A late single propelled the Braves to a victory over the Mets on Saturday, and Chipper Jones is hoping the win will help fuel his club as it continues its push for the Wild Card. Dillon Gee will look to help the Mets play spoiler.

Detroit, which clinched its first division championship since 1987 on Friday night, will match Justin Verlander against Oakland's Guillermo Moscoso in a decisive series finale on Sunday.

The Dodgers were eliminated from the Wild Card race Saturday on the one-year anniversary of Don Mattingly being named Los Angeles' manager.

Joe Maddon did things his way Saturday and the Rays rode their manager's unconventional bent to a 4-3 win over Boston at Fenway Park.

Near the entrance of the Reds Hall of Fame at Great American Ball Park, a large bronze likeness of Johnny Bench now stands — decked out in full catcher's gear in the pose of throwing out a runner. There could not have been a more fitting way to immortalize the greatest catcher in baseball history during Johnny Bench Night.

Gio Gonzalez pitched seven strong innings to win for the fifth time in six starts as the Athletics defeated the American League Central champion Tigers, 5-3, on Saturday at Oakland Coliseum.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Saturday that the results of an MRI confirmed that Cody Ross strained his right hamstring during the Giants' 9-1 win over the Rockies on Friday.

Giants closer Brian Wilson played catch Saturday, and manager Bruce Bochy said after the team's 6-5 win over the Rockies that there's "a good chance" Wilson will be activated from the disabled list Sunday.

The Red Sox and Rays played another dramatic game in their unexpectedly close race for the American League Wild Card on Saturday, and they'll come back for an intense finale with heavy repercussions Sunday. If Tampa Bay wins, it can pull within two games of Boston.

Although the Brewers' starting rotation is set through Wednesday's series finale in Chicago, manager Ron Roenicke said it's still to be determined beyond that, with left-hander Chris Narveson being the possible change.

Brewers manager Ron Roenicke has been easing Rickie Weeks back into the lineup. So when Roenicke inserted Logan Schafer as a pinch-runner for Weeks in the sixth inning on Friday, it wasn't cause for alarm. But Roenicke revealed on Saturday that he could've gone longer with Weeks had it not been for further soreness in his ankle.

The Yankees are hoping Freddy Garcia can bridge a gap to Mariano Rivera on Sunday to not only secure a series win over the Blue Jays in Toronto, but also move one step closer to the playoffs and etch their closer's name in the record books.

Mariano Rivera closed out the Yankees' 7-6 comeback win against the Jays on Saturday, giving him 601 saves and tying him with Trevor Hoffman atop the all-time list. Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson hit clutch homers to set the stage for Rivera.

Manager Eric Wedge and third baseman Chone Figgins had a long talk on Friday about whether Figgins will return this season, and an announcement from Wedge should come in the next few days.

Carlos Santana wears No. 41 in honor of one of his heroes, Victor Martinez. On Saturday afternoon, Santana launched a home run that helped the Indians to a 10-4 win over the Twins and put his name alongside Martinez's in the club's record book.

Jered Weaver is starting Sunday afternoon against the Orioles on three days rest.

There was Mariano Rivera on Saturday afternoon, standing in front of his locker at Rogers Centre and speaking publicly about No. 601, tying Trevor Hoffman for the most saves and being the unquestioned greatest closer of all time.