SPORTS BASEBALL  —  Yankees analyst David Cone refers to Ichiro Suzuki's bat as ‘chopstick’  —  Yankees batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, N.Y., Oct. 1, 2012.  (RAY STUBBLEBINE/Reuters)  —  David Cone might have some explaining …

Maldonado Hits Grand Slam, Brewers Beat Padres 4-3  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brewers manager Ron Roenicke played 10 rookies Tuesday night.  One of them made quite a splash.  —  Martin Maldonado hit a grand slam to lead Milwaukee to a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Final Score: Marlins 4 Mets 3  —  The Mets (73-88) lost to the Marlins (69-92) tonight by the score of 4-3 in 11 innings.  —  The Least You Should Know: … Brian Erni, MetsBlog.com  —  To me, there was no bigger highlight than seeing Greenberg step into a Major League batter's box.

Moustakas characterizes season as ‘disappointing’  —  How to assess Mike Moustakas' first full big-league season after it ended prematurely Monday night when he aggravated a groin injury on a slide at second base in a 6-3 loss to Detroit at Kauffman Stadium?

ASTROS 3, CUBS 0  —  CHICAGO (AP) - After struggling for most of the season, Bud Norris and the last-place Houston Astros have a chance to finish on a positive note.  —  Norris pitched six shutout innings, Jason Castro homered and the Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 Tuesday night in a matchup of 100-loss teams.

LaRoche reaches 100 RBI with 33rd homer, Nats beat Phillies  —  WASHINGTON — A smile crept across Adam LaRoche's face while he rounded the bases Tuesday night after hitting his career-high 33rd homer to become the third Nationals player with 100 RBIs in a season, another celebratory moment …

New dimensions to make Safeco more hitter friendly  —  Portions of stadium's outfield wall set to be moved in before 2013 season  —  A graphic illustrates the adjusted dimensions of the outfield fence at Safeco Field for the 2013 season.  —  SEATTLE — Safeco Field, long known …

Sheets to retire after Wednesday's start  —  PITTSBURGH — When Ben Sheets takes the mound in Wednesday afternoon's regular-season finale against the Pirates, he will be doing more than filling just a few innings for the Braves.  The veteran pitcher will be making the final start of his injury-plagued career without any regrets.

Johnson homers as Blue Jays beat Twins  —  TORONTO — Kelly Johnson hit a two-run homer and Chad Jenkins recorded his first major-league victory as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Johnson went deep off Minnesota starter Anthony Swarzak (3-6) …

C. Perez says ‘different dynamic’ will boost Tribe  —  CLEVELAND — Things feel different now to Indians closer Chris Perez.  Last month, Perez made critical comments about Cleveland's front office and ownership, but the closer now claims his words were fueled by frustration.

Cabrera won't sit, closes in on Triple Crown  —  Miguel Cabrera apparently plans to continue his pursuit of the elusive Triple Crown.  —  Cabrera, who currently leads the American League in all three Triple-Crown categories, will bat third in the lineup Tuesday even though the Detroit Tigers already have clinched the AL Central title.

A's beat Rangers to force one-game showdown for AL West  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Travis Blackley allowed one run over six innings in a strong bounce-back performance that helped the Oakland Athletics move into a first-place tie in the AL West with Texas and set up a one-game showdown …

Diamondbacks defeat Rockies on walkoff home run by Aaron Hill  —  PHOENIX — Jordan Pacheco is easily lost in the discussion about the National League's top rookies.  He's not even considered the best rookie on his own team, ceding that title to catcher Wilin Rosario.