To start or not to start? That’s the question facing Roy Halladay — who experienced shoulder spasms on Friday — and the Phils as the season draws to a close.

While the Dodgers fight the good fight for the last playoff berth, Jerry Hairston is home, cheering them on while rehabbing from hip surgery.

The Yankees were hoping for a boost when they acquired Ichiro Suzuki from the Mariners on July 23. The 38-year-old certainly provided just that in the past six games, providing a performance that earned him the American League Player of the Week Award on Monday.

If the Angels are to make a late charge into the postseason, they’d do it on the heels of their third season-saving run.

Jimmy Van Ostrand’s roller-coaster season finished on a smashing high, hitting his fourth home run of the World Baseball Classic qualifier to guide Canada to an 11-1 victory over Germany and a spot in the 2013 Classic.

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters and his wife, Maria, are expecting their first child any day now, and manager Buck Showalter said the tentative plan is for her labor to be induced during Thursday’s off-day.

Orioles pitcher Randy Wolf has been dealing with left elbow discomfort since the last inning of his start Saturday at Fenway Park and, after seeing team orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens, the plan is for Wolf to have an MRI on Tuesday morning.

Giancarlo Stanton, tied for second in the NL in homers despite numerous injuries, won’t dwell on what kind of power numbers he would have posted if healthy.

The Giants earned the chance to win their second World Series in three years. Here are 10 reasons for their success.

Tom Sizemore, known for playing tough guys in movies, loosened up and had some fun in the booth with MLB.com host Jeremy Brisiel for the latest edition of “Express Written Consent.”

Nationals right-hander Chien-Ming Wang will make one more regular-season start for the Nationals before his year comes to an end, according to manager Davey Johnson. The start will most likely come against the Cardinals this weekend.

In ’10, A.J. Burnett’s 5.26 ERA was the highest ever for a Yanks hurler with either 30 starts or 180 innings. Now he’s the Bucs’ first 16-game winner in 21 years.

The Nationals are in the playoffs for the first time since moving to D.C. after the 2004 season, and manager Davey Johnson’s biggest concern is the team’s health.

Cubs outfielder Brett Jackson has had coaches across the country work with him. But when asked for the one person who was key to his rise to the big leagues, he doesn’t hesitate. Jackson wouldn’t be playing Major League Baseball if not for a 22-year-old woman who died from lung cancer.

Stuck in a logjam at first base while coming up with Texas, Chris Davis has flourished with a change of scenery after the July 2011 trade that sent him to Baltimore.

When manager Buck Showalter tapped Steve Johnson for the opener of Monday’s doubleheader with the Blue Jays, Johnson came through again. The right-hander threw five shutout innings to help the Orioles to a 4-1 victory over Toronto at Camden Yards.

Heading into the final full week of the regular season prior to the half-week in early October that will serve as the precursor to the Wild Card playoffs and Division Series, do we have a clearer picture of who deserves to get top billing?