Final: Blue Jays 11, Red Sox 10  —  Pinch runner Mike Aviles was thrown out at the plate to end the game.  —  The Red Sox squandered a two-run lead and a huge opportunity to get Tim Wakefield his 200th career win after Daniel Bard was charged with a career-high five runs and threw …

Aaron Harang helps Padres handed Giants crucial loss  —  SAN DIEGO - Aaron Harang threw seven strong innings and