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Barry Enright looks to continue the solid start to his big-league career.

Today’s deals  *C Chris Snyder, Triple-A SS Pedro Ciriaco and $3 million to Pirates in exchange for RHP D.J. Carrasco, SS Bobby Crosby and OF Ryan Church. *RHP Chad Qualls to Rays for PTBNL. Friday  RHP Edwin Jackson to White Sox for RHP Dan Hudson and LHP David Holmberg. Sunday: RHP Dan Haren to Angels for LHP Joe Saunders, LHP Patrick Corbin, RHP Rafael Rodriguez and PTBNL. Roster moves *Carrasco will replace Qualls. *C John Hester recalled to replace Snyder. Crosby will arrive tomorrow, Church on Monday. Quotes “I’m glad. I wanted to stay here the whole time, sta...

BOBBY COX On Jurrjens cruising until running into big trouble in 7th “He threw good in the seventh. He struck out Votto, the first hitter, then got behnd Rolen, who’s got a great eye, 2-0 pitch. Then he got behind Gomes 3-1, Gomes hit it to right field. Then he strikes out the next guy and had a 2-2 count on Hanigan, and left a changeup up. He was one pitch away from pitching another inning.” On how dominant Jurrjens looked until 7th “He was good in that inning, too. Just got behind two guys and made one bad pitch.” On Melky’s misadventure “I saw it o...

CINCINNATI – The Braves traded for Kansas City outfielder Rick Ankiel and reliever Kyle Farnsworth on Saturday, sending outfielder Gregor Blanco and reliever Jesse Chavez to the Royals in a f ive-player deal that adds a power bat and experienced reliever. The Royals also got prospect Tim Collins in the deal, the undersized prospect the Braves acquired from Toronto in this month’s Yunel Escobar-Alex Gonzalez trade The five-player trade with Kansas City was finalized just before the 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline. The Braves also got Detroit minor league outfielder Wilkin Ramirez in a de...

Orioles starter pitches seven strong innings, but Hernandez gives up two-run homer in 8th to Kansas City's Butler Orioles starter pitches seven strong innings, but Hernandez gives up two-run homer in 8th to Kansas City's Butler

Club makes second trade in three days, landing 25-year-old from Florida who will join Norfolk's starting rotation Club makes second trade in three days, landing 25-year-old from Florida who will join Norfolk's starting rotation

Billy Loes, who pitched for the Orioles from 1956 to 1959 and was an All-Star in 1957, has died. He was 80.

Will team retire his No. 8? We hear the Cubs are making plans to honor recent Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson on Aug. 30, perhaps by retiring Dawson's No. 8 uniform.

By Paul Sullivan DENVER -- Alan Trammell takes over for Lou Piniella as the Cubs try to rebound from Friday's debacle. Piniella left for Tampa to attend the funeral of his uncle, leaving Trammell in charge for the next three games. After trailing 4-0 in the third, the Cubs tied it at 5-5 in the eighth on Derrek Lee's three-run home run off reliever Rafael Betancourt. The hit snapped an 0-for-22 streak with runners in scoring position. But Carlos Gonzalez smoked Sean Marshall's first pitch of the ninth into the third deck in right, a 462-foot shot that completed the cycle and gave the Rockies...

Dallas Braden pitched his third complete game of the season, Kevin Kouzmanoff homered and the Oakland Athletics snapped the Chicago White Sox's 12-game home winning streak with a 6-2 victory on Saturday night.

The trade deadline has passed and all is quiet on the Reds front. The fact that they made no moves at the deadline tells you that they have confidence in what they've got.

Braves 6, Reds 4

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The Indians pitcher, called up for the fourth time this week, has not been sent back to Columbus as quickly as he thought he would.

The right-handed Pestano, who has a brilliant strikeout-to-walk ratio, is one of many relievers in the Cleveland organization having an outstanding season.

News from the Cubs’ clubhouse: With Lou Piniella having left the Cubs after a death in the family, Alan Trammell will serve as the team’s interim manager for the final two games of the series. Here are your lineups for tonight’s Rockies-Cubs game at Coors Field: Rockies 1. Dexter Fowler, CF 2. Clint Barmes, 2B 3. Carlos Gonzalez, LF 4. Troy Tulowitzki, SS 5. Melvin Mora, 3B 6. Ryan [...]

Aaron Cook avoided a trade, but couldn’t sidestep an injury. Cook hit a foul ball off the top off his left foot in batting practice, and was sent to the hospital for precautionary X-Rays. Cook was visibly upset. He fired his bat off the back brick wall behind home plate, breaking it into pieces. He [...]

While their National League West rivals were active, the Rockies chose to stand pat at today’s deadline. That became a likely scenario Friday afternoon when Colorado pulled Brad Hawpe back and found no takers for Aaron Cook. The Rockies could still look to move Cook in August as the $14.25-million remaining on his contract will [...]

