The A’s and Braves are sitting on a magic number of one, with Oakland and Atlanta needing to wait one more day to clinch division titles.

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw struck out 10 Padres over seven scoreless innings and was supported by two-run homers from Yasiel Puig and A.J. Ellis, picking up his 15th win on Saturday night in San Diego.

The 2013 season did not go the way Trevor Cahill wanted, but the D-backs right-hander is certainly finishing it on a strong note. In his second-to-last start of the year, the right-hander allowed just one earned run over 5 2/3 innings as the D-backs beat the Rockies, 7-2, on Saturday night at Coors Field.

Behind another blast from Matt Adams, a strong start from the suddenly rejuvenated Lance Lynn and a flurry of late offensive support, the Cardinals inched closer to locking down their invitation to October.

Miguel Cabrera was forced out of Saturday night’s dramatic Tigers victory because of soreness in his groin. The severity of the injury to the American League batting leader will be determined Sunday morning.

Right-hander Clay Buchholz took another step toward full recovery from a bursa sac injury with six solid innings, but the Red Sox dropped a 4-2 decision to the Blue Jays on Saturday night.

Southpaw Mark Buehrle fired six strong innings with five strikeouts and Adam Lind keyed a three-run fourth that carried the Blue Jays to a 4-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday night.

The Bucs squared their series with the Reds on Saturday night, following Friday’s nightmarish 10-inning loss with a 4-2 win that featured an opportunistic offense and the tenacious pitching of A.J. Burnett and Jason Grilli, from start to close.

David Wright and Daniel Murphy both homered and Dillon Gee earned the ‘W’ in the Mets’ rain-shortened 5-4 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night.

There are valid reasons why the Cardinals can approach an uncertain situation in their closer role with optimism. First, St. Louis has changed closers late in the season before, and the club has won two World Series. Not that this makes the Cards’ closer situation any less stressful, but there’s precedent on their side.

The Royals’ Playoff Express encountered a detour on Saturday night. The Texas Rangers threw up a 3-0 barricade, manned in large part by right-hander Matt Garza, to the disappointment of a hometown crowd of 36,575, a sellout at Kauffman Stadium.

The Reds’ recent momentum was stopped cold Saturday night by the curveball of the other team’s pitcher — Pirates starter A.J. Burnett. The right-hander had 12 strikeouts, including his 200th of the season, over seven innings. But he was also given help from Cincinnati’s self-inflicted mistakes that combined to bring a 4-2 loss vs. Pittsburgh at PNC Park.

The Braves received the stellar start they needed from Kris Medlen. But their once-rock-solid bullpen forced them to wait a little longer to celebrate clinching the National League East in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs came from behind again on Saturday, this time finishing the job and delaying a National League East title for Atlanta in a 3-1 win at Wrigley Field.

After a rain delay of nearly four hours, Saturday night’s game between the Nationals and Marlins was postponed. The two teams will play a split doubleheader Sunday, with the first game beginning at 1:35 p.m., and the second game starting at 7:05 p.m.

After moving into the second American League Wild Card position on Friday, the Indians maintained their grasp of that precious seat on Saturday. For the third day in a row, Cleveland took care of the visiting Astros, winning a 4-1 game in front of a home crowd that’s growing more excited by the prospect of postseason baseball with each new day. Scott Kazmir struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings.

The A’s beat the Twins, 9-1, on Saturday at O.co Coliseum. Oakland’s magic number to clinch the AL West is one.