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No offers yet for Jimenez; Beltran gets list — While plenty of teams continue to show interest in Colorado Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez(notes), they're still playing coy 11 days before the trading deadline. The Rockies haven't received a single official offer for the right-hander yet, according to a club source.
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Phillies, Red Sox lead pack of 10 teams chasing Mets' Beltran … The Phillies appear to be at least an early favorite in the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes that's drawn interest from as many 10 teams. Philadelphia has suggested publicly that it doesn't want to add payroll …
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Red Sox like Carlos Beltran, not price? — BALTIMORE — Eleven days before the July 31 trading deadline, the Red Sox's position on New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran has not changed, despite reports that Boston is aggressively pursuing him. — The Red Sox have made known their interest to the Mets …
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Alex Speier / Full Count:
Source: Sox ‘not pursuing anyone aggressively right now’ — According to a major league source familiar with the team's thinking, the Red Sox are “not pursuing anyone aggressively right now” on the trade market. As is the club's usual M.O. during the trade deadline, the team is looking …
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The Knobler Blog:
Red Sox in on Ubaldo, but watch for Texas
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Fox Sports:
Phillies, Red Sox pursuing Mets star
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Andrew Baggarly / Extra Baggs:
Earlier today, when talking about the trade for Jeff Keppinger, GM Brian Sabean referred to “something bigger” that he was working to complete. — I can't be sure he was referring to Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer, but I'm told that the Giants recently expressed interest in him with an eye toward playing him at second base.
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Gordon Edes / ESPN:
Source: Sox host Yanks for Fenway centennial — BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to open the 2012 season against the Tigers in Detroit, according to an early draft of the major league schedule distributed to all 30 clubs and the players' union, according to a major league source.
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Dan Shaughnessy / Boston Globe:
An item for your datebook — Take this to the bank: the Red Sox will play the New York Yankees at Fenway next spring on Friday, April 20, the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. — On April 20, 1912, the Sox defeated the New York Highlanders (soon to become the Yankees), 7-6, in 11 innings in Fenway's first major league game.
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Marc Topkin / St. Petersburg Times:
Tampa Bay Rays rally to beat New York Yankees 3-2 — An alert Sean Rodriguez puts the Rays up 3-2 in the seventh inning on Johnny Damon's sacrifice fly to short center. — Times] — ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Joe Maddon has his issues with Tropicana Field, some of which he detailed in comments before Tuesday's game.
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Associated Press:
Valenica gets key hit, Twins sneak past Indians — MINNEAPOLIS — Danny Valencia singled home the go-ahead run for the second straight day, this time in the eighth inning, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 7-5 in a sloppy game played on another sweltering day at Target Field.
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Fox Sports:
Expect A's to shed players by deadline — DETROIT — The Oakland Athletics are scheduled to face the Mariners on Aug. 1. — But no one knows how many of these Oakland Athletics will be at that game in Seattle. — The White Shoes trudged deeper into last place Tuesday by dropping …
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Daily / Philly.com:
Lidge gets closer — Brad Lidge made what might be his final rehab appearance today, pitching a scoreless eighth inning for Lakewood in a South Atlantic League game. — Lidge, who has not pitched all season for the Phillies, retired the three batters he faced with two groundouts and a strikeout.
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Matthew Stabley / NBC Washington:
Drink Jayson's Worth in Beer — He will hit eventually. That's the line most Washington Nationals fans and baseball fans in general are taking about right fielder Jayson Werth's much-less-than-impressive first half-season in D.C. Whether or not that'll come this season or later in his 7-year contract remains to be seen.
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Associated Press:
Ogando, Rangers blank Angels to win 12th straight — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alexi Ogando extended an extraordinary run by Texas' pitching staff with eight innings of four-hit ball and the streaking Rangers beat the sputtering Los Angeles Angels 7-0 Tuesday night for their 12 straight victory.
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Napoli gets start in return to Angel Stadium
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Reds Prospect Jonathan Correa Suspended One Year For Fraud — Major League Baseball has suspended one of Cincinnati's top pitching prospects for lying about his age, a source familiar with the case told Baseball America. — Righthander Jonathan Correa, who entered the year ranked 26th …
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Roberto Alomar career highlights — This weekend, Roberto Alomar receives the game's highest honor: induction into Cooperstown. Recently, I've posted a series of career highlights about baseball figures upon their deaths—this gives me the chance to do something like that under far more cheerful circumstances.
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Associated Press:
Reyes, Beltran Spark Mets Beat Cards — NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes made a huge impact in the field in his return from a hamstring injury, turning a difficult double play with the bases loaded in the eighth inning after making a diving stop that saved a run, and the New York Mets welcomed …
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Brian Erni / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Mets 4 Cardinals 2
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