The Rockies haven’t shut down Carlos Gonzalez from hitting for the remainder of the season, but they are perilously close to doing so with about a week to go.

It took all of two pitches for Denard Span to extend his career-best hitting streak to 25 games Saturday night against the Phillies. Span laced a single to center field in his first at-bat.

The A’s didn’t beat up on Yu Darvish in the same way they’re accustomed to. But they did just enough damage to deliver him yet another loss and expand their lead in the American League West. Darvish was good, but Bartolo Colon was even better — maybe the best he’s been all year — as Oakland assured itself of a series win with a 1-0 victory over Texas on Saturday afternoon.

After missing his scheduled start Friday night with right forearm tightness, Stephen Strasburg did not throw before Saturday’s game against the Phillies.

Jon Lester held the Yankees to one run on three hits over eight innings while Boston’s offense had five players record an RBI in a 5-1 victory at Fenway Park on Saturday.

Mariners ace Felix Hernandez will throw a bullpen session on Monday in Detroit, after which the club will determine if he’ll return to the rotation as early as Wednesday against the Tigers.

Alfonso Soriano was a late scratch from the Yankees’ lineup with a sprained right thumb, the team announced Saturday.

The Pirates announced on Saturday that they’ve elected to shut down Wandy Rodriguez for the remainder of the season as a result of the left-hander’s ongoing pain in his pitching arm.

On Sept. 15, 2008, Mariano Rivera passed the pitcher standing in his way of second place on the all-time saves list in Major League history, earning career save No. 479 and passing Lee Smith for sole possession for second place.

Still determined to return to the Mets before the end of this season, third baseman David Wright could realize that goal as soon as Tuesday.

The A’s will be without Brett Anderson for at least a day or two, but they’re hoping back spasms don’t keep the lefty out much longer than that.

Adrian Gonzalez delivered the Dodgers’ second walk-off in three days to beat the Giants, 3-2, on Thursday night at a sold out Dodger Stadium. Gonzalez singled up the middle to score Carl Crawford in the 10th to give the Dodgers their eighth walk-off of the season. Los Angeles reduced its magic number to win the National League West to five.

Facing the Giants for the first time since he signed with the Dodgers, Brian Wilson earned the win Thursday night in relief.

A wild throw and a wild pitch allowed recently acquired Brendan Ryan to race around the basepaths with the deciding run in ninth inning, helping the Yankees stun the Orioles, 6-5, on Thursday night at Camden Yards.

Heading into a crucial weekend of games, the American League Wild Card is still very much a toss-up, and the National League Central is knotted up once again, thanks to a Pirates win and a Cardinals loss.

Ryan Raburn highlighted a four-run first inning with a three-run homer and added two more RBIs in a seven-run fifth as the Indians routed the White Sox on Thursday, 14-3, to remain 1 1/2 games behind the Rays in American League Wild Card race.

Chris Stewart was the subject of some ribbing in the Yankees’ dugout on Thursday after the veteran catcher walked back to the dugout, believing he had struck out with only two strikes in an at-bat in Thursday’s 6-5 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards.