Brandon Moss Dealt to Cardinals, Giants Get Mike Leake From Reds

Brandon Moss was sorry to see close friend David Murphy traded earlier this week by the Indians. Now he's gone too. Moss was dealt Thursday to the St. Louis Cardinals, who were in the market for an outfielder after seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday re-injured his right quadriceps Wednesday.

In exchange for Moss, who was in his first season with the Indians, the Indians received minor league pitcher Rob Kamisnky, a first[round pick in 2013.

Holliday is out again with the same injury that sidelined him for 31 games earlier this season. The Cardinals will hope to get some pop from Moss, who signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract as a free agent with Cleveland during the offseason. While he did produce, 15 homers, 50 RBI in 94 games, the Indians have fallen back in the AL wild-card race and figure they would try to get something for the 31-year-old.

Leake Traded To Reds

After whiffing on Cole Hamels, the San Francisco Giants got starter Mike Leake from the Cincinnati Reds for a pair of prospects on Thursday night.

The Giants, the defending World Series champions, acquired one of the hottest pitchers in the majors in the past month. Leake, 27, has allowed only two earned runs in 30 innings in his last four starts, all victories.

He threw eight innings of four-hit ball in a 4-0 win in St. Louis on Tuesday, completing his sensational month of July. Overall, Leake is 9-5 with a 3.56 ERA in 21 starts this season.

"We've been exploring and in touch with Cincinnati about Leake since Day 1," general manager Bobby Evans said.

The Giants trail the Dodgers by a half-game in the NL West and are in line for the second wild card behind Pittsburgh. The Reds completed the deal following a 15-5 victory over the Pirates on Thursday night.

San Francisco won World Series titles in 2010, '12 and '14. The Giants thought they needed one more starter to set them up for a down-the-stretch run at another title.

They were interested in Cole Hamels, who waived his no-trade clause to consider the Giants but ultimately went to the Texas Rangers. The Giants then went after Leake, who was on their "small list" of pitchers they thought could help them, Evans said.

Tigers Trade David Price

The Detroit Tigers have traded left-hander David Price to the Toronto Blue Jays for left-handers Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd and Jairo Labourt, the teams announced Thursday.

Price is 9-4 with a 2.53 ERA this season. He will be a free agent after the season.

It is the second big deal this week for the Blue Jays, who also acquired shortstop Troy Tulowitzki from the Colorado Rockies as they make a push in the AL East. The Blue Jays -- six games back of the first-place New York Yankees after Thursday's games -- have not made the postseason since 1993.