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After adding three relievers in two weeks, the Washington Nationals still aren't sure who's going to be their closer. The NL East leaders added another Monday by barely beating the trade deadline to acquire Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Brandon Kintzler, who is 28 of 32 in save opportunities this year. Kintzler joins newly acquired Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle, both obtained July 16 from the Oakland Athletics, in the back of the bullpen. Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 7:54:pm EST

OAKLAND — The Giants were able to scoop Johnny Cueto up two years ago in part because other teams had concerns about his pitching elbow. Another round of minor discomfort might keep Cueto in San Francisco long term. The Giants got good news Tuesday, when a round of tests showed that Cueto has only a minor flexor strain. There is no damage to the ligament, so the Giants have dodged baseball’s most brutal bullet. There was no immediate timetable for Cueto’s return, and the Giants figure to give Cueto, who missed a start with the same issue in 2015, plenty of time off. Cueto will take a week to rest and then be reevaluated. He felt the discomfort Monday night while rehabbing from blisters on three Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 7:01:pm EST

There is nothing worse than a trade deadline when your team has nothing to do with it. Everyone’s talking, and you’re in the room, but nobody’s talking to you. Second worst is when everyone IS talking to you, but it’s because they want to know what you’re ready to get rid of rather than what you’re ready to obtain. In an acquisitive world, selling always sucks. Still, the Sonny Gray rumors – “He’s a Yankee!” “No, what, maybe not.” “Uh-oh, why is Atlanta interested?” – have at least allowed A’s fans to be interested in the final few hours of this deadline. And even if he passes through the 1 p.m. PT deadline without being moved, he will remain a jewel for folks who like talking about who’s talking Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 1:57:pm EST

OAKLAND — Even when buried in the American League West standings, the A’s remain one of the majors’ most intriguing stories this time of year. Multiple reports surfaced Saturday that the Yankees had emerged as the front runners to acquire Oakland starter Sonny Gray, with the New York Post suggesting a deal could materialize by Sunday. That doesn’t mean the A’s aren’t talking to other clubs about the prized right-hander, who is resembling his All-Star form of 2015 and comes with two years of team control beyond this year, making him the most talked-about trade chip in the majors as Monday’s 1 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline draws near. But the Yankees clearly are the front-runners. Before Saturday Continue to Article

July 30, 2017 2:32:am EST

LOS ANGELES — There’s an oft-used baseball saying when a rookie pitcher comes up and dominates a team: “Wait until they see him a few times.” The Dodgers have seen Ty Blach five times over the past two seasons. They still haven’t figured him out. Blach escaped early trouble Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium and got through seven solid innings. The Giants lost 2-1, but this one wasn’t on the starting pitcher. For a team grasping for positives, Blach has provided plenty, and as the Giants plan for the future they can take some comfort in the fact that Blach has shown the ability to adjust and continue to keep tough lineups off-balance. “If you’re a pitcher that can command the ball, which Continue to Article

July 29, 2017 7:45:pm EST

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