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Ben Nicholson-Smith / MLB Rumors:
Nationals Acquire Jonny Gomes — The Nationals announced that they have acquired Jonny Gomes and cash considerations from the Reds for outfielder Bill Rhinehart and left-hander Chris Manno (Twitter links). The Reds have confirmed the move and announced that they're calling up Yonder Alonso in a corresponding move.
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Baseball America, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo! Sports
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds trade Gomes to Nats, promote Alonso — Outfielder, a former first-round Draft pick, called up to Cincinnati — CINCINNATI — It was clear from the moment he was drafted that prospect Yonder Alonso's bat would eventually force the Reds' hand into getting him to the Major Leagues.
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Blog Red Machine and Red Hot Mama
Fox Sports:
Notes: Fearless Amaro GM to watch — Where have all the wheeler-dealers gone? — The original gunslinger, Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers, is looking mostly at middle-inning relievers. Several of the other ultra-aggressive GMs - the White Sox's Ken Williams …
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MLB Rumors
Peter Gammons / MLB.com:
Trade picture will become clear for Rays, others — When you are the Tampa Bay Rays, this is your reality: you have the sixth-best record in the American League, you have the smallest payroll, and you are in third place in the East, eight games in the loss column behind the Yankees.
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Athletics Nation, MLB.com's On the Beat, MLB Rumors and Mets Fever
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Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Daily Rumble: The Carlos Beltran market — It's very likely the Mets won't get the A-plus prospect they desire in any deadline deal … If life was one big fantasy baseball league, the Mets would have no trouble getting their price for Carlos Beltran. — He's the biggest difference-maker …
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Bowman's Blog, ESPN, Federal Baseball, MLB Daily Dish, Talking Chop, MetsBlog.com, Rays Index, MLB and Fox Sports
New York Post:
Rays await major bids for Upton — Another reason the Mets could have trouble getting a good return on Carlos Beltran is that the market is flooded with outfielders, especially righty-hitting ones who would cost less to obtain, such as San Diego's Ryan Ludwick and Oakland's Josh Willingham.
Discussion:
Cincinnati Reds, MetsBlog.com, Full Count and Rays Index
Associated Press:
Vance Worley 3-hits Giants for Phillies — PHILADELPHIA - Rookie right-hander Vance Worley threw a three-hitter and Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night in a matchup of the NL's top teams.
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The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
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Associated Press:
Kershaw frustrates Rockies in Dodgers' 3-1 win — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw outpitched Jhoulys Chacin with 6 2-3 gritty innings to win his fourth straight start, Matt Kemp drove in two runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Discussion:
True Blue LA and Purple Row
Fox Sports:
Look for big moves from Rangers — Remember when the Texas Rangers had no money? Last July, for example? — Back then, in the final days of Tom Hicks' bankrupt ownership, the Rangers still were quite active, making five trades before July 31 and getting cash back in all of them.
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Seattle Times and Full Count
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Aaron Gleeman / HardballTalk:
Astros fall down a lot in loss to Cardinals, blame U2 and Bono — U2 had a concert at Busch Stadium on July 17 and in preparation for the event the Cardinals had to strip the field and bring in new grass from Colorado, with the recent high temperatures making the re-sodding effort particularly difficult.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Baseball Nation
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Associated Press:
Braves outlast Bucs 4-3 on disputed call in 19th — ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Lugo scored from third base on a contested play at the plate, giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win in 19 innings over the Pittsburgh Pirates early Wednesday morning. — The game, which ended at 1:50 a.m. …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
Market for B.J. Upton doesn't lack intrigue — The trade market for outfielder B.J. Upton(notes) is “interesting,” as one Tampa Bay Rays official put it Tuesday, and as it develops one thing is becoming clearer: If the Rays deal Upton, they're very likely to get a greater bounty …
MLB.com:
La Russa: Rasmus doesn't listen to coaches — ST. LOUIS — Continuing an ongoing saga, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa told a St. Louis television station on Tuesday that outfielder Colby Rasmus “doesn't listen” to the team's coaches. It's the latest development in a lengthy series …
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MLB Rumors
Associated Press:
Jered Weaver wins 8th straight as Angels top Indians 2-1 — CLEVELAND - Jered Weaver earned his eighth straight win as Mark Trumbo doubled home two runs and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Tuesday night. — Weaver (14-4) gave up one run over seven innings …
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Halos Heaven and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Mauer's Double Caps Twins' Comeback Over Rangers — ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Mauer drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch hit double off closer Neftali Feliz in a two-run ninth and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Canadian Press:
Jays lose star Bautista to injury, game to Orioles — TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays lost star Jose Bautista when he was hit by a pitch, then fell apart in an ugly 12-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. — Bautista was smoked in the head by a 91-m.p.h. fastball …
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Bluebird Banter, Camden Chat and TSN.ca
Associated Press:
Braun, McGehee, bullpen lifts Brewers over Cubs — MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun doubled in a run, former Cubs prospect Casey McGehee added a two-run triple and the Brewers bullpen tossed four scoreless innings to lift Milwaukee to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
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Yahoo! Sports
