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A look at Tuesday’s trade-deadline deals

RED SOX-RANGERS

Boston gets: RHP Eric Gagne (2-0, 16 saves, 2.16 ERA). The 31-year-old righty and former NL Cy Young winner will serve as the setup man for Jonathan Papelbon.

Texas gets: LHP Kason Gabbard (4-0, 3.73), minor league OFs David Murphy and Engel Beltre and cash.

BRAVES-RANGERS

Atlanta gets: 1B Mark Teixeira (.297, 13 HRs, 49 RBI) and LHP Ron Mahay (2-0, 1 save, 2.77 ERA). At 27, Teixeira is a switch-hitter who once hit 43 home runs. Mahay gives the Braves their only lefty reliever.

Texas gets: C-1B Jarrod Saltalamacchia (.284, 4 HRs, 12 RBI) and four minor leaguers - SS Elvis Andrus, LHP Matt Harrison, LHP Beau Jones and RHP Neftali Perez. Saltalamacchia, who will soon start for Texas, and Andrus were Atlanta’s top two rated prospects before the season.

PADRES-ASTROS:

San Diego gets: 3B Morgan Ensberg (.232, 8 HRs, 31 RBI) and cash. An All-Star in 2005, he injured his right shoulder in June 2006 and never regained his form.

Houston gets: A player to be named or cash.

BRAVES-ROYALS:

Atlanta gets: RHP Octavio Dotel (2-1, 11 saves in 14 chances, 3.91). Limited for two years by an elbow injury, he bounced back this season as Kansas City’s closer. He joins a talented bullpen to set up Bob Wickman.

Kansas City gets: RHP Kyle Davies (4-8, 5.76). He spent most of the season in Atlanta’s rotation but was demoted to the minors this month. He’ll start for the Royals.

DODGERS-YANKEES:

Los Angeles gets: RHP Scott Proctor (2-5, 3.81). A main man in Joe Torre’s bullpen, he pitched 52 times this year after making an AL-high 83 appearances last season.

New York gets: INF Wilson Betemit (.231, 10 HRs, 26 RBI). He played mostly 3B, but has spent time at SS and 2B.

PADRES-BRAVES:

San Diego gets: LHP Wilfredo Ledezma (3-1, 4.79 ERA with Detroit; 0-2, 7.71 ERA with Atlanta) and minor league LHP Will Startup. Ledezma helped the Tigers reach the World Series last year.

Atlanta gets: LHP Royce Ring (1-0, 3.60 ERA). A hard thrower, he split time between the majors and minors.

PADRES-WHITE SOX:

San Diego gets: OF-INF Rob Mackowiak (.278, 6 HRs, 36 RBI). A valuable player off the bench, he spent the first five years of his career in the NL with Pittsburgh.

Chicago gets: Minor league RHP Jon Link. The 23-year-old was 2-1 with 13 saves and a 3.07 ERA for Class A Lake Elsinore.

PIRATES-GIANTS:

Pittsburgh gets: RHP Matt Morris (7-7, 4.35 ERA). A 22-game winner for St. Louis in 2002, the Pirates hope he provides a veteran presence for their young staff. They’ll pay the rest of his $10 million contract this year, give him $9.5 million next and a $2 million bonus.

San Francisco gets: CF Rajai Davis (.271, 2 RBI) and a player to be named. Promoted from the minors last month, Davis, 26, saw limited time.

PHILLIES-MARINERS:

Philadelphia gets: RHP Julio Mateo (1-0, 3.75 ERA). An effective reliever for several seasons, he hasn’t pitched in the majors since being arrested in early May .

Seattle gets: Minor league INF Jesus Merchan. He was hitting .330 with seven homers and 44 RBI for Double-A Reading.

CARDINALS-RED SOX:

St. Louis gets: RHP Joel Pineiro (1-1, 5.03 ERA) and cash. A starter for most of the last six years, he pitched 31 times in relief this season.

Boston gets: A player to be named.

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