script — When the Yankees gave Joba Chamberlain extra rest around the All-Star break, he responded with three strong starts in a row. When they gave him extra rest last week, he responded with a poor start on Tuesday. — It was Chamberlain's fourth ragged start …
Associated Press:
Howard homers twice to lead Phils to rainy win against Braves — PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Even the rain can't stop Ryan Howard (FSY), especially this time of year. — Howard homered twice during a perfect night at the plate, Jamie Moyer (FSY) pitched effectively in relief of Pedro Martinez …
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Associated Press:
Twins' rookie P Duensing dominates Rangers — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As the powerful Texas Rangers continued to whiff at the soft-throwing Brian Duensing (FSY), Minnesota Twins pitching coach Rick Anderson asked the rookie left-hander if he was turning into a strikeout pitcher.
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Dylan Hernandez / Los Angeles Times:
It's thought that counts? Not for James Loney — Dodgers first baseman says he'd been thinking too much at the plate. Since he stopped doing that, he's homered in two of his last three games. — Reporting from Cincinnati - James Loney thinks he might be on to something.
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