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The Baltimore Orioles acquired starting pitcher Jeremy Hellickson in a trade late Friday night, a move made in hopes of boosting a struggling rotation and maybe keeping them in the chase for a wild card spot. Hellickson's acquisition from the Philadelphia Phillies was announced after Baltimore's 8-2 loss at Texas. That dropped the Orioles 6? games back for the AL's second wild card, with five teams between them and that spot. Outfielder Hyun Soo Kim and Double-A left-hander Garrett Cleavinger were deal to the Phillies, who also will get international amateur signing bonus pool allocation. Philadelphia will send $4,617,486 to Baltimore to cover most of the $6,109,290 remaining of Hellickson's Continue to Article

July 29, 2017 1:37:am EST

Washington ended a streak of 17 scoreless innings which stretched back to Arizona with a big eighth inning on Wednesday night, then the Nationals’ offense exploded yesterday in their 15-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. It started early, and didn’t stop for a few brutal innings that had fans in the nation’s capital in a frenzy as homer after homer (eight total) left the yard, four straight and five overall in the third inning. Bryce Harper, Brian Goodwin (2), Wilmer Difo, Anthony Rendon Ryan Zimmerman (2), and Jose Lobaton left the yard in the seven-run third, and the Nationals added six in the fourth. “Harp got us on the board right away and it’s always good when you can get the lead, especially Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 3:43:pm EST

Stephen Strasburg told reporters after his two-inning outing against the D-backs on Sunday afternoon in Arizona he was thinking about the big picture when he and the Nationals made the decision to lift him from his start. “I’ve had so much stuff happen [in my career],” Strasburg said, as quoted by MASN’s Mark Zuckerman. “Just trying not to be selfish out there. I’m not really helping the team if I’m going out there and continually throwing through these things. “I just want to be there at the end. That’s like the ultimate goal this year. And if getting pulled after a couple innings today, if that’s going to put me in a better position to be there, I’ll take it.” Informed of those comments by Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 9:13:am EST

(Reuters) - The Colorado Rockies continued their push for the playoffs by acquiring relief pitcher Pat Neshek in a trade with thePhiladelphia Phillies on Wednesday. The Rockies sent three minor league players in exchange for cash and the two-time All Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 1:31:am EST

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