ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, July 31, 1996 TAG: 9607310066
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B4 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: BASEBALL NOTES
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND STAFF REPORTS
A day before the major-league trading deadline, playoff contenders Seattle, Montreal and Cincinnati tried to position themselves for the stretch run Tuesday, with the Reds welcoming back slugger Kevin Mitchell.
The Reds got Mitchell from the Boston Red Sox for minor-league infielder Roberto Mejia and minor-league right-hander Brad Tweedlie. Montreal and Seattle tried to bolster their rotations, with the Expos acquiring pitcher Mark Leiter from San Francisco for pitchers Tim Scott and Kirk Rueter. The Mariners acquired left-hander Jamie Moyer from the Red Sox for outfielder Darren Bragg. Cincinnati made another move, selling outfielder Eric Anthony to the Colorado Rockies.
In other baseball news:
AVALANCHE PPD.: Salem's doubleheader with the Frederick Keys in Frederick, Md., was postponed because of rain.
The Avalanche trailed 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning Tuesday night before the rains came. The suspended game will start tonight at 6:05.
The game originally scheduled for tonight has been moved to Thursday night, and the two teams also will play a doubleheader that night starting at 6:05. All four games will be seven innings.
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