White Sox Acquire Edwin Jackson  —  12:01pm: The D'Backs announced they've traded Jackson to the White Sox for Hudson and pitching prospect David Holmberg.  —  11:54am: Jackson has been told he's been traded to the White Sox, tweets Yahoo's Tim Brown.  —  9:46am: Sox GM Kenny Williams …

Valdez's hit lifts Phillies past D'Backs  —  PHILADELPHIA—Wilson Valdez's RBI single with one out in the 11th inning lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win, 3-2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night.  —  Hours before the first pitch, the Phillies improved …

Twins Acquire Matt Capps For Wilson Ramos  —  As soon as Joe Nathan announced that he would undergo Tommy John surgery, the back end of the Twins' bullpen became a lot less scary.  Four months later, the Twins obtained one of the top relievers available, acquiring Matt Capps and $500K …

Doc and Straw: The untold stories  —  What was it like to face Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry?  Pull up a chair.  —  ESPNNewYork.com  —  There are all sorts of stories to tell, plenty good and plenty bad, about the careers of New York Mets Hall of Fame inductees Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.

Padres fortify infield by acquiring Tejada  —  Dealt for Double-A arm, six-time All-Star to play short, third  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres' decision to trade for six-time All-Star infielder Miguel Tejada of the Orioles on Thursday was not the machinations of an impetuous general manager by any stretch of the imagination.

Marlins trade 3B Cantu to Texas  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Jorge Cantu saw the light blinking on his cell phone when he got to his locker and knew it might finally be time.  Then, he read the text message from his agent: He was headed for Texas.  —  The AL West-leading Rangers added another bat …

Cooperstown Confidential: A trip through the '70s  —  While much of this year's baseball book publicity has centered on biographies of Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and the late George Steinbrenner, a lesser known book deserves acclaim for bringing some light and depth to the underrated decade of the 1970s.

Let's make a deal ... eventually  —  Wanna make a trade?  How much time do you have?  —  ESPN The Magazine  —  The following story appears in the Aug. 9 issue of ESPN The Magazine.  —  After the bartering was finally over and GM Jon Daniels had acquired the most significant difference-maker …

‘Moneyball’ shoot brings back memories  —  (07-30) 04:00 PDT ARLINGTON, Texas —  While the A's were struggling with the Rangers and with the heat in Texas, fans at the Coliseum were enjoying Scott Hatteberg's homer to extend Oakland's winning streak to a record 20 games.  —  In 2002.

A-Rod has three RBIs, but no No. 600 in Yanks win  —  CLEVELAND—Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs without hitting his 600th homer and the New York Yankees used a seven-run seventh inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-4 Thursday night.  —  Dustin Moseley (1-0) won his first start …