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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
10 things to watch in the two weeks prior to the MLB trade deadline — Every game, the old chestnut goes, counts the same in the standings. And this is true. Baseball gives no additional weight to extra-inning games, blowouts or comebacks. Each is 1/162nd of an expertly divided pie.
Discussion:
NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com and Lone Star Ball
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Sports Illustrated:
MLB Trade Deadline: Who's Facing the Most Pressure? — Time to crank up the pressure cooker as the calendar creeps closer to July 31. — As the trade deadline creeps ever closer, there's no doubting pressure starts to mount for GMs, managers and players. They all face it in some form.
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
One player each team should trade for — or deal away — before the deadline
One player each team should trade for — or deal away — before the deadline
Discussion:
Purple Row and NESN.com
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Hector Neris, Noe Ramirez Receive 3-Game Suspensions — 5:03pm: Angels righty Noe Ramirez has also been suspended for a trio of contests after also being deemed to have thrown at the head of a hitter. In his case, he went after Jake Marisnick in apparent retribution for the outfielder's own recent actions …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and ESPN
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Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Noé Ramirez, Brad Ausmus suspended for pitch thrown at Jake Marisnick — Noé Ramirez and manager Brad Ausmus have received undisclosed fines and respective suspensions of three games and one game as a result of Ramirez's actions on Tuesday night against the Astros in Anaheim.
Discussion:
NBCSports.com and Halos Heaven
Greg Beacham / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Angels beat Astros 7-2 for 5th straight W; Marisnick plunked
Angels beat Astros 7-2 for 5th straight W; Marisnick plunked
Discussion:
Colorado Rockies on Yahoo! …, Halos Heaven and The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Green, first black player on Red Sox, dies at 85 — MLB, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets — BOSTON — Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85. — A Red Sox spokesman confirmed …
Discussion:
Over the Monster and baseballmusings.com
David Ginsburg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Nationals' bullpen collapse gives Orioles 9-2 victory — Trey Mancini hit two home runs and Baltimore pummeled the — Washington Nationals' ineffective bullpen in a 9-2 victory Wednesday night that provided the Orioles with a split of the two-game interleague series.
Discussion:
Camden Chat
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Wilmer Flores' return from injury could create righty-lefty platoon with Jake Lamb — ARLINGTON, Texas - Second baseman Wilmer Flores is an option to return from the injured list in time for Thursday's series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, a development that could lead to a platoon of sorts with infielder Jake Lamb.
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Angels' pursuit of pitching; Who's on third? A guide; help from an unlikely source; more deadline notes — Even before the death of left-hander Tyler Skaggs, the Angels had planned to pursue controllable starting pitchers before the trade deadline. But just as the team was not the high bidder …
Discussion:
New York Post, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com and MLB Baseball News …
Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Sources: Matt Klentak, Andy MacPhail received three-year extensions from Phillies — It rained Tuesday night for 22 minutes, then John Middleton joined Andy MacPhail in his suite at Citizens Bank Park for the ninth inning and they experienced the emotional swings like everyone else.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors and The Good Phight
Dennis Georgatos / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Solano's go-ahead homer keys Giants 11-8 win over Rockies — Donovan Solano had four hits, including a tie-breaking home run leading off the sixth inning, and the — San Francisco Giants beat the Rockies 11-8 on Wednesday to complete a four-game series sweep, their first at Colorado in nearly eight years.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
Mike Fitzpatrick / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rays-Yankees game postponed due to severe weather forecast — NEW YORK (AP) — The scheduled game between the — New York Yankees has been postponed due to a forecast of thunderstorms and severe weather. — Though no rain was falling yet on a humid evening at Yankee Stadium …
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Acquire Wilmer Font — The Blue Jays have acquired right-hander Wilmer Font from the Mets in exchange for cash, per announcements from both organizations. New York designated Font for assignment last Friday. — The Mets acquired Font, 29, from the Rays in exchange …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
Anne Rogers / Cardinals News:
Cards place Matt Carpenter on injured list — ST. LOUIS — A frustrating season continues for Matt Carpenter, as the Cardinals' third baseman was put on the injured list with a right foot contusion after fouling a ball off his foot in the seventh inning Monday night.
Discussion:
Viva El Birdos, Bleacher Nation, Bucs Dugout and MLB Trade Rumors
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Warren Mayes / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Pirates score twice in the ninth, beat Cardinals 3-1
Pirates score twice in the ninth, beat Cardinals 3-1
Discussion:
Bucs Dugout and Viva El Birdos