BOSTON -- Pinch-hitter Jeff Bailey tripled and scored on Mark Kotsay's double to break an eighth-inning tie on Wednesday night, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians. One game after the Red Sox clinched a playoff berth

LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers activated shortstop Rafael Furcal from the 60-day disabled list Wednesday night, making room on their 40-man roster by placing right-hander Brad Penny on the 60-day DL. The move means the team's opening-day starter won't be

A.J. Burnett delivers a pitch in the third inning of Wednesday's game against the Yankees, possibly his last as a Jay. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) Bobby Abreu's 10th-inning grand slam off reliever Jesse Carlson gave the New York Yankees a 6-2 win in

Red Sox clinch playoff spot The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs, thanks to a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night that clinched at least a wild-card berth. The Red Sox moved 6 1/2 games ahead of the New

Arizona State University has landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball newspaper's annual evaluation of NCAA Division I baseball recruiting classes. Collegiate Baseball has ranked recruiting classes for 26

New York Yankees lefthanded hurler Andy Pettitte has thrown his last pitch in 2008 - and maybe in his career, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. The newspaper reported that Pettitte had been nursing a nagging shoulder injury for nearly two

Bobby Abreu's 10th-inning grand slam off reliever Jesse Carlson gave the New York Yankees a 6-2 win in Toronto on Wednesday night, ruining a brilliant effort by A.J. Burnett in what may have been his final start as a Blue Jay. Burnett, who can opt out

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Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella comes out to argue with home plate umpire Ed Rapuano after Jim Edmonds was ejected during the 11th inning of the Cubs' baseball game game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Thursday, Sept. 18,

Johan Santana's fifth-inning broken-bat infield single sails past Chicago Cubs shortstop Ronny Cedeno after it ricocheted off the broken bat, as New York Mets' Nick Evans reaches second in the Mets' 6-2 victory in a baseball game at Shea Stadium in New