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The Tampa Rays are now only two games behind the Boston Red Sox for the American League wild card spot after beating the Red Sox 8-5 on Sunday. The Rays take three of four in a head to head series in Boston and they have the day off today while …

The Tampa Bay Rays clobber the Boston Red Sox 9-2 Thursday in the first of a four game series between the two teams in Boston; the win moves the Rays to within three games of Boston for the American League wild card. In other AL games, Texas moves three and …

The Philadelphia Phillies become the first team in the National League to clinch a playoff spot after they beat the Houston Astros 1-0 Wednesday. Roy Halladay (18-5) picked up the complete game win for the Phillies. Clayton Kershaw won his 19th game of the year as Los Angeles beats Arizona …

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera notched his 600th career save on Tuesday as the Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 3-2 in Seattle. Rivera joins Trevor Hoffman as the only pitchers to get to 600 career saves; Hoffman is the all time leader with 601. In other baseball action, Justin …

The Washington Nationals organization must be very happy today after its ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg made a successful comeback from Tommy John surgery on Tuesday. The righthander went five shutout innings and said he felt no pain but his team could not hold the lead and Los Angeles beat the …

Cliff Lee threw a complete game five hitter to help the Philadelphia Phillies down the Atlanta Braves 9-0 Monday night. The win for Lee is his 16th of the season. In other National League action, Arizona stays hot, beating Colorado 10-7 while San Francisco keeps pace with a 7-2 win …

Normally in September baseball fans are looking forward to exciting finishes and excellent pennant races but this year, that is not the case as it looks like the playoff picture is just about in shape. In the National League, Philadelphia owns baseball’s best record despite losing 5-4 to Florida. The …

The Boston Red Sox now have a game and a half lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East after beating the Yankees 9-5 Wednesday night in Boston. Boston had three homers in the game, including one by Jacoby Ellsbury that broke a 5-5 tie to give …

The Arizona Diamondbacks won their eighth game in a row on Tuesday, beating the Colorado Rockies 9-4. The win gives Arizona a six game lead in the National League West after second place San Francisco lost 5-2 to Chicago. In other NL action, Los Angeles downs San Diego 8-5; St.Louis …

The Arizona Diamondbacks have opened up a five game lead in the National League West after winning their seventh straight game, a 5-1 win over Colorado Monday night. The second place Giants lost to Chicago 7-0 as Tim Lincecum took the loss. In other action, New York sweeps a doubleheader …