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Joba Chamberlain walked off the mound in the fourth inning, his head down. After another shaky start, his spot on the New York Yankees' playoff roster could be in jeopardy. Chamberlain lasted just 3 2-3 innings and was booed by fans at Yankee Stadium during the Kansas City Royals' 4-3 victory Wednesday night, which stopped [...]

Roy Halladay keeps showing the Blue Jays what they'll be missing if they trade him. The big name on the market at the non-waiver deadline two months ago, Halladay wrapped up his season — and perhaps his tenure with Toronto — by throwing a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout in a 12-0 win over [...]

Ricky Nolasco struck out nine straight Atlanta Braves and finished with 16 strikeouts — the most by a major league pitcher in more than two years — and the Florida Marlins held on for a 5-4 victory Wednesday night. Trying to make a late push for the NL wild card, the Braves rallied for two [...]

The Baltimore Orioles are going through their toughest stretch in decades. James Shields carried a shutout into the eighth inning, Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays extended the Orioles' losing streak to 13 games with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night. Baltimore can tie the second-longest skid in franchise history [...]

The Yankees ended the first regular season at their new $1.5 billion ballpark the same way they began — with a loss. Joba Chamberlain lasted just 3 2-3 innings in his final tuneup for the postseason and was booed by fans at Yankee Stadium when he walked off Wednesday night during the Kansas City Royals' [...]

Magglio Ordonez hit a three-run double and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 7-2 on Wednesday night to move closer to the AL Central title. Eddie Bonine pitched five effective innings after getting off to a rough start for Detroit, which increased its lead to three games over the Twins. The Tigers can clinch [...]

Now, the Philadelphia Phillies can rest and prepare to defend their World Series title. Kyle Kendrick pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez and the Phillies beat the Houston Astros 10-3 Wednesday night to clinch their third straight NL East crown. Raul Ibanez hit his career-high 34th homer and Jimmy Rollins had a [...]

Laynce Nix hit a grand slam off John Smoltz, Bronson Arroyo pitched into the ninth inning and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Wednesday night. Arroyo allowed one run and four hits in 8 1-3 innings, falling just short of his fourth complete game of the season. The right-hander improved to [...]

Roy Halladay pitched a three-hitter for his second consecutive shutout and the Toronto Blue Jays sent the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight loss, 12-0 on Wednesday night. The Red Sox started only two regulars after clinching the AL wild card late Tuesday night. They were hitless until Joey Gathright's clean single to left [...]

Florida Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco struck out nine consecutive batters against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night, one short of the major league record. The streak ended with a leadoff double by Adam LaRoche in the sixth inning. Nolasco fanned 12 through five innings, retiring 14 of his first 15 batters.