All-Star Andre Ethier likely ended his season on Thursday, after playing through lingering knee pain dating back to last season, according to Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.

It appears unlikely that Ivan Rodriguez will start another game behind the plate this season. Nationals manager Davey Johnson said that he plans to start Wilson Ramos at catcher, with Jesus Flores serving as the backup.

Today's big leaguers resort to a hodgepodge of superstitions — as one pointed out, "We prefer to call them routines" — none of them as eccentric as some of the most infamous in history.

At this moment, eight big leaguers with 20-plus home runs already have a chance to finish the season with fewer walks than dingers — something accomplished a total of 99 previous times.

Victor Martinez has had a huge impact in the Detroit Tigers' clubhouse this season. Between his infectious smile, his unceasing love for the game and the bonds he's formed with the players, he has been a pivotal part of an obviously amiable atmosphere.

Three years ago, Double-A Frisco manager Steve Buechele was reached out to by former teammate and current club president Nolan Ryan to manage in some capacity for the organization, because Ryan felt that former fan favorite deserved a spot coaching somewhere with the Rangers.

Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling will be reunited this weekend as the D-backs celebrate the 10-year reunion of the team that beat the Yankees in a scintillating seven-game World Series.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the eighth inning to send the Blue Jays to a dramatic 11-10 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

Chris Carpenter pitched his first shutout since 2009 and his first at home since 2006 as the Cardinals beat the Brewers, 2-0, at Busch Stadium on Wednesday.

Game 139, a 3-2 walk-off victory over the Braves thanks to a pinch-hit single by Ross Gload, increased the Phillies' lead in the National League East to 10 1/2 games and decreased their magic number for a playoff berth to five.

After the Reds intentionally walked Aramis Ramirez while tied in Wednesday's eighth inning, Pena sent the first pitch he saw from reliever Bill Bray onto Sheffield Avenue to give the Cubs a 6-3 victory.

For seven innings, Charlie Furbush was doing a pretty decent Felix Hernandez impersonation from the left side. But then came the eighth, and the Angels rallied in support of a brilliant Jerome Williams to claim a 3-1 victory at Angel Stadium.

A crisply played game through eight innings Wednesday turned chippy in the ninth, when Nyjer Morgan's strikeout turned into a shouting match between the Brewers and Cardinals.

The Twins scored more than one run for the first time in five games and snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the White Sox on Wednesday to avoid a four-game sweep at Target Field.

Joe Saunders gutted out six innings and knocked in a run, and Miguel Montero and Justin Upton went deep as the D-backs earned a series win over the Rockies on Wednesday.

Andrew McCutchen homered twice and Jason Jaramillo's pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth lifted the Pirates to a 5-4 win over the Astros on Wednesday night in the rubber game at PNC Park.

Just as October baseball nears in South Philadelphia, the Phillies received some scary news, as second baseman Chase Utley left Wednesday night's game for precautionary reasons with a possible concussion.