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 Kazmir allowed no hits, struck out four and walked three. He threw
47 pitches, including 28 for strikes. He walked three in the second
inning but pitched a perfect third.
Kazmir is 2-3 with a 2.93 ERA this season. Last year, he made the
American League All-Star team and finished with a 15-9 record and a
3.55 ERA in his first season with the A's.
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Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper topped all vote-getters
for the National League All-Star team and four St. Louis Cardinals
players were the leaders for starting spots at their positions.
Results of early balloting were announced Wednesday, one day after
the American League fan voting was released.
The 22-year-old Harper, a two-time All-Star who has 17 home runs, 42
RBIs and a .331 batting average in 46 games this season, received
1,116,582 votes.
Matt Holliday (979,008) of the Cardinals was second and Giancarlo
Stanton of the Miami Marlins (746,926) was third among outfielders.
The three other Cardinals leading at their positions were catchers
Yadier Molina (859,520), third baseman Matt Carpenter (1,113,060)
and Jhonny Peralta (595,741).
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Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Juan Uribe said he is on the move to
the Atlanta Braves for infielder Alberto Callaspo in a deal that
includes six players.
Callaspo initially rejected the deal, but he later reportedly waived
the right to reject the trade before June 15.
The Braves announced that he was scratched from Tuesday's lineup
"due to trade talks being revisited."
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The New York Mets are planning to go with a six-man pitching
rotation through early to mid-August.
Pitching coach Dan Warthen said after right-hander Dillon Gee makes
a final rehab start on Wednesday night with Double-A Binghamton that
the Mets likely will add the extra starter -- a big change since
major league teams expanded to a five-man rotation in the mid-1970s.
Warthen told ESPN.com that the objective is to have the starting
pitchers make roughly 30 instead of the standard 33 starts during
the season to save long-term wear on their arms.
The organization views the conservative innings counts as
particularly important for right-hander Matt Harvey returning from
Tommy John surgery.
In addition, the team wants to trim innings for young right-handers
Jacob deGrom (178 2/3 innings in 2014) and Noah Syndergaard (137
innings).
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