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Bryce Harper is still a member of the Washington Nationals, with the two-time defending NL East champions hoping he can lead them on another playoff run after a season-long funk. Washington opted not to trade Harper, who'll be a free agent after the season, after listening to offers for him. The Nationals didn't do much else, either, before Tuesday's trade deadline, shipping out a relief pitcher but otherwise standing pat as the two teams ahead of them in the division - Atlanta and Philadelphia - made moves to upgrade their rosters. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 10:11:pm EST

Francisco Cervelli hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco added a solo shot for the winning margin Tuesday as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the visiting Chicago Cubs 5-4. David Freese added two RBI doubles for the Pirates, who have won three of four games and 14 of 17. Javy Baez belted a three-run homer and finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle for the Cubs, who have lost three of four. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 9:57:pm EST

The surging Pittsburgh Pirates are intent on making a run at a playoff spot. The Pirates bolstered the front end of their rotation at the non-waiver deadline on Tuesday, adding Tampa Bay's Chris Archer while sending the Rays a couple of coveted prospects in outfielder Austin Meadows and pitcher Tyler Glasnow and a player to be named. Archer, a two-time All-Star, is 3-5 with a 4.31 ERA in 17 starts this season for the Rays. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 6:26:pm EST

Just before the trade deadline in 2003, my phone rang at my apartment in Dallas. Just a half a year earlier, I had exercised my free agent option to leave the nest of the Philadelphia Phillies to pursue the best chance I had to remain a starter. Philly was my college town, the Phillies were the team of my childhood love, and it was also the organization that had given me the chance to be an everyday player. Continue to Article

July 31, 2018 4:32:pm EST

The Washington Nationals have traded reliever Brandon Kintzler to the Chicago Cubs, exactly a year after the right-hander moved in another deadline deal. The NL Central-leading Cubs sent minor league pitcher Jhon Romero in the trade announced less than an hour before Tuesday's deadline. Kintzler, who turns 34 on Wednesday, was 1-2 with two saves and a 3.59 ERA in 45 games this season. Continue to Article

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