Blue Jays 12, Red Sox 0  —  R  —  H  —  E  —  Halladay's 3-hitter sets tone as Blue Jays light up Wakefield, Red Sox bullpen  —  BOSTON — Roy Halladay keeps showing the Blue Jays what they'll be missing if they trade him.  —  The big name on the market at the non-waiver deadline two months ago …

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 …

Phillies clinch NL East, prepare to defend World Series title  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Now, the Philadelphia Phillies can rest and prepare to defend their World Series title.  —  Kyle Kendrick (FSY) pitched three scoreless innings in relief of Pedro Martinez (FSY) and the Phillies beat …

Walk-Off Grand Slam Powers Nats to Win in Home Finale  —  Maxwell's Walk-Off Slam Gives Fans a Lasting Moment to Cheer About: Nationals 7, Mets 4  —  As a parting gift, the Washington Nationals delivered pleasure — no complications.  The last scene of the 81st and final home game of the season …

Hermida A Non-Tender Candidate  —  The Marlins are unlikely to tender a contract to outfielder Jeremy Hermida, according to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post.  Hermida followed up on a lackluster '08 with a .259/.348/.392 line in 491 plate appearances this year.

Moyer to have season-ending surgery  —  MRI reveals tears in left-hander's groin and abdomen  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the left groin injury he suffered in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Astros.

Rockies lead NL wild card by 4 after 10-6 win … DENVER(AP) Todd Helton , Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki each hit a two-run homer, and the Colorado Rockies moved closer to a playoff spot with a 10-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.  —  The Rockies extended …

Hart could miss remaining games  —  Crew outfielder has possible fractures to two right fingers  —  DENVER — Right fielder Corey Hart was out of the lineup on Wednesday and could miss the Brewers' final five games of the season because of a hand injury.  —  Hart had X-rays earlier …

Crawford Open To Long-Term Deal With Rays  —  7:02pm: As Topkin notes, the Rays sound interested.  —  “We are very pleased to hear C.C.'s comments,” executive vice president Andrew Friedman told the St. Petersburg Times just moments ago. … 6:47pm: Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports …

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 …

Mets SS Reyes has new hamstring tear  —  WASHINGTON (AP) -New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has a new tear in the injured right hamstring that sidelined him for most of this season.  —  Reyes has been on the disabled list since May with a hamstring tendon problem.

Red Sox look forward to the bright playoff spotlight  —  J.D. Drew's numbers state case  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  There are 45 American League outfielders with at least 300 plate appearances this season.  J.D. Drew [stats] has a higher OPS than 43 of them.

Washington lays out Rangers' wish list  —  Veteran starter, lefty reliever are top offseason priorities  —  ANAHEIM — A veteran starting pitcher, a right-handed hitter and a left-handed relief specialist top manager Ron Washington's offseason wish list for the Rangers.

Offseason Outlook: San Diego Padres  —  Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Padres.  Their likely commitments for 2010:  —  C - Nick Hundley - $404K  —  C - Eliezer Alfonzo - $400K  —  1B - Adrian Gonzalez - $4.75MM  —  2B - David Eckstein - $1MM  —  SS - Everth Cabrera - $400K