The Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers, the two teams nipping at the Red Sox for the wild card, did nothing at the trading deadline to help put them over the top, while the Sox obtained Victor Martinez. Yet, ladies and gentlemen, this is turning into a pretty heated wild-card race. (Full article: 2372 words)

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