Baseball-Dodgers acquire Scherzer and Turner, Giants nab Bryant

[ASFN Admin]

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired three-time Cy Young best pitcher winner Max Scherzer and 2021 All-Star infielder Trea Turner while division rivals the San Francisco Giants nabbed slugger Kris Bryant ahead of MLB's trade deadline on Friday. Hard-throwing right hander Scherzer is 8-4 with a 2.76 earned run average (ERA) in 19 games this season while Turner is hitting .322 with 18 home runs and 49 runs batted in (RBIs). Both players join the defending champions from the Washington Nationals in return for prospects.

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