The Los Angeles Dodgers' 2016 season is riding on Clayton Kershaw's back.

Literally.

As one of Major League Baseball's best left-handed relievers over the past two seasons, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Will Smith has come up in trade discussions ahead of the deadline.

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Report: Giants Expressing Interest in Smith

Wednesday, July 20

According to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick, Smith is one of several bullpen arms the San Francisco Giants are scouting.

Welcome to the third edition of Bleacher Report's MLB rivalry series.

In the weeks to come, we'll be highlighting some of the biggest head-to-head rivalries in our national pastime and shining light on the past, present and future of those matchups.

Fact: Albert Pujols had his fourth career game with at least six RBI on Tuesday night, and his first with the Los Angeles Angels. 

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Koji Uehara suffered an apparent pectoral injury Tuesday night during the club's game against the San Francisco Giants. 

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Making just the 43rd appearance and 42nd start of his young MLB career, New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard recorded his 300th career strikeout during Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, becoming the third-fastest active pitcher (in terms of games played) to reach the 300-K plateau, per ESPN Stats &

With the Colorado Rockies falling out of the postseason race, the team is likely to become sellers before the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline, with Charlie Blackmon a prime candidate to be moved.

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Nationals Reportedly Targeting Blackmon

Tuesday, July 19

The Washington Nationals are reportedly "showing interest" in Blackmon before the trade deadline, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. 

Despite struggling through arguably the worst season of his career, San Diego Padres starting pitcher Andrew Cashner is reportedly generating leaguewide interest ahead of the Aug. 1 non-waiver trade deadline.

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The MLB just got interesting. 

Not that it wasn't before, but things really kick up now with the All-Star break in the rear view, a summer of trades and teams jockeying for postseason position right down the road.

While a notable team like the New York Yankees might be close to getting off on an exit along the way, it could throw them right into the land of major trades with sellers looking to dump talent and contenders looking to gobble it up.

Fact: Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez struck out 14 batters against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. He is the first pitcher this season to have multiple games with at least 14 strikeouts.

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