September is is the season's final flourish and by this point, we're all itching for October baseball, and it will be here in due time. In the meantime, plenty of storylines are still unresolved around MLB.

The D-backs won their ninth straight game Wednesday night, dispatching the Rockies, 4-2, in front of 23,062 at Chase Field. Arizona leads San Francisco by six games in the National League West.

In 30 days, eight teams will start the postseason with one goal: a World Series title. But until then, the numbers, especially the magic ones, will add up to one fantastic month of ball.

It began in August and ended in September. When the Indians and A's finally finished Wednesday night's marathon, Jack Hannahan was the hero and Cleveland walked away with a draining 4-3 victory in 16 innings at Progressive Field.

Swarms of pesky midges harassed players from the Indians and Athletics during Wednesday's 16-inning affair, which the Tribe won, 4-3, on Jack Hannahan's walk-off single.

Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday they have dismissed the three charges of making false declarations against Barry Bonds from his April trial.

Jake Westbrook became the second pitcher to hit a grand slam in the Major Leagues this year, and the third Cardinals hurler to do it in the past three seasons, leading St. Louis to an 8-3 win over Milwaukee. Since the start of the 2000 season, 10 pitchers have hit grand slams.

On Thursday, the Braves will send veteran Tim Hudson to the mound against the Nationals and Chien-Ming Wang.

Ryan Braun was about 75 feet shy of his first career inside-the-park home run when gravity took over. His tumble cost the Brewers a go-ahead run, and cost Braun a homer in his bid for the franchise's first 30/30 season in 41 years.

Jacoby Ellsbury added another chapter to his breakout season on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, lashing a two-run homer over the Green Monster in the bottom of the sixth that snapped a tie and propelled the Red Sox to a 9-5 victory over the Yankees.

The Rangers will welcome back Adrian Beltre to the lineup Thursday against Tampa Bay with open arms. Forgive the Rays if they don't seem overjoyed.

Cliff Lee tossed 8 2/3 scoreless innings in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over the Reds at Great American Ball Park. Lee went 5-0 in August.

Derek Lowe pitched six solid innings and experienced the thrill of hitting his first career home run in helping the Braves claim a 3-1 win over the Nationals at Turner Field on Wednesday night.

The American League East has turned into the most hotly contested divisional race entering September, and Thursday's rubber match between the Yankees and Red Sox — who hold a 1 1/2-game lead — could play a vital role in how the race unfolds during the season's final month.

The Mets intend to make the most of the expanding rosters on Thursday, starting 40-year-old Miguel Batista in the series finale against the Marlins at Citi Field.

With a scoreless ninth inning in Wednesday night's 3-1 win over the Nationals at Turner Field, Craig Kimbrel notched a Major League rookie record with his 41st save.

Chipper Jones tallied his 450th career home run on Wednesday night at Turner Field, and he is now 34th on the all-time home run list.