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CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale breaks down how players and teams fared at the MLB trade deadline. USA TODAY Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (20) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning against the New York Mets at Nationals Park.(Photo: Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports) The New York Mets were considered one of the losers of MLB’s trade deadline day.  And then they played an actual game.  The Mets were obliterated by the Nationals, 25-4, on Tuesday night in Washington. “Those guys were locked in,”…

CLOSE USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale breaks down how players and teams fared at the MLB trade deadline. USA TODAY Washington Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy (20) celebrates after hitting a three-run home run during the third inning against the New York Mets at Nationals Park.(Photo: Tommy Gilligan, USA TODAY Sports) The New York Mets were considered one of the losers of MLB’s trade deadline day.  And then they played an actual game.  The Mets were obliterated by the Nationals, 25-4, on Tuesday night in Washington. “Those guys were locked in,”…

AP Published 11:27 p.m. ET July 31, 2018 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion combined to drive in five runs and Trevor Bauer earned his 10th win as the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 6-2 on Tuesday. One day after hitting a pair of homers against the Twins, Ramirez’s bat stayed hot at Target Field. He drove in a run with a double in the third inning and added an RBI single in the fifth as part of a three-hit night. Bauer went 6 1/3 innings for…