Tyler Greene entered the Cardinals' 2-1 win on Sunday in the ninth inning and promptly stole second, then took third on a throwing error. His effort was crucial to the Redbirds' winning effort.

After R.A. Dickey had his no-hit bid broken up in the seventh, David Wright put the Mets ahead to stay with an RBI double in the eighth inning of a 2-1 win over the Phillies in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader.

Walks marred Brandon Beachy's final regular-season outing Saturday and the Braves' offense sputtered in a 4-1 loss to the Nationals. Atlanta fell to two games ahead of St. Louis in the NL Wild Card standings, its magic number at three with four games to play.

A wild pitch scored pinch-runner Adron Chambers as the Cardinals pulled out a stunning and desperately-needed 2-1 win against the Cubs at Busch Stadium.

While they don't know who they're playing yet, the Rangers will start C.J. Wilson in Game 1 when the playoffs start on Friday.

Rangers manager Ron Washington still wants to win as many games as he can, but he also wants to get his starters as much rest as possible heading into the playoffs.

Fascinating facts from Friday's games.

Right-hander Edwin Jackson realizes that Sunday's start against the Chicago Cubs could be his last in a Cardinals uniform. And he wants to make the most of it.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson had Ivan Rodriguez start behind the plate in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Braves. He went 1-for-2 with a walk in his first start since July 4 against the Cubs — and threw out two runners trying to steal second base.

Twenty years after leaving the Mets for the Dodgers, Darryl Strawberry said Saturday that current Mets shortstop Jose Reyes should not follow in his footsteps and exit via free agency.

A fatigued Tim Hudson returned to Nationals Park late Saturday morning and said he had only himself to blame for the cramping and dehydration that forced him to exit Friday night's 7-4 win over the Nationals.

The Brewers will celebrate their first division crown since 1982 with a playoff rally on Milwaukee's lakefront Summerfest grounds on Thursday, with tunes from the band Five for Fighting. The free event is from 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m. CT at the Miller Oasis.

A look at the top 10 reasons the Brewers reached the 2011 postseason with their first division championship since 1982.

They finished the previous season in their division's basement, signed a veteran bat, retooled their rotation and their bullpen with trades and free-agent signings — and went on to win the World Series.

The Braves head to Washington with their NL Wild Card lead dwindling and Stephen Strasburg waiting, but they'll have a man with a strong record against the Nationals on the mound in Tim Hudson.

Denny McLain, the 1968 American League MVP who helped lead the Tigers to the World Series title that same season, has been arrested at the Canadian border in northern Michigan on a fugitive fraud warrant, the Associated Press reported Friday.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman feigned interest in Carl Crawford last offseason in order to drive up the free agent's cost for the rival Red Sox, according to an ESPNNewYork.com report.