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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Will Nats actually deal Bryce Harper and other deadline questions — It has been the perfect storm for a busy month of trades — there are 11 National League teams in reasonable playoff contention, with the second-best and seventh-best teams separated by just 5½ games …
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Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Astros Close Deal — Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. — The Astros sent their former closer down to the minors earlier this month. On Monday they traded him and added a guy they hope is a long-term solution for the ninth inning.
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The Athletic, Federal Baseball and Let's Go Tribe
Associated Press:
Osuna sent to Astros by Blue Jays for Giles in closer swap
Osuna sent to Astros by Blue Jays for Giles in closer swap
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baseballmusings.com
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Frustration mounts for reeling, rebuilding Jays
Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com:
Reliever trade all that's left for Sox at deadline — BOSTON — It's been standing by, waiting at his back door all this time. The last question the Red Sox face as the Tuesday's non-waiver deadlines arrives is also the first one: the bullpen. — Here's betting Sox president …
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Winona Daily News, Minor League Ball, Over the Monster and CBS Boston
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Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated:
MLB Trade Rumors: Nationals Say Bryce Harper Is Available, 6 Teams Interested in Chris Archer
Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
What could happen in the final 24 hours before the deadline?
What could happen in the final 24 hours before the deadline?
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MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Red Sox acquire second baseman Ian Kinsler in trade with Angels
Red Sox acquire second baseman Ian Kinsler in trade with Angels
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MLB Baseball News …
Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
MLB trade deadline: Red Sox acquire Ian Kinsler from Angels
MLB trade deadline: Red Sox acquire Ian Kinsler from Angels
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NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Over the Monster and MLB Daily Dish
Evan Drellich / NBCSports.com:
Sources: Red Sox, Rangers talk Adrian Beltre trade
Sources: Red Sox, Rangers talk Adrian Beltre trade
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Dallas Morning News, MLB Baseball News … and Over the Monster
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Rangers turn out lights on Diamondbacks — Rougned Odor homered leading off the seventh inning Monday night to snap a tie and lift the — Arizona Diamondbacks in a back-and-forth game interrupted by a power outage at Phoenix's Chase Field. — Shin-Soo Choo hit a pair of homers for the Rangers …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Last Slide — It's only fitting that, on the night …
Last Slide — It's only fitting that, on the night …
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Deadspin
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Acquire Tommy Pham — 10:25am: The Rays and Cardinals have announced the trade. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets that the Cardinals are sending $500K of international money to the Rays in the deal. St. Louis is barred from spending more than $300K on any single international signing anyhow …
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MLB Baseball News …, Minor League Ball, Beyond the Box Score and MLB Daily Dish
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ESPN:
Luke Gregerson goes on disabled list for third time in 2018 — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed right-hander Luke Gregerson on the 10-day disabled list for the third time in 2018, and his season may be over. — Gregerson hit the DL this time with a right shoulder impingement.
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DRaysBay
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gregerson is making no progress
Reuters:
Back from DL, Paxton pitches Mariners past Astros — James Paxton outdueled Gerrit Cole as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Houston Astros 2-0 Monday night in the opener of a three-game series between the American League West's top two teams. — Nelson Cruz hit a two-run double for Seattle …
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Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
Hernandez's HR in 12th, leads Giants to 5-3 win over Padres — SAN DIEGO — Their early 3-0 lead long gone, the San Francisco Giants got some big plays late to had the free-falling San Diego Padres their sixth straight loss. — Gorkys Hernandez hit a go-ahead home run leading off the 12th inning …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants blow three-run lead but beat Padres in 12 innings — SAN DIEGO - Still waters really do run deep. Some of Brian Sabean's biggest trades in his more than two decades helming the front office were not predicted nor even speculated beforehand. — So there could be news before Tuesday's 1 p.m. nonwaiver trade deadline.
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MLB Baseball News …, McCovey Chronicles and Gaslamp Ball
Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants place Johnny Cueto and Pablo Sandoval on DL before Padres series
Giants place Johnny Cueto and Pablo Sandoval on DL before Padres series
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McCovey Chronicles
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers experience technical difficulties in more ways than one during 5-2 loss to Brewers — Vin Scully had been silenced. That's when you knew something had gone haywire. — There was an omen in the first inning. The right-field scoreboard was not working properly.
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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Braves' Sean Newcomb apologizes to team for inflammatory tweets — Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb apologized to his teammates on Monday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager. — Newcomb's apology was delivered in a meeting attended by players, coaches, manager Brian Snitker and Atlanta staff.
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — A season which was on the road to being salvaged has ended. — Franklin Perez, the Detroit Tigers' No. 1 prospect at midseason, is out for the season. — Perez left his start on July 26 with shoulder tightness, which was diagnosed by an MRI test as right shoulder capsular inflammation …
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Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers shut down top prospect Franklin Perez with shoulder inflammation
Tigers shut down top prospect Franklin Perez with shoulder inflammation
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Bless You Boys
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Keone Kela — The Pirates have officially landed righty Keone Kela from the Rangers, per Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter). Lefty Taylor Hearn is one of the players in the deal, the Rangers announced. The other remains a player to be named later.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Lance Lynn From Twins For Tyler Austin — The Twins and Yankees have announced a trade that will send veteran righty Lance Lynn to New York. First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin and minor-league right-hander Luis Rijo are headed to Minnesota. — Notably, the Twins will also send some cash in the swap.
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Minor League Ball, Pinstripe Alley, Twinkie Town, MLB Daily Dish and MLB Baseball News …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Zach Duke
Mariners Acquire Zach Duke
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MLB Baseball News …, Minor League Ball, U.S.S. Mariner, Twinkie Town, Lookout Landing and MLB Daily Dish
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Willing To Discuss Gio Gonzalez, Jeremy Hellickson — 10:04am: The Nats have pulled back their relief arms but are willing to consider scenarios involving Gonzalez or Jeremy Hellickson, per ESPN.com's Buster Olney (Twitter link). — It's not immediately clear why the D.C. organization …
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Brew Crew Ball
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Column: It's time: Michael Kopech and Eloy Jimenez need to take their talents to the South Side — Photos of the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prosepct by Baseball America. — Chicago Tribune — If only the White Sox had a way to improve an outfield whose three Sunday starters have combined to hit 17 home runs.
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South Side Sox and MLB Baseball News …
Courier-Journal:
We mic'd up former MLB star Doug Flynn at the Bluegrass World Series — Scott Utterback, Louisville Courier Journal — Wondering what it's like in a dugout full of former Major League Baseball players? — The Courier Journal is here to help you out. — We stuck on a microphone …