Despite Mike Mussina?s 19th victory, a win by the Boston Red Sox officially eliminated the Yankees from playoff contention for the first time since 1993.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays moved to within sight of their first American League East title by winning both games of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles 5-2 and 7-5 on Tuesday. With the regular season in the final week, Tampa Bay

The Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland 5-4 on Tuesday night to clinch their fifth playoff berth in six years and eliminate the rival New York Yankees from post-season contention. The Red Sox scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning at Fenway Park

Wandy Rodriguez was surprised when Ty Wigginton was pegged with an error in the first inning Tuesday night, and he didnt find any solace whatsoever knowing the Cincinnati Reds beat him with two unearned runs. Michael Bourn also found himself in a

On the day news broke that Omar Minaya would be the Mets' general manager for years to come, the most important words came from another object of the Wilpons' desire. Only this guy never made it to the orange, blue and (insert Mets fans' jeers here)

the Phillies hope to commence spraying each other with liquid in celebration of a National League East crown or Wild Card title. Sure, it's fun to discuss possible playoff opponents -- Cubs, Dodgers, Brewers -- ponder the lineup or how the rotation might

Ancient history. The right-hander's resurgence in the second half of the season? In the books. The biggest start of Myers' season will unfold Wednesday night, when he takes the ball to face the Braves at . It's not just the biggest because of the

Higher on his priority list was hurling the Phillies into the postseason, and his strong effort helped the team pull closer to playoff reality. With that accomplished, Happ and catcher Lou Marson received the 2008 Paul Owens Award, presented to the

Philadelphians are familiar with what Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins have done in Septembers past and what they are doing this September as the Phils hone in on a second consecutive National League East title. But they're just two guys. 'You're going to

The New York Yankees have failed to reach Major League Baseball's play-offs for the first time since 1993. They beat Toronto 3-1 - the sixth straight game of a late-season surge - but their fate was out of their hands. The Yankees (86-71) were eliminated