Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira likely out for remainder of postseason with hamstring strain  —  With their season teetering on the brink of oblivion, the Yankees' long-shot odds of rallying from a 3-1 deficit got a little longer when Mark Teixeira likely went down for the remainder …

Pat Listach will interview for Milwaukee Brewers manager job today  —  Nationals third base coach Pat Listach flew to Milwaukee today to interview for the Brewers' vacant managerial job.  The Nationals intend to bring back their entire coaching staff, but they granted the Brewers permission to speak with Listach.

Charlie needs to shake up Phillies lineup now  —  For the 12th time in a tease of a baseball season, the Phillies were shut out Tuesday, rapping three singles, never approaching third base, never threatening to win Game 3 of the NLCS.  —  They were flimsy at the top of their order, soft in the middle, broken at the end.

Lee's Price Climbs Ever Higher  —  How the Luxury Tax Could Price the Yankees Out of the Market for the Rangers Ace in the Offseason  —  It was a testament to how well Cliff Lee pitched Monday in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series—eight shutout innings, two hits, 13 strikeouts …

Contrite Francisco Rodriguez settles grievance vs. New York Mets  —  NEW YORK — Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez's confrontation with his girlfriend's father at Citi Field on Aug. 11 proved costly.  —  Rodriguez officially agreed Tuesday to forfeit $3.14 million in salary already withheld by the organization.

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.

Nats sign Rizzo to five-year extension  —  GM receives promotion to executive VP of baseball operations  —  NEW YORK — The Nationals promoted general manager Mike Rizzo to executive vice president of baseball operations and GM and signed him to a five-year contract extension on Tuesday.

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.

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.

Padres' Gonzalez to undergo shoulder surgery  —  Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right shoulder Wednesday in New York, general manager Jed Hoyer said.  —  Hoyer on Tuesday described the procedure as a labrum “clean up” and that Gonzalez opted …

Sweet Spot  —  A.J. Burnett came very close to hitting the sweet spot for Bengie Molina when he was trying to work out of a jam in the sixth inning Tuesday night.  The following heat map shows Bengie's slugging percentage by pitch location, with the white circle the location of Burnett's pitch:

Sources: Alex Rodriguez target of man  —  The man who ran onto the Yankee Stadium field Monday during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Yankees and Rangers intended to confront Alex Rodriguez, according to multiple sources.  —  The man told police he wanted …

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.

Memory of Adenhart lives with O'Day  —  Rangers reliever continues to pay tribute to his fallen friend and former teammate  —  NEW YORK — Texas Rangers right-handed reliever Darren O'Day threw only 66 pitches in a New York Mets uniform, yet the experience is ingrained in his memory for a tragic reason.

Rangers' Hamilton hits two homers, quotes ‘Anchorman’ movie  —  already weren't performing like the coolest guy in the playoffs (aside from Cliff Lee  —  ), he went and quoted “Anchorman” in a postgame interview Tuesday night.  —  Hamilton hit two more homers in Game 4 of the ALCS …