A pair of star players engulfed in trade rumors leading up to the deadline went head to head on Saturday. One clearly came out on top.
Trade talks across Major League Baseball are finally starting to heat up with five days remaining until the deadline. Two of the more prominent names in rumors around the league -- Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and Cincinnati Reds starter Johnny Cueto -- went head to head on Saturday in Denver.
There was a clear winner in the matchup.
Cueto silenced the Rockies' bats through eight scoreless innings of work, allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out five in the Reds' 5-2 victory.