San Francisco Giants Wiretap

Red Sox Get Saltalamacchia From Texas, Send Ramirez To SF

The Red Sox have acquired catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia from the Rangers for two minor leaguers, a player to be named and cash, according to an Associated Press report.

In other moves, the Red Sox sent reliever Ramon Ramirez to the Giants for pitching prospect Daniel Turpen.

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Giants Trade Martinez, Bowker To Pirates For Lopez

The Giants have acquired Javier Lopez from the Pirates, getting the left-handed reliever they were looking for at the trade deadline.

The Giants are sending right-hander Joe Martinez and outfielder John Bowker to the Pirates.

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Posey Ends Streak At 21, One Shy Of McCovey

Anibal Sanchez pitched a one-hit, complete game shutout against the Giants on Thursday.

Buster Posey had his hitting streak snapped at 21 games, one shy of tying Hall of Famer Willie McCovey's San Francisco rookie record, set in 1959.

Pablo Sandoval recorded San Francisco's only hit.

"I had fun with it," Posey said. "It would have been something cool to have. But at the same time, I know who Willie McCovey is -- I didn't know he had the Giants rookie record hitting streak. ... I guess in a way it's kind of nice the attention will go back to (the team and winning) instead of the streak. After my first at-bat I tried to slow down a bit and be more patient because he was throwing so much offspeed stuff."

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