Yanks, Nova stymie Rays  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Ivan Nova pitched shutout ball into the eighth inning, Curtis Granderson drove in four runs and the New York Yankees moved within one win of a playoff berth by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Granderson hit a three-run double …

Sources: A's manager Melvin getting 3-yr deal  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have reached agreement on a three-year contract to keep Bob Melvin as their permanent manager, two people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Blame Theo for reeling BoSox's bare staff  —  The Red Sox have the second-worst September record in the American League.  Their wild-card lead is down to an uncomfortable two games.  They are playing an ugly brand of baseball, and even Theo Epstein and Terry Francona (best organization evah!) are taking criticism.

Nationals Sweep Phillies in Day-Night Doubleheader  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ross Detwiler outpitched Cliff Lee by tossing 7 1-3 impressive innings and the Washington Nationals beat the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Tuesday night to complete a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.

Dodgers' Kershaw beats Giants 2-1 for 20th win  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw became the Los Angeles Dodgers ' first 20-game winner in 21 years, beating San Francisco 2-1 on Tuesday night and pushing the Giants closer to elimination from the NL West race.

Lasorda to be Dodgers coach on Thursday  —  LOS ANGELES — Hall of Famer Tom Lasorda will serve as an honorary coach Thursday, his 84th birthday and the final home game of the season for the Dodgers.  —  Current manager Don Mattingly made the invitation to Lasorda, whose Dodgers managerial …

Final Score: Cardinals 11 Mets 6  —  The New York Mets (73-81) were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals (85-69) tonight by a score of 11-6.  —  For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Mike Pelfrey threw six innings and allowed five runs on ten hits, while striking out two.

Glasses stolen off Ernie Harwell statue at Comerica Park in Detroit  —  Someone has stolen a pair of glasses off a statue of late Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell that stands at Comerica Park in Detroit.  —  Columnist Neal Rubin with The Detroit News reports that the team noticed the vandalism …

Hosmer's five hits lift Royals to romp over Tigers  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Hosmer went 5 for 5 with a three-run homer and Luis Mendoza got his first major league win in more than three years in the Kansas City Royals' 10-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Infante has designs on staying in Miami  —  Infielder hopes to work out extension after regular season ends  —  MIAMI — Following his dramatic two-out, two-run walk-off homer that gave the Marlins a 6-5 victory over the Braves Monday night, Omar Infante reiterated his hope of receiving a contract extension to stay with the team.

Holliday hits off a tee, but status remains uncertain  —  ST. LOUIS — Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday was cleared to take light swings off a batting tee this afternoon as general manager John Mozeliak said there is increased “optimism” about the slugger's availability at some point in the remaining week of the regular season.

Andino's 3-Run Double Gives O's 7-5 Win Over Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Robert Andino's three-run double in the eighth inning gave the Baltimore Orioles a 7-5 win Tuesday night and ruined a chance for the Boston Red Sox to extend their two-game lead in the AL wild-card race.

Free Agent Stock Watch: Jonathan Broxton  —  Jonathan Broxton made a name for himself as someone who could overpower just about any hitter with his upper-90s fastball.  He has been sidelined with right arm problems since May 3rd and when he returns there's a good chance we'll see a different kind of pitcher.

Berkman talks hit a speed bump  —  • The Cardinals and pending free agent first baseman Lance Berkman remain engaged in talks regarding a one-year contract.  After the talks showed initial signs of promise, an agreement remains elusive because of a difference of opinion over its worth …