Ramirez is the once-promising player the Tigers designated for assignment when they acquired Jhonny Peralta on Thursday.

And that's what it's like now for the Tigers. This was a team deeply involved in a three-pronged race for a division title just a couple of weeks ago at the All-Star break.

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The Astros are close to signing righthander Brett Myers to a multiyear extension, team general manager Ed Wade said.

The Los Angeles have acquired reliever Octavio Dotel from the Pittsburgh Pirates for right-hander James McDonald and minor league outfielder Andrew Lambo.

Lance Berkman's days as a Houston Astro are — at least for now — officially over, as the Astros and Yankees completed their trade sending Berkman to the defending World Series champions from the only team he's ever known.

Yes, it’s just two games. And yes, they’re still way below .500. But even a team like the Royals, who were clearly sellers during Saturday’s non-waiver trading deadline, can get used to this dramatic victory stuff.

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The Pirates' reliever comes to Los Angeles in exchange for two minor leaguers.

ANAHEIM – Saturday's 1 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline passed without the Angels making another move, but that doesn't mean the roster won't look different over the next month. Teams can still trade players who clear waivers until the end of the...

Assistant general manager Gord Ash said the Brewers never came close to a trade in the final hours before the non-waiver deadline expired at 3 p.m. Saturday.

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The Brewers turned in another of their stinkers Saturday night, getting whipped by the fifth-place Astros, 6-0, at Minute Maid Park. By getting blanked in the first two games of this series, the Brewers stretched their scoreless drought to 23 innings.

Houston &ndash; There was a time, not that long ago, when the Milwaukee Brewers were what the Houston Astros are now &ndash; a rebuilding team infusing young players into the lineup with energy, enthusiasm and focus.

The Twins are enjoying a 13-game tour of the American League basement, and they're dominating. The winning continued Saturday against Seattle.

The White Sox boosted their rotation and the Tigers added defense, but the Twins haven't stopped seeking a starter.

Maybe time really does heal all wounds. When Bucky Dent traveled to Massachusetts this summer to watch his son Cody play for the North Shore Navigators of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, Red Sox fans didn't get all medieval on the former Yankee shortstop.

Solo homer wins tense game against division rival for Yankees

Jesus Feliciano leads off ninth with triple, scores game-winner on Carlos Beltran sac fly

Team handcuffed by desire to retain contributing rookies

Follow all the action as the Mets take on the Diamondbacks at Citi Field in Queens...

The Mets did not make a move at Saturday's 4 p.m. trade deadline, inactivity that may send mixed messages to their fans and players as the team tries to get into the division and wild-card races.

Manuel said "We can do what we need to do with the people we have."

From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser in Chicago The A's passed the trade deadline quietly for just the second time in Billy Beane's 13 years as general manager. Not that there weren't rumors, including one erroneous suggestion on the MLB Network that had Michael Wuertz going to the... Billy Beane - Boof Bonser - Michael Wuertz - General manager - Trade deadline

Right-hander Boof Bonser — remember him? — was called up by the A’s to fill a long relief role in the bullpen. He arrived shortly before batting practice today and should be available tonight against the White Sox. Lefty Cedrick Bowers was sent down, and to make room for Bonser on the 40-man roster, Ben [...]

Left-hander allows 10 hits, five runs in first big league start since June 3

The Phillies winning streak is halted at eight games.

The 3-2 win brings the Phillies to within 2 1/2 games of the Atlanta Braves.

Former GMs see shortening the signing window after the draft as a means for speeding up the process and enhancing development

ST. LOUIS -- The Pirates, playing on a prayer with a 23-man roster, a minor league recall on the mound and only four available arms in the bullpen to face contending St. Louis ... well, that part went about as expected: The Cardinals coasted, 11-1, Saturday night at Busch Stadium.

ST. LOUIS -- The Pirates, playing on a prayer with a 23-man roster, a minor-league recall on the mound and only four available arms in the bullpen to face contending St. Louis ... well, that part went about as expected: The Cardinals coasted, 11-1, tonight at Busch Stadium.

Newcomer Snyder is starting catcher; relievers, bench players sent out

And on the 10th pitch, he walked.

Tejada at short and hitting fourth for Padres

Pat Burrell hadn’t taken too many good swings lately. When he stepped in the box in the eighth inning today, he was hitting .179 in 21 games (17 starts) since his last home run June 29. But there was a little lightning left in that bottle. Burrell did everyone a mighty big favor today, and nobody should be [...]

The Giants provided two more middle relief choices for Manager Bruce Bochy but didn’t make a significant splash at the non-waiver trade deadline Saturday afternoon. While their NL West rivals made more substantial improvements, the Giants acquired left-hander Javier Lopez from the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Ramon Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox. The club sent [...]

