Yankees 1B Teixeira leaves ALCS Game 4 with strained hamstring … NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira left Game 4 of the AL championship series with a strained right hamstring Tuesday night.  —  He was sent for an MRI exam at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

Cubs Hire Mike Quade  —  The Cubs signed manager Mike Quade to a two-year deal with a club option for 2013, according to the team.  Quade, 53, became Chicago's interim manager on August 23rd after Lou Piniella retired.  He was the team's third base coach from 2007-10 after managing the Triple-A Iowa Cubs for four seasons.

Mets will not pay closer Francisco Rodriguez $3.1 million as part of settlement from alleged assault  —  Francisco Rodriguez still must close out his legal problems, but he and the Mets have reached a settlement over his contractual grievance stemming from injuries suffered during …

Braves release Melky Cabrera  —  When I arrived at AT&T Park for Monday afternoon's National League Championship Series workout, it seriously felt like it had been two months since Rick Ankiel drilled that 11th-inning pitch into the water and gave the Braves what proved to be their last win of the year.

Cain pitches game of career to subdue Phillies  —  Righty earns first postseason win with seven shutout innings  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When Giants manager Bruce Bochy comes to the mound, he usually doesn't chat with the pitcher.  He'll send out pitching coach Dave Righetti for that.

Nationals Sign Mike Rizzo To Five-Year Extension  —  The Nationals signed GM Mike Rizzo to a five-year extension and promoted him to executive vice president of baseball operations and GM, according to the team.  Rizzo, who turns 50 later this year, has been Washington's GM since August 2009 …

Minor League Transactions: Oct. 10-17  —  Released: RHP Erik Crichton, C Tyson Kendrick, 2B Chris Sedon, OF Londell Taylor  —  A 49th-rounder in June, Tyson Kendrick was the first-ever draft pick from Tabor (Kan.) College.  With short-season Connecticut after signing, he got into 12 games as a backup catcher and 5-for-20.

La Russa returns with “fire”, ready with some answers  —  ST. LOUIS - With fuel in his tank and playoff games on the radio, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he realized “the fire was still in the gut” during his cross-country trip home.  —  He knew then he wanted to manage the Cardinals.

Yu Darvish will stay in Japan next season  —  From Yu Darvish's latest blog entry:  —  A lot has been mentions about the Majors.  —  I received a lot of comments, both on Twitter and on my blog.  —  I don't know if this will match everyone's guess.  —  Next season...

Fenway Park improvements detailed  —  This image provided by ANC Sports shows what the new video display and signage will look like next season at Fenway Park.  At the bottom of this post is a video provided by ANC that outlines the specs of the video screens.

Hit king Pete Rose: ‘I finally get it’ … CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose says he finally gets what former baseball Commissioner Bart Giamatti meant when he talked about reconfiguring his life.  —  So, he's 'fessing up.  —  Baseball's hits king told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday …

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