Dustin Pedroia back in lineup  —  NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was in the lineup Tuesday against the New York Yankees despite a broken finger on his left hand that the team thought would sideline him for the final two games of the season.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Source: Mets officials optimistic Wright will stay  —  MIAMI — New York Mets officials remain optimistic that David Wright will remain with the team long term and ultimately hope he will succeed Tom Seaver as the organization's unofficial ambassador after the third baseman's playing career ends, a team source told ESPNNewYork.com.

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 …

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.

Schilling selling Mass. home for $3.5M  —  26-acre property going for $3.5 million  —  MEDFIELD, Mass. (WPRI) - Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has put his 26-acre property outside Boston on the market and is seeking nearly $3.5 million.  —  The home is being listed by Landmark Residential …

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?

Time for year-end awards  —  From MVP to LVP to Cy Yuk, we've got you covered  —  Whoa.  Is that the checkered flag already?  How'd that happen?  Seems like only yesterday the Cardinals and Marlins were teeing it up on opening night in The House That Giancarlo Stanton Built.

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) …

Max Scherzer twists ankle  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Max Scherzer's shoulder appears to be fine.  His right ankle is another issue.  —  The Tigers' right-hander will miss his start in the regular-season finale in Kansas City after twisting it during the on-field celebration of Detroit's AL Central title Monday night.

Dodgers squeak past Giants, keep hopes alive … LOS ANGELES — Elian Herrera singled in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday night that kept their postseason hopes alive.

King Felix Flops at Finish, Mariners Lose 8-4  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Nobody was better than Felix Hernandez in August.  —  “It was the best month that I've ever seen in my life,” Mariners manager Eric Wedge said.  —  Then the calendar turned, and so did Hernandez.