The Milwaukee Brewers reacquired reliever Claudio Vargas from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. The Dodgers got minor league catcher Vinny Rottino in the trade Friday between playoff contenders. The deal was completed hours before baseball’s non-waiver 4 p.m. ET deadline.

The 31-year-old Vargas was 0-0 with a 1.64 ERA in eight games for the NL West-leading Dodgers. The right-hander was on the disabled list for nearly three months because of elbow tendinitis, and was activated July 3. Vargas went 11-6 with a 5.09 ERA for Milwaukee in 2007 and was released before the start of the 2008 season. He is expected to join the Brewers on Saturday in San Diego.
Milwaukee entered Friday tied for third in the NL Central, four games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs.

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It wasn’t the most dominating eight scoreless innings you will ever see, but Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright will surely take it.

The righty allowed eight hits and got in several jams on Tuesday night but got out of all of them, holding Los Angeles off the board as the Cardinals combined Wainwright’s performance with six runs in the sixth inning to beat the Dodgers for the second straight day, 10-0, at Busch Stadium. The win moved the Cardinals back ahead of the Chicago Cubs and into first place in the NL Central after the Cubs lost, 11-6, to the Houston Astros earlier in the night.

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The Cardinals acquired Matt Holliday from the A’s on Friday in exchange for Brett Wallace and two other Minor Leaguers, Triple-A right-hander Clayton Mortensen and Double-A outfielder Shane Peterson.

Oakland will send cash to St. Louis to help offset the remaining cost of Holliday’s contract. Holliday, 29, can be a free agent at the end of the 2009 season. His current contract pays him $13.5 million, of which approximately $6 million is still due. The move is a clear indication of a win-now philosophy for the Cardinals, who acquired Mark DeRosa from Cleveland in June. They are locked in a four- or five-way battle for the National League Central Division title, but with their second upgrade in a month, may now be considered the favorites.

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The last true franchise quarterback to wear a Kansas City Chiefs jersey is already here, sitting where important men sit: in a nearly enclosed, oversized booth, watching waitresses with pleasant smiles hum by and men in business suits strain to catch his words.

This is how far back you have to look to catch a glimpse of what Matt Cassel might become: All the way to the 1960s and Lenny The Cool, he of the Super Bowl ring, the bronzed-tan glow of the good life, the loving looks of folks who remember winning ways and the special place you get to inhabit if you earn the mantle of franchise quarterback.

Click here to read the full article – By BILL REITER of The Kansas City Star

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King Albert leads the NL in homers and RBIs and ranks second in batting average

Albert Pujols has won two MVP awards and is shooting for a third this season. He also is unanimously considered the best player in baseball, and now he has a chance to win the Triple Crown. There’s a reason no one has won the Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski accomplished the feat in 1967 and, in the National League, since Joe Medwick in 1937: It’s really hard to do, perhaps harder than ever.

Click here to read the full article – By Tim Kurkjian of ESPN.com

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The Brewers acquired second baseman Felipe Lopez from the Arizona Diamondbacks for two minor leaguers on Sunday, giving Milwaukee a much needed threat at the top of the order.

Milwaukee has been without starting second baseman Rickie Weeks after he had season-ending surgery on his wrist in May. Since then, 38-year-old veteran Craig Counsell and rookie Casey McGehee have filled in, but Lopez gives the Brewers a more consistent veteran.

“It’s exciting,” Lopez said from St. Louis. “It’s tough leaving the guys here. At the same time, I’m excited for the opportunity.”

The 29-year-old Lopez is hitting .301 with six homers, 25 RBIs and six stolen bases in 85 games in his first season with the Diamondbacks. He can become a free agent after the season.

“Felipe is an accomplished veteran player who gives us versatility at three infield positions,” Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. “He has been a very productive player at the top of the order with respect to both batting average and on-base percentage.”

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Matt Cassel, a career backup in college and in the pros, parlayed a great 2008 season into a lucrative franchise tag. Now, he’s locked himself into a deal to be the long-term quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs.

Cassel and the Chiefs worked out a six-year deal that will pay him in excess of $10 million a season, according to a source. The contract will keep Cassel with the Chiefs until 2014. The deal is for $63 million, with $28 million guaranteed, according to a source. He’s going to make $40.5 million in the first three years of his contract.

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Prince Fielder beat the hometown boppers on their own turf.

With Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard eliminated early, Fielder won baseball’s Home Run Derby on Monday night with a steady power display that included a jaw-dropping drive estimated at 503 feet. The Milwaukee Brewers’ first baseman outslugged Texas outfielder Nelson Cruz 6-5 in the finals at Busch Stadium to take home a title that St. Louis fans surely hoped would go to one of their own.

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Three things are certain these days — death, taxes and Prince Fielder’s name in the starting lineup.

Barring a setback at this week’s Major League Baseball All-Star activities, you can bank on the fact that Fielder, who set a club record for the first half with 78 RBIs, will be back in the lineup Thursday, when the Brewers resume play with a four-game series in Cincinnati. Manager Ken Macha said Fielder could play all 162 games this season if he stays healthy.

Click here to read the full article – By Adam McCalvy of MLB.com

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