The Brewers continued to torment the Pirates, their favorite National League Central foe, on Wednesday, sealing a series victory and advancing in the Wild Card standings with a 3-1 win at PNC Park.

In Thursday’s rubber match between the Nationals and Dodgers, one team is on the verge of clinching a playoff spot, while another is fighting just to keep their hopes alive.

Commissioner Bud Selig was in New York on Wednesday to film a segment of “CenterStage,” and he spoke about a myriad of topics relating to the game.

Blue Jays infielder Omar Vizquel passed legendary slugger Babe Ruth to move into sole possession of 41st place on the all-time hits list with an eighth-inning RBI double to right field in Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Yankees.

Barry Zito is what the Giants are all about. Others wrote them off. Zito and the Giants, however, refuse to give up. They don’t look for sympathy. They are in search of success. They are finding it.

Despite a brilliant Josh Beckett outing turned sour by a blown six-run lead, the Dodgers pulled out a 7-6 win in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader thanks to Matt Kemp’s solo home run in the top of the ninth at Nationals Park.

The Nationals need one more win to clinch a playoff spot after they edged the Dodgers, 3-1, in the first game of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on Wednesday afternoon.

When MLB.com polled experts to create the 2012 All-Time Latino Team, Roberto Clemente was most often the first selection.

David Price looks to become the Majors second 19-game winner when he takes the mound opposite Clay Buchholz in Thursday night’s series finale at Tropicana Field.

The darnedest thing happened Wednesday night, the Rays started hitting — and they never stopped. Powered by a 15-hit attack, the Rays snapped their four-game losing streak as they cruised to a 13-3 win over the Red Sox before 12,708 at Tropicana Field.

Derek Jeter returned to the field for the first time in a week on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, starting at shortstop for the second leg of a day-night doubleheader against the Blue Jays. It didn’t take long for the Yankees’ captain to make history, recording his 200th hit for an eighth season.

The Orioles are expected to call up 19-year-old right-hander Dylan Bundy on Wednesday. The fourth overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft and No. 2 prospect in baseball, according to MLB.com, is expected to pitch out of the bullpen when he joins the club in Seattle.

It’s apparent that master impressionist Darrell Hammond has a strong connection to sports, and especially to baseball. He was a high school teammate of former big league catcher and current Giants manager Bruce Bochy.

The big winners in baseball on Tuesday? The Cardinals, the Brewers, the Angels and the Orioles and — most of all — Mother Nature.

Anytime right-hander Kris Medlen takes the hill, the Braves can’t help but get happy. That’s because they’ve won 20 consecutive games that Medlen has started, a streak that dates back to May 2010.

After 18 innings and nearly six hours of baseball, the Orioles came away with a 4-2 win in Seattle.

Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out.