The Giants provided two more middle relief choices for Manager Bruce Bochy but didn't make a significant splash at the non-waiver trade deadline Saturday afternoon. Extra Baggs blog | More Giants

UPDATE: The Giants have announced two deals for relieverS. They have sent pitcher Joe Martinez and outfielder John Bowker to Pittsburgh for left-hander Javier Lopez. They also sent Double-A pitching prospect Daniel Turpen to Boston for right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez. Giants fans are not... Boston Red Sox - Left-handedness - Joe Martinez - Pitcher - Relief pitcher

I just rode up the elevator with Fox broadcaster and former Dodger Eric Karros, who asked me the question of the hour: Are the Giants going to do anything? I said I doubted it. That was an informed guess after checking in with sources this morning. Here is the Giants' problem: They don't feel... Fox Broadcasting Company - Sports - NFL - Football - American

The Mariners tie a franchise record for worst record in a month

The Mariners just tied for their worst ever month in franchise history, going 6-22 in July to equal their futility of August 1977. Seattle is well on its way to a 100-loss season and maybe even 110 losses if things don't turn around soon. Managers have lost their jobs for far less. Read more...

It's easy to take a player like Ichiro Suzuki for granted, like when he rolls off 10 consecutive months of hitting .300 or better - and the last month in which he didn't hit .300, he batted .298 (September, '08). That streak will end tonight, because in his first 27 games in July, Ichiro has [...]

Jay, Rasmus in Same Outfield

You have to wonder how a La Russa team with veteran leaders can zone out for hours at a time.

It's hard to tell much from the Cardinals' recent history of dealing with division rivals -- because they haven't done it much. Plus, Pujols' name drops and milestone.

The Cardinals weren't competitive last night, and getting back on track against one of baseball's toughest lefthanded pitchers will not be easy.

Carl Crawford's 400th career stolen base wasn't enough to keep the Yankees from rallying to a 5-4 win.

 Executive VP Andrew Friedman said there were five hitters the Rays had targeted, and they were willing to be aggressive, but there weren't deals to be made, noting that none of the five ended up getting traded. "We set out sights high,'' Friedman said. "We had a specific group of players that we felt like would really impact us that we felt like we'd be aggressive to go out and get. We're fortunate with the depth that we have and the players we have at the major-league level and also at the Triple-A level we didn't need to fine-tune around the edges. It was ...

Jeff Wilson Tom Hicks might never be unseated as recipient of the most wrath in the disastrous sale of the Texas Rangers, which has been run through a messy bankruptcy trial that in theory could all but end this week.The basis for the entire argument by those opposed to the sale can be traced to a series of e-mails, starting the final week of 2009, from a Hicks Sports Group attorney telling its lenders that a higher bid existed and a better deal could be had with someone other than Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan.No matter the spin from the Hicks camp, he was negotiating with another party ...

With no trades to announce — a relief to members of the bullpen — and little offence to speak of, the Jays fell 2-1 to the Indians on Saturday.

The Blue Jays win their fourth in a row on the eve of baseball’s trade deadline.

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On Friday afternoon, Livan Hernandez chatted with Phillies reliever Jose Contreras, two pitchers closer to 40 years old than 30 who had come from Cuba to America and become wealthy and free men. Hernandez mentioned Yunesky Maya, the 28-year-old Cuban right-handed pitcher the Nationals were about to sign. Contreras remembered. Yes, that was him. Maya had been a bat boy for the team Hernandez and Contreras played on together in Cuba's highest baseball league. "So now here we are," Hernandez said Saturday evening. He sat two seats from Maya, impeccably dressed in suit and gray tie, at a dais erec...

Currently on the disabled list with inflammation in his one-in-a-million right shoulder, Stephen Strasburg will play catch Sunday for the first time since the Nationals scratched him from his start Tuesday night. The catch will be on flat ground and "not real long," Manager Jim Riggleman said. Strasburg will travel with the Nationals to Arizona and play long toss Monday. He'll take the day off from throwing Tuesday, and on Wednesday he'll throw a bullpen session that could help determine how soon he gets off the disabled list. Strasburg is eligible to come off the DL Aug. 6. "I think he's prob...

Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo met the media. Here, as the Nationals are about to officially introduce Cuban right-hander Yunesky Maya, is full transcript: On why Adam Dunn wasn't traded: "The reason we didn't trade Adam Dunn is we never got a deal we thought was equal or greater value to Adam Dunn. We were on the receiving end of the calls. We weren't making the calls. We got a lot of interest in Adam. We just didn't see an equal return to what Adam Dunn brings to the ball club on and off the field." On how close they came: "We never made a deal." On how close the deadline the Nats were...