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Edwin Jackson is headed to Chicago, but will he stay there? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:50 PDT
Here's what we know at this hour: The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to ship Edwin Jackson to the Chicago...

White Sox land Jackson from Diamondbacks (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:00 PDT
D'backs starter Edwin Jackson was traded Friday to the White Sox, who gave up top pitching prospect Daniel Hudson.

Is Bryce Harper using Facebook for contract leverage? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:12:40 PDT
There has been no confirmation from Camp Boras that this Bryce Harper Facebook page is real, but I will say...

Twins fans are the opposite of psyched for this Matt Capps trade (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:34 PDT
It's one thing to read a roundup of trade reactions when the receiving fanbase is busy blowing up balloons...

Rays the favorite to get Dunn? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:13:32 PDT
Washington Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn, who has 24 homers this year, has been getting a lot of interest on...

Red Sox looking for relievers (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:13:02 PDT
San Diego Padres reliever Joe Thatcher has 30 strikeouts this year in 21.2 innings of work and an ERA of 1.66.

White Sox adding Diamondbacks' Edwin Jackson? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:56:45 PDT
The Chicago White Sox may be leading the American League Central but the team isn't planning to stand pat at...

Nationals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:54 PDT

Six weeks after the Nationals brought Stephen Strasburg to the major leagues, they had to do what they'd hoped to avoid by taking such a cautious route with him: They put him on the disabled list.

Strasburg, who was scratched from his start Tuesday with shoulder inflammation, is only expected to be out for 15 days, as the team gives its prized rookie time to rest his shoulder. He will travel with the team on its upcoming trip to the West Coast and could come back Aug. 6, when he was scheduled to pitch against the Dodgers, but manager Jim Riggleman said it's likely the Nationals will wait a few days after that.

Riggleman also said that if Strasburg is feeling any pain the rest of the season, he won't pitch.

Twins acquire closer Capps from Nationals (PA SportsTicker)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:53:01 PDT
By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Baseball Writer

NL Roundup: A look at Thursday's games (The Canadian Press)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:55:25 PDT
The Philadelphia Phillies were already looking like a threat at winning a fourth straight NL East title by stringing together a long winning streak.

Oswalt traded to Phillies; Tejada, Cantu also move (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:16:27 PDT
Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too. The trade wheel of fortune kept spinning Thursday with veterans-for-prospects deals that typically dot the stretch run. More swaps were expected before Saturday's 4 p.m.

Oswalt traded to Phils; Tejada, Cantu also move (The Canadian Press)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:36:16 PDT

Roy Oswalt granted his own wish: He's now part of a pennant race. Miguel Tejada, Jorge Cantu and Matt Capps joined the mix, too.

NL Capsules (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:39:31 PDT
Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout since a no-hitter in September 2006, and Jorge Cantu played his final game for Florida in the Marlins' 5-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. Sanchez (8-6) retired his first 13 batters and matched a career-high with eight strikeouts.

El Duque makes debut in minors for GCL Nationals (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:43:21 PDT
Former major leaguer Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez has made his minor league debut for the Washington Nationals' team in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League. The 44-year-old Hernandez gave up one run and two hits in one inning for the GCL Nationals in their 3-2 victory over the Marlins' affiliate Thursday.

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Olsen comes off DL, leads Nats over Braves 5-3 (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:07:24 PDT
Chipper Jones can think of one thing that might stem the struggles his Braves are going through at the moment. "Get us back to Atlanta. Please. At some point soon," Jones said. "The road has been our nemesis all year. We haven't swung the bat or we haven't pitched. That trend continues." Sorry, Chipper: Your team's current road trip lasts another three games, with...

Miss Iowa to throw out first pitch at Nats game (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:46:13 PDT
Here's guessing the real Miss Iowa will not be booed when she takes the mound at Nationals Park. Pageant winner Katherine Connors accepted an invitation to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Washington's home game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night, a few days after Nationals pitcher Miguel Batista made reference to Miss Iowa as part of a self-effacing joke.

Nationals RHP Strasburg heads to 15-day DL (The Canadian Press)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:35:07 PDT

WASHINGTON - Rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg went on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with inflammation in his throwing shoulder, the latest indication of how careful the Washington Nationals are being with their prized pitcher.

Strasburg to DL with stiff shoulder; everyone has opinion about it (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:30:09 PDT
It's premature to plan a state funeral for Stephen Strasbug's career, of course — it's only...

Batista sends Miss Iowa flowers after quote misses the mark (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:56:01 PDT
Miguel Batista doesn't want the last word in his short media back-and-forth with the beautiful Katherine...

Heyward, Hudson lead Braves past Nationals 3-1 (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:23:56 PDT
When Braves rookie Jason Heyward swiped home on the front end of a double steal with Brian McCann in the first inning of a 3-1 victory over the Nationals on Wednesday night, the event was so rare, so made-up-on-the-spot, no one involved quite knew what to make of it. "You're not going to see a lot of it," Heyward said.

Strasburg first felt tightness 'couple days ago' (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:54 PDT
Most of his teammates already were out on the field for batting practice when Stephen Strasburg wandered into the home clubhouse at Nationals Park on Wednesday. Shut down for at least two days -- and perhaps three or four -- because of a stiff pitching shoulder, Strasburg did not need to hurry to put on his uniform.

Nationals' Batista subs for Strasburg, pitches a beauty (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:30:19 PDT
Right-hander Miguel Batista came up big for the Washington Nationals, tossing five shutout innings as a...