From Last Night:

• Sale goes the distances, allows 1 R, and loses to the Royals (#KillTheWin) as Davis, Coleman, and Holland blank the Sox
• Bourn hits a leadoff HR against Darvish, no one else scores as Masterson out duels Yu
• Nova goes 7, gives up 1 R, but Archer outshines with a CGSO
• The Braves win a close one against the Cards with 2 in the 8th
• 3 Nats HR back Haren over the Mets

What I’m Watching Today:

• Rays try to stay hot behind Moore (1p Eastern)
• Cole and Fernandez hook up in Miami (1p Eastern)
• Corbin welcomes the Padres to Chase (4p Eastern)
• Miller and Medlen on ESPN (8p Eastern)

The Big Question:

• Are there going to be any deadline deals?

Despite what Heyman, Rosenthal, Olney, and Morosi are telling you there doesn’t seem to be any traffic on the trade market. We’ve had some low profile deals including Feldman and Nolasco and the Cubs did move Garza, but it doesn’t look like a flurry of deals are coming because the teams that are due to sell aren’t budging. The Jays, Royals, Phils, Angels, and Mariners are out of it but not ready to commit. Once that happens we could have some deals, but the second wild card is keeping a lot of teams in it. Peavy’s probably going to move, but now that we’re five days from the deadline I’m actually willing to talk about trades. Trade speculation is boring, but real trades are interesting and if we’re going to get a few, they’ll be coming soon. It’s important to remember that trades can only have a small impact on a team’s chances because there are only 50-55 games left after the deadline comes. You have to replace a terrible player with a great one to gain more than a win or two.