AL Roundup: A look at Saturday’s games (The Canadian Press)

After another day of dealing, the Cleveland Indians pulled out a win, too.

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Westbrook, Ludwick, Lilly, Wood move, Berkman goes (AP)

Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox. Octavio Dotel, Rick Ankiel, Kyle Farnsworth, Chad Qualls and Ryan Theriot also joined the playoff chase and Ryan Church highlighted a five-player...

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Cano’s ninth-inning homer lifts Yankees over Rays (AP)

Alex Rodriguez is stuck in neutral in his quest for 600 career homers, yet the New York Yankees keep rolling along. Robinson Cano's 21st home run of the season snapped a ninth-inning tie Saturday night, giving the AL East leaders a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. "That was a huge win for us.

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Cano’s ninth-inning HR lifts Yanks over Rays (The Canadian Press)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Robinson Cano's 21st home run of the season snapped a ninth-inning tie and enabled the New York Yankees to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 and hang on to first place in the AL East on Saturday night.

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Westbrook, Ludwick, Lilly, Wood on move (The Canadian Press)

Former all-stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.

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Yankees trade for slugger Berkman, reliever Wood (AP)

Lance Berkman is ready for the expectations that go with wearing the pinstripes. The New York Yankees sent reliever Mark Melancon and minor league infielder Jimmy Paredes to Houston on Saturday for the five-time All-Star first baseman, who will become the Yankees' designated hitter. Houston will pay $4 million as part of the deal.

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The 10 most notable makeovers of baseball’s swapping season (Yahoo! Sports)

There was a flurry of activity leading up to Saturday afternoon's trading deadline and each move was...

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Blue Jays all talk, no action at deadline (The Canadian Press)

TORONTO - A key tenet of Alex Anthopoulos's approach in running the Toronto Blue Jays is creating options for himself, and it's because nothing was forcing his hand that he stood pat as Saturday's non-waiver trade deadline came and went.

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Winners and Losers: Rangers improve most (Yahoo! Sports)

The stunning acquisition of Cliff Lee and several strong complementary pieces makes Texas a winner.

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Yankees acquire Kerry Wood from Indians (AP)

The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Kerry Wood from the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, the third deal in less than 24 hours for the World Series champions as they beefed up for the stretch run. Wood, a hard-throwing, 33-year-old righty, gives the Yankees another setup option alongside Joba Chamberlain for closer Mariano Rivera.

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