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Pirates acquire Mike Morse, J.A. Happ in separate trades

Also Friday, Pittsburgh acquired first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse and cash from the Dodgers for outfielder Jose Tabata.

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“We’ve been fortunate to have our starters stay healthy”, Huntington said.

The Pirates acquired Soria in a trade with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday and grabbed right-hander Joe Blanton from the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday. Burnett has given up at least five runs in each of his last three starts. The 32-year-old left-hander went 4-6 with a 4.64 ERA in 20 starts and one relief appearance for Seattle this season. He will step into Burnett’s spot in the rotation. The right-hander hit.291/.364/.345 in 44 games with Triple-A Indianapolis.

The Dodgers acquired Morse from the Miami Marlins in a three-player trade Thursday that also involved the Atlanta Braves. He’s hitting.213/.276/.313 (63 OPS+) with four home runs in 53 games this year around finger and back problems. He was called up one time previously this season and threw a scoreless inning at Philadelphia on May 14.

RHP Deolis Guerra was designated for assignment less than 24 hours after allowing six earned runs including two homers in 1 1/3 innings during Thursday’s 15-5 loss at Cincinnati.

The Dodgers did not make a significant move as baseball’s July trade deadline passed Friday at 1 p.m.

“If that’s the case, the eighth (inning) is very similar”, Soria said.

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“It’s kind of like spring training”, he said.

Michael Morse Michael Morse 33 joined the Pirates along with cash considerations in a trade that sent Jose Tabata to the Los Angeles Dodgers