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If the Boston Red Sox had any worries about Jon Lester, they certainly don't now. Lester showed no ill effects from his injury last week and was splendid in a final tuneup for the playoffs, pitching into the seventh inning and leading the Red Sox to a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday [...]

The Baltimore Orioles' worst stretch in two decades is over. Chris Waters allowed one run over five innings in his first start of the season and the Orioles stopped a 13-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday night. "It was like time stood still for about 15 seconds.

Cliff Lee was shaky in his playoff tuneup and the Philadelphia Phillies, one night after clinching their third consecutive NL East title, lost 5-3 to the Houston Astros on Thursday. Miguel Tejada homered to extend his hitting streak to 18 games and Lance Berkman had a two-run double for the Astros. Lee (7-4), a strong [...]

Chris Waters allowed one run over five innings in his first start of the season and the Baltimore Orioles stopped a 13-game losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday night. The skid was the longest in the majors this season and the third-worst in Orioles history. Baltimore dropped 14 consecutive games [...]

Chris Davis homered and drove in three runs, Julio Borbon triggered a six-run sixth inning with a go-ahead RBI single and the Texas Rangers beat the playoff-bound Los Angeles Angels 11-3 on Thursday night. Kevin Millwood (13-10) recorded his third complete game of the season and 20th in 375 career starts, giving up two earned [...]

Atlanta Braves outfielder Garret Anderson has gotten his 2,500th major league hit. Anderson hit a second-inning single off Washington's Garrett Mock on Thursday night to reach the milestone. He is the 89th player in major league history with 2,500 hits, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Anderson ranks fourth in among active players.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the San Francisco Giants are close to finalizing new deals for general manager Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details were still being worked out and the club hadn't made a formal announcement.

A day after he was fired, Cleveland manager Eric Wedge looked to the future and said he'd like to manage again. "I really haven't thought a great deal about it," he said Thursday before the start of the four-game series at Fenway Park. "Right now it's hard for me to think about it.

Tim Lincecum struck out seven in his final start of the season, and Andres Torres homered and hit an RBI triple and the San Francisco Giants finished their home schedule with a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Lincecum (15-7) was perfect before plunking Arizona leadoff man Chris Young starting the fourth.

It's a Rocktober redux for the Colorado Rockies, who are back in the playoffs after a one-year hiatus. Aaron Cook pitched four-hit ball over eight spectacular innings in his second start since missing a month with a sore shoulder and Garrett Atkins drove in three runs for the Rockies in a 9-2 win over the [...]