Victorino, Stairs lift Phillies over Dodgers  —  Philadelphia one win away from World Series  —  LOS ANGELES - The Philadelphia Phillies used their favorite staple, the long ball, to move within one win of the World Series.  —  Shane Victorino and much-traveled pinch-hitter Matt Stairs hit …

Notebook: Wakefield dominance vs. Rays over … BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield's domination of Tampa Bay was bound to end.  —  It did, this year.  —  The Boston knuckleballer was 19-3 lifetime against the Rays entering this season, then went 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA in three matchups with them.

Final Elias Rankings - American League Relief Pitchers … Kyle Farnsworth appears to be short of Type B Status.  To add insult to injury, he ends up behind the likes of Gary Glover.  Naturally, Casey Fossum was also well short of Type B. Among the free agents, who should the Tigers look at?

Final Yankee Stadium homer ball to be sold  —  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The last home run hit at Yankee Stadium will be sold at an auction this weekend in New York after the man who snagged it decided he could use the money to pay off some debt and send his kids to college.

Mailbag: What is Kearns' future?  —  Beat reporter Bill Ladson answers Nats fans' questions … What do you think Austin Kearns's future is with the Nats?  —  It's one of the burning questions of the offseason.  I think Kearns is going to stay with the Nationals, because I don't see another team taking on his $8 million contract.

MET CLOSER, TORRE RELIEVERS, BASEBALL DVD  —  1. In the early editions of today's paper, I wrote a column about how the Phillies began last offseason hoping to add a starter, found the market unappetizing, and decided instead to trade for Brad Lidge and move Brett Myers from closing back into the rotation.

Indians slugger Hafner to have shoulder surgery  —  CLEVELAND — Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner will undergo arthroscopic surgery Tuesday on the strained right shoulder that kept him on the disabled list for more than three months.  —  Noted orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews examined Hafner …

Pujols has elbow surgery … ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols has had surgery on his right elbow, and the team expects the 2005 NL MVP to be ready for spring training.  —  Pujols' operation, performed by Cardinals team physician Dr. George Paletta …

Hughes garners Fall League honor  —  Yankees right-hander named AFL Pitcher of the Week  —  On Monday, Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes was selected as the Arizona Fall League's Pitcher of the Week for the circuit's first week of action.  —  Hughes won his start in the Peoria Javelinas' AFL opener …

Fan Forum  —  Dear Brewers Fans:  —  We did it!  After an absence of 26 years, the Milwaukee Brewers joined the elite group of eight Major League Baseball teams that qualified for the postseason playoffs.  This was the ultimate team effort, involving the 44 players who were on our roster during …

Red Sox vs. Rays, ALCS Game 3  —  THE BITTER END (8:02, END 9, 9-1 RAYS)  —  Kotsay, Varitek, and Cora went down in order.  Jackson, the Rays' fifth starter, was humming 95-mph heaters by hitters.  The onus is now on Wakefield tomorrow in an enormous game for the Sox.  All the pressure is on them, for sure.