Joe Torre believes his Dodgers can make a playoff run with their latest upgrades. The Los Angeles manager has a familiar face for the push: left-hander Ted Lilly. Lilly was traded to the Dodgers by the Chicago Cubs on Saturday along with infielder Ryan Theriot for infielder Blake DeWitt and minor league right-handers Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach.

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Roy Oswalt's debut with the Philadelphia Phillies was a dud. Maybe ex-teammate Lance Berkman will make a better first impression for the New York Yankees. On another busy day of wheeling and dealing leading up to baseball's trade deadline, the Chicago White Sox added pitcher Edwin Jackson, and the Yankees landed outfielder Austin Kearns.

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Big League Stew goes through the quad and into the gymnasium to look at some of the hottest players in baseball…

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Joba Chamberlain can’t throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza’s no-hitter.

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Teams are lining up to take Ted Lilly off the hands of the Chicago Cubs for the rest of the season.

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Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has rejected a trade to the Los Angeles Angels, saying he prefers to finish the season with his team. Lee says he "really kind of agonized over" the decision, but that he decided the best thing for himself and his family was to stay in Chicago. The 34-year-old, who has a no-trade clause, also says he plans to play beyond this season and would like to…

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Looks like Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryan Theriot could be moving to the Mile High City.

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Brett Myers has pitched so well all season that Houston Astros manager Brad Mills couldn't say if the right-hander's complete game Tuesday night was his best work of the year. Lance Berkman hit his first grand slam since 2008 to back Myers and the Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1. It is the 10th career complete game for Myers (8-6) and his first since May.

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Five no-hitters, two perfect games and another gem that was spoiled by an umpire. By now, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow and others around baseball are beginning to expect a piece of pitching history every week. "I do. I can't explain it," said Krukow, who pitched in the majors from 1976-89.

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Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva wasn't happy after losing two straight games. He never lost confidence that he could turn things around. On Monday night he got back on track, yielding five hits and one run with four strikeouts to get his 10th win of the season as the Cubs beat the Astros 5-2. Geovany Soto drove in two runs and Alfonso Soriano had two doubles and an RBI to help in the win.

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