By Brian McTaggart The Astros have have certainly created opportunities for young players to — as manager Bo Porter likes to say — “grab the bull by the horns.” Astros pitcher Brett Oberholtzer grabbed the bull, threw it to the ground and kept the horns for a souvenir Wednesday night at Camden Yards, throwing seven scoreless innings in an 11-0 win over the Orioles. …read more
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By Mark Bowman As the Braves extended this week’s assault against the Rockies in Wednesday night’s 9-0 win, they produced yet another offensive eruption that provided starter Mike Minor plenty of cushion as he closed his stellar July in impressive fashion. …read more
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By Chris Haft After enduring a miserable stretch of baseball, the Giants finally led a charmed life Wednesday. Their recent callups, Brett Pill and Roger Kieschnick, led a 9-2 rout of the Philadelphia Phillies that ended a five-game losing streak. …read more
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By Joe Morgan A Jake Marisnick big fly and two sacrifice flies got the job done Wednesday night behind yet another stellar outing from Henderson Alvarez. …read more
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By Alden Gonzalez Ernesto Frieri struggled in his past three appearances, and now the Angels will essentially go with a closer by committee. But as Mike Scioscia emphasized prior to Wednesday’s series finale from Rangers Ballpark: “He’s got to be part of the closing solution that we have.” …read more
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By Ken Gurnick Matt Kemp’s recovery from a sprained left ankle is progressing slower than the Dodgers hoped, and it’s possible the outfielder won’t return from the disabled list until September. …read more
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By Ken Gurnick Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, baseball’s all-time saves leader who’s playing in his final season, lived up to his reputation as one of the game’s great ambassadors by meeting with a select group of Dodgers employees before Wednesday night’s series finale at Dodger Stadium. …read more
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By Thomas Harding Left fielder Carlos Gonzalez left before the fourth inning on Wednesday because he aggravated his sprained right middle finger for the second time in a week. …read more
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By Richard Justice It might be a bit early to punch playoff tickets for the Rays and Dodgers. That said, they seem headed that way. The various moves made by other clubs leading up to Wednesday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline may influence the balance of power, but in the end, it still looks like we could have ourselves a Rays-Dodgers Fall Classic, and wouldn’t that be fun? …read more
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By Jonathan Mayo Red Sox top prospect Xander Bogaerts wasn’t included in any blockbuster non-waiver Trade Deadline deal on Wednesday. Neither was Astros outfield prospect George Springer, with Houston adding young talent rather than trading it away. But that doesn’t mean the pair wasn’t impacted by the Deadline activity. …read more
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By Jason Mastrodonato With the departure of Jose Iglesias to the Tigers in the Jake Peavy trade, the Red Sox shipped away the one shortstop who might be blocking Xander Bogaerts from beginning what the Red Sox hope will be a long and productive career. But the club’s top-ranked prospect is not quite ready for the Major League spotlight. …read more
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By Dick Kaegel Moving into position as a possible contender in the American League Central had Royals general manager Dayton Moore moving cautiously as he considered deal prior to Wednesday afternoon’s non-waiver Trade Deadline. …read more
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By T.J. Quinn After saying Alex Rodriguez would fight any discipline from Major League Baseball, a source familiar with discussions told “Outside the Lines” Wednesday that A-Rod’s representatives were negotiating a possible settlement that could result in a suspension. …read more
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CALGARY – The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman T.J. Brodie to a two-year contract worth $2,125,000.
Brodie, 23, had two goals and 12 assists in 47 games last season with Calgary.
Prior to joining the Flames for the truncated NHL seas… …read more
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By Wesseling, Chris Nick Barnett agreed to a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on Wednesday, giving the team some much-needed depth at linebacker. …read more
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The Calgary Flames have signed defenseman TJ Brodie to a two-year, $4.25 milion contract, the team announced Wednesday.
Brodie, a restricted free agent, played 47 games for the Flames last season, with 14 points (two goals). He also played 35 … …read more
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By Hanzus, Dan The Denver Broncos have imported another option at center. The team announced Wednesday that Ryan Lilja has agreed to a one-year contract, teaming him with Peyton Manning once again. …read more
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Retired defenceman Sean O’Donnell has been hired to work in the Los Angeles Kings front office.
The Kings hired O’Donnell on Wednesday as their manager of fan development and alumni relations.
O’Donnell spent eight of … …read more
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By Ken Gurnick The Dodgers recalled outfielder Scott Van Slyke on Wednesday from Triple-A Albuquerque and optioned Elian Herrera. …read more
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By Doug Miller The non-waiver Trade Deadline has passed, and the baseball landscape has been altered and we’re left to make our initial assessments of this year’s flurry of moves before waiting to see how they pan out. …read more
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