The Pittsburgh Pirates have acquired Justin Morneau from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for outfielder Alex Presley and a player to be named later.

Pittsburgh entered Saturday tied with the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the National League Central.

Morneau, who is in the final year of his contract and has spent his entire 11-year career with the Twins, is hitting .259/.315/.426 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI.

Josh Willingham is glad the Minnesota Twins decided to pull him back off waivers without trading him.

The Twins were unable to work out a deal with the Baltimore Orioles before Friday's deadline.

Willingham will now remain with Minnesota through at least the end of this season. He is under contract for 2014 at $7 million.

"I'm just glad it's over," he said. "Now I know where I'm going to be."

Willingham said he knew a trade wasn't completed when he didn't hear anything from the Twins or his agent on Friday.

"I'm comfortable here so I'd like to stay here," Willingham said. " The bottom line is I didn't have any control so I didn't worry myself with it."

The Philadelphia Phillies didn't place Cliff Lee on revocable trade waivers this week, according to sources.

He can not be traded in time to become eligible for a postseason roster.

The Phillies demonstrated prior to the July 31 deadline that they had little interest in trading Lee, who was placed on waivers and claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers last summer. Philadelphia ended up pulling him back.

The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired John Axford from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later.

Axford is expected to join his new team on Friday night when they begin an important series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

"John is a reliever that offers experience as both a setup man and closer," John Mozeliak said. "He's also a pitcher who brings familiarity with the N.L. Central, pennant race baseball and the postseason."

Axford is 6-7 this season with a 4.45 ERA.

The Baltimore Orioles have acquired Michael Morse from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for minor league outfielder Xavier Avery.

The Orioles claimed Morse on trade waivers on Wednesday. He will be a free agent after the season and Baltimore will pick up the remaining $1.25 million on his contract.

Morse is hitting .226/.283/.410 with 13 home runs and 27 RBIs this season.

The San Diego Padres pulled Chase Headley off waivers after he was claimed, according to sources.

Headley will now remain with the Padres through the remainder of the season.

The team is expected to try to sign Headley to a multiyear contract this winter. San Diego could field trade offers if they aren't able to extend his deal.

The Baltimore Orioles remain engaged in talks to add a hitter for the stretch run.

The Orioles claimed Michael Morse and Josh Willingham on waivers and are in discussions with the Seattle Mariners and Minnesota Twins, respectively, according to sources.

The Milwaukee Brewers are working to deal one of their relievers.

The deadline for teams to acquire players that will be eligible for postseason rosters is Saturday.

The Indians and D-Backs have agreed to a deal to send outfielder Jason Kubel to Cleveland in exchange for a Minor Leaguer and cash, a source said on Thursday night.

It is not known which Minor Leaguer is involved in the deal, which is expected to be announced Friday.

Right-handed pitcher Edinson Volquez has agreed to a major league deal with the Dodgers pending a physical, according to reports by Fox Sports and the Los Angeles Times.