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The Phillies had worked out a deal to send outfielder Ben Revere to the Angels a few weeks ago, according to a report by the Boston Globe. The trade would have sent pitcher Trevor Gott to the Phillies. 

The Angels reportedly pulled out of the deal at the last minute and tried to replace Gott with another pitching prospect, but an agreement couldn't be reached. 

Athletics right-hander Jesse Chavez allowed four runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings on Friday, resulting in his eighth loss of the season. Chavez struck out four and did not walk a batter, as the A's fell 9-5 to the Mariners.

Chavez (4-8, 3.20 ERA) got hurt by the longball on Friday. With his team up 3-0, Chavez gave up a two-run home run to Logan Morrison in the third inning. He followed that up by allowing a two-run blast to Seth Smith in the sixth, giving the Mariners the 4-3 lead. 

White Sox closer David Robertson pitched a perfect ninth inning to preserve a one-run lead over the Orioles on Friday. 

Robertson struck out the side on 12 pitches to convert his fourth save opportunity in a row. 

Athletics ambidextrous rookie reliever Pat Venditte, who has been out with a shoulder injury since mid-June, played catch at distances of up to 90 feet Wednesday and made 40 throws with each arm.

Bob Melvin told the San Francisco Chronicle that Venditte could be throwing off the mound by the All-Star break.

Rays pitcher Matt Moore was making in his first start in 14 months Tuesday against the Indians and Moore started off strong, but he could not get out of the fifth inning during the 5-4 loss.

Moore allowed one run in his first four innings, but was pulled after giving up three runs in the fifth. He finished the game allowing four runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings. He also struck out four and walked two. He received a no-decision and his ERA is now 7.71.

Before Thursday, Moore had not pitched during the 2015 season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery in 2014.

"It actually felt a little more normal," Moore said, per MLB.com. "From not only warmup, but from pitch one to [Jason] Kipnis. I feel like I was able to feel myself driving that ball down and away to him so that was nice to feel. I kind of thought there might have been more nervous body type issues, but really it felt normal."

The Rays are set to activate pitcher Matt Moore from the 60-day disabled list before Thursday's game against the Indians, according to MLB.com. 

This was expected as Moore has been slated to start this game. To make room for Moore, the Rays are will option designated hitter Marc Krauss to Triple-A Durham. 

Moore will make his 2015 debut after returning from Tommy John surgery. 

Yankees pitcher Dellin Betances recorded his seventh save of the season in Wednesday night's 3-1 win over the Angels. 

Betances entered the game in the eighth and logged 1 1/3 innings. Betances posted four outs without allowing a hit, though he did walk two batters while striking out two. Betances now has an ERA od 1.13. 

Rays pitcher Alex Colome was tagged for five earned runs in Wednesday night's 8-1 loss to the Indians. 

Colome went seven innings, allowed eight hits, walked one and struck out three batters. He's now allowed 14 earned runs over his past four games. Colome now has an ERA of 4.50 this season. 

Right-hander Trevor May took a tough-luck loss on Wednesday, as the Twins were shut down by Johnny Cueto and the Reds. May was strong in the outing, allowing just two runs (one earned) over 6 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out six, but his record dropped to 4-7.

This was a nice bounceback effort for May, who was able to get all of one out before being pulled in the first inning with six runs allowed in his last start. May's ERA shrunk to 4.37 with Wednesday's performance.

Discounting that nightmare start in his previous outing, May has allowed more than three runs just once in his last eight starts.

White Sox pitcher David Robertson recorded the final three outs during Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Cardinals to notch his 16th save of the season.

Robertson allowed two hits and struck out one during the appearance. He has now converted 16 of his 20 save chances this season.