Cleveland Indians fire manager Eric Wedge … CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Eric Wedge in the final days of a terrible season.  —  Wedge  —  Wedge guided the Indians to one playoff appearance in seven seasons, and this year the club fell out of contention early …

Nats 4, Mets 3: Magic number 4 for season to be over  —  Pedro Feliciano matched the franchise record he set last season when he made his 86th relief appearance and struck out Adam Dunn, but the Mets lost, 4-3, to the Nationals on Tuesday night when the eighth inning unraveled after Feliciano departed.

Jeremy Hermida may have played his last game for Florida Marlins  —  Jeremy Hermida's strike out as a pinch-hitter on Monday might end up being his last at-bat for the Marlins.  —  Manager Fredi Gonzalez said he won't start Hermida any more over the final four games of the season …

Longball onslaught tailed off at Stadium  —  Mark Teixeira and the Yankees have had many memorable home runs this season, but after a record pace to start the season ...  The new Yankee Stadium has produced more homers than have ever been hit in the Bronx before and the most homers in the majors this year.

Sox in postseason as Wild Card winners  —  Despite losing to Jays, Rangers loss clinches playoff berth  —  BOSTON — A couple of hours after a nearly epic comeback against the Blue Jays fell short in an 8-7 loss, the Red Sox at last got the ending they were looking for, even if it occurred 3,000 miles from Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Dodgers in talks with GM Ned Colletti on contract extension  —  'He's obviously done a very good job,' owner Frank McCourt says.  —  The Dodgers have reached the postseason for three times in four years under General Manager Ned Colletti, whose current deal includes a mutual option for 2010.

Morning links: The Sano saga  —  CHICAGO — As someone who spoke almost daily for several months with Miguel Angel Sano's agent, Rob Plummer, I can attest in the strongest terms that blame will be hard to assign for the Pirates not getting this player.  —  Plain and simple, these sides grew to dislike each other.

Miranda's single helps Yanks walk off  —  NY turns tables on KC in ninth as Burnett fashions 15th pie  —  NEW YORK — Try telling Juan Miranda that these games don't matter.  After a successful season at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Miranda has never seen a stage this big.

Moyer exits game with left groin strain  —  Veteran left-hander's status for Wednesday unknown  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jamie Moyer limped off the field after the top of the seventh inning in the Phillies' 7-4 victory over the Astros on Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park.

Appreciating the understated brilliance of Chipper and the Braves … There is a very short list of players in baseball history who over long careers hit .300, own an on-base percentage of .400 and slug .500.  There are more complete ways to judge a player's hitting talents, of course …

Ailing Tampa Bay Rays reliever Chad Bradford may shut it down for season, ponders retirement  —  ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Chad Bradford's season may be over due to some slight elbow discomfort, and his career may be, too.  —  “I'm leaning toward probably shutting it down,” Bradford said …

Firings in Mets organization sending a message  —  is not the White House favorite he used to be during the George W. Bush years, but the general manager still enjoys the Mets' trips to the nation's capital even though the former Rangers owner has turned over the keys to Air Force One.

Each playoff team's main concern (cont.)  —  Atlanta Braves  —  They have perhaps baseball's best rotation, but they'll have trouble winning any slugfests.  Catcher Brian McCann is the only one who has at least 20 home runs and 80 RBIs as a Brave (Adam LaRoche has reached that figure …

Selig should come here  —  As the Bengals hook us with hope and the Bearcats delight us with possibility, the Reds limp home to finish another disappointing six months.  We'd offer the traditional “wait 'til next year.”  But we did that two months ago.  —  Cincinnati still wants …

Duda and Havens to AFL  —  Monday, the Mets announced that OF Lucas Duda and SS Reese Havens would complete the Mets contributions to the Surpris Rafters in the Arizona Fall League.  Duda and Havens join 1B Ike Davis, RHP Jenrry Mejia, SS Ruben Tejada, RHP Scott Moviel, LHP Eric Niesen and RHP Josh Stinson in the desert.