Morning Dump

With nearly two months remaining in the regular season, Clayton Kershaw matched his single-season career high in wins Monday with a 6-2, complete-game victory over the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.

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The Texas Rangers took a huge step to fortify their bullpen on Saturday when they traded for Koji Uehara(notes) from the Baltimore Orioles. Some thought the Rangers would be done, but there was still hope that they could bring one more bullpen arm to the club. They had been linked most often with the San Diego Padres and Heath Bell(notes), however most clubs were most interested in setup man Mike Adams(notes).

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Any remaining team that was thinking that maybe it might be able to lure 33-year-old closer Heath Bell(notes) away from the San Diego Padres this offseason when he becomes a free agent was likely finally scared off Monday.

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