Moustakas?  Bautista?  Harper?  Evaluating the Yankees' Options After Aaron Judge's Injury  — The Yankees could just stand pat in light of Aaron Judge's wrist injury, or they could turn to the trade market for help.  Could that possibly include Bryce Harper?

Chicago Cubs acquire Cole Hamels from Texas Rangers  —  The Chicago Cubs have acquired veteran pitcher Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers.  —  Sources told the Dallas Morning News and ESPN that the deal was pending an exchange of medical reports as of Thursday night.

Hall of Fame inductee Jack Morris: ‘Thank God I played in the era I did’  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Can you imagine Jack Morris, who once broke blood vessels by slamming the ball down so hard in his manager's hand, trying to keep his cool in today's era when data points, and not performance, dictate how long you stay in a game?

Detroit Tigers mailbag: Castellanos, Fulmer around when team's good?  —  We unearthed thousands of Free Press photo negatives and one sports writer's score book to tell the tale of baseball's greats.  “Bless you, boys.”  Brian Kaufman, Detroit Free Press  —  CONNECT

Brewers' Josh Hader booed by Giants fans in first road game since Twitter controversy  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In Josh Hader's first road game since his racist, misogynistic and anti-gay tweets were unearthed, the Brewers All-Star reliever received a reception far different from the standing ovation bestowed upon …

Tommy Milone overcomes an early case of nerves to give the Nationals a shot in the arm  —  MIAMI — Tommy Milone already had 126 career starts, and 146 appearances overall, on his major-league résumé before he took the mound at Marlins Park on Thursday night, but the jitters surfaced anyway.

Arms race at MLB trade deadline reflects the maturing science of collecting outs  —  The Washington Post  —  It requires a minimum of 297 outs for a team to win a World Series — 11 playoff wins, at 27 outs apiece — and the path by which you get there is half science and half art.

Trade talk we're hearing: Twins could be deadline's next big seller  —  The Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 Thursday for their fourth straight victory and moved within seven games of Cleveland in the American League Central.  The Twins are 6-3 against the Indians this season …

Cardinals reportedly expected to part with RP Greg Holland  —  EDITOR'S PICKS  —  Each club still has an outside shot at October.  Then again, it might be wiser to start over.  They have six days — and counting — until the deadline.  —  Holland never panned out for the Cardinals …

Phillies future can't depend on Manny Machado leaving the Dodgers |  David Murphy  —  The worst-case scenario is the one that occurred.  Disregard what anybody has said that may suggest otherwise.  Farhan Zaidi.  John Middleton.  Manny Machado himself.  —  The Phillies' blueprint must …

Next Slide  —  When Johnny Bench assumes his spot in the Louisville Slugger Field dugout next week, his managing philosophy for the Bluegrass World Series is going to be simple.  —  “I'm going to immediately go for the jugular,” he told the Courier Journal on Thursday.  —  Bench is joking, of course.