Brewers' 4-3 comeback victory keeps Padres from clinching  —  MILWAUKEE - The San Diego Padres are still waiting to clinch a playoff spot - and they can blame a familiar name.  —  Tony Gwynn Jr., son of the Hall of Famer whose statue stands outside the Padres' ballpark, hit a tying …

Sox need to wield clout vs. Angels … Philosophically, what we have here is a complete mismatch of styles.  The Red Sox [team stats] generally like to sit back, work the count, play for the big innings.  The Los Angeles Angels like to force the issue.  —  "In a short series …

Shake-up on deck for O's?  —  Executive vice president Mike Flanagan and vice president Jim Duquette were sitting in an office on the third floor of the warehouse on the morning of June 18 when another Orioles executive notified them of the report.  —  It stated that Andy MacPhail …

Maine's no-hit bid, brawl spark Mets win  —  NEW YORK (AP) — What a way to stop a late-season slide!  —  John Maine flirted with the first no-hitter in Mets history before allowing an infield single to Paul Hoover with two outs in the eighth inning, and New York snapped out of its September doldrums …

For Tom Glavine, season finale might be the end  —  Tom Glavine may be on the mound for the final time as a Met today.  Or for the final time in his Hall of Fame career.  He isn't sure about either.  —  "Could be.  Hopefully not," Glavine said.  "Hopefully it's just going to be one of about five …

D-backs celebrate in style  —  San Diego's loss gives Arizona first NL West title since 2002  —  DENVER — The Diamondbacks clinched the National League West title before they took the field against the Rockies on Saturday night.  And after a raucous celebration the night before …

Beinfest, others extended, promoted  —  Marlins' Loria preserves team's future by wrapping up execs  —  NEW YORK — Showing a commitment to continuity in the front office, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria on Saturday said the organization has extended the contracts of four top executives through the 2015 season.

Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson leaves game with apparent head injury  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson was taken off the field on a motorized cart during the sixth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday night with an apparent head injury.

Good year for Looper  —  PITTSBURGH — Braden Looper plans to be a starter next season, but the Cardinals have elected not to start him Sunday so they can guarantee he leaves his first year in the rotation with a favorable record.  —  "It's like hitting .300," manager Tony La Russa said of Looper's 12-12 record.

Phils lose, fall back into 1st-place tie  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies spent all season trying to overtake the New York Mets.  And once they took the lead, they gave it away.  —  So now, the NL East race comes down to this: The Phillies and Mets are tied with one game left.

Chien-Ming Wang will start Game 1 of ALDS vs. Indians  —  BALTIMORE - For the second straight year, Chien-Ming Wang will kick off the postseason for the Yankees, as Joe Torre tabbed him to start this week's playoff opener against the Indians.  —  Following last night's game …

A-Rod needs to ease up as pressure builds  —  Regular season success means very little compared to success in postseason  —  With all due respect to the great years by my friends George, Wade and Brooks, the greatest year ever by a third baseman will very soon be owned by Alex Rodriguez.

Notes: Jenkins' future still up in air  —  He would have liked to say 'so long' if he's not returning  —  MILWAUKEE — If the Brewers do not intend to exercise his $9 million club option for 2008, Geoff Jenkins would like to know now so he could say good-bye to the fans who have (mostly) cheered him for 10 years.