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Box Score 7/19: The shadow of the trade deadline begins to fall over baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Felipe Rivero (73) and center fielder Andrew McCutchen (22) celebrate after defeating the Milwaukee Brewers at PNC Park on July 18, 2017.  Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Box Score 7/19: The shadow of the trade deadline begins to fall over baseball

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while trying not to get our hopes up over Pirate wins ahead of the trade deadline.

Happy birthday today to LaMarcus Aldridge, Adam Morrison, Fedor Tyutin, Rick Ankiel, Scott Walker and Vitali Klitschko. On this date in 1991 Cal Ripken Jr. became the Iron Man playing his 1500th straight game. This game was 2 hours and 17 minutes long! IMAGINE! (Actually we can imagine, we're old and remember fast games.) 

Daily brain workout

Name every tennis player with at least eight major tournament wins in our 'No one is betterer than Roger Federer' quiz

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When the game is bad, all we have are snacks 

Have a good Wednesday, everyone. Stay hungry. Especially you, Mr. Hernandez.

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