All-Star Freeman has three hits as Braves beat Reds  —  ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman celebrated his newly won All-Star berth by driving in four runs with three hits and the Atlanta Braves beat Mat Latos and the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 on Thursday night.  —  Freeman held off Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig …

Jeter brightens Bronx, exits too soon  —  Cap's comeback turns out good, bad and — with an MRI pending — possibly ugly  —  NEW YORK — Three months into the regular season, it finally felt as if there was a real Yankee game at Yankee Stadium.  —  After 91 games of watching the Lyle Overbays …

Richard to have surgery, won't return this year  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Clayton Richard will have season-ending surgery to his left shoulder as soon as next week, though there is some upside to his malady.  —  Richard, who has been on the 15-day disabled list since June 22 …

Streaking Dodgers Beat Rockies 6-1  —  LOS ANGELES — Chris Capuano pitched shutout ball for 6 1/3 innings, Mark Ellis drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Thursday night for their fifth win in a row.  —  The Dodgers moved above .500 for the first time since April 15.

Towers: Relief help bigger target for trade  —  PHOENIX — Trade rumors have linked the D-backs to a number of high-profile starting pitchers, but the team seems more likely to add bullpen help.  —  “I'm not as concerned probably with our starting pitching and looking externally …

Astros close to finalizing deal to move spring home to Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.  —  Close to finalizing a deal to move their spring training home from Kissimmee, Fla., to Palm Beach Gardens, Astros officials visited some of the top spring training sites in Arizona last week to model their future Grapefruit League home.

Marlins To Sign First-Rounder Colin Moran  —  The Marlins and No. 6 overall draft pick Colin Moran have agreed to terms for the full slot bonus of $3,516,500, tweets Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  MLB.com's Joe Frisaro adds that completion of a physical is the only step remaining …

Rangers Expressed Interest In Aoki  —  The Rangers have expressed interest in Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki during talks with the Brewers about starter Yovani Gallardo, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Aoki has a cheap $1.5MM club option for 2014, so it's unclear whether the Brewers will move him.

Minor Moves: Jeremy Bonderman, Aaron Laffey  —  On this date ten years ago, the Marlins were making a surprising wild card push and traded for one of the best available relievers, Rangers closer Ugueth Urbina.  Double-A first baseman Adrian Gonzalez was part of the package going to Texas.

Baseball Union Head Assails Leaks on Drug Inquiry  —  NEW YORK — The head of the players' union said Thursday baseball's drug agreement could be undermined by leaks to the media about whether players are cooperating with an investigation by the commissioner.