JAL’s Take It on the Run Morning Links

 Take It on the Run REO Speedwagon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVtIgfqI6yo

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Ke’Bryan Hayes And His Developing Power

https://rumbunter.com/2018/07/02/pittsburgh-pirates-kebryan-hayes-developing-power/

6 Green Weenie

Dodgers Destroy Pirates 17-1

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/07/dodgers-destroy-pirates-17-1.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Highs and Lows: Like a Deer in Headlights

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/07/02/pittsburgh-pirates-highs-and-lows-like-a-deer-in-headlights/

8 Stamford Advocate

LEADING OFF: Will July be a hit or miss for MLB batters?

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/sports/article/LEADING-OFF-Will-July-be-a-hit-or-miss-for-MLB-13042156.php

9 National Review</b>

Donald Hall and the Nature of Time in Baseball Country

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/donald-hall-and-the-nature-of-time-in-baseball-country-2/

10 LA Times

Matt Kemp's five-hit, four-RBI effort leads Dodgers to 17-1 demolition of Pirates

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-pirates-20180702-story.html

11 SB Nation

Cardinals executive says Dexter Fowler ‘not playing at the level we had hoped’

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/7/2/17528728/cardinals-executive-dexter-fowler-effort-level-paternity-leave

12 CBS Sports

> MLB Monday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: AL's best and NL's best meet in the Bronx

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-monday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-als-best-and-nls-best-meet-in-the-bronx/

13 Fangraphs

Did Jon Gray Deserve His Demotion to the Minors?

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/did-jon-gray-deserve-his-demotion-to-the-minors/

14 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Prospectus Feature: Displacement (Part 1)

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/41021/prospectus-feature-displacement-part-1/

15 Blog Predictions

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40997/flu-like-symptoms-hbp-grudge-matches/

16 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380702119

Pittsburgh Pirates 40-44 at Los Angeles Dodgers 45-39  10:10 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 71°F • Clear • 0% PoP

Pirates

Ivan Nova (R)   4-5  4.02 ERA             

Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw (L)        1-4  2.84 ERA

Pirates

1. Austin Meadows (L) CF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

4. Elias Diaz (R) C

5. David Freese (R) 3B

6. Josh Bell (S) 1B

7. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Ivan Nova (R) P

Dodgers

1. Joc Pederson (L) LF

2. Max Muncy (L) 2B

3. Justin Turner (R) 3B

4. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B

5. Matt Kemp (R) RF

6. Yasmani Grandal (S) C

7. Chris Taylor (R) SS

8. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

9. Clayton Kershaw (L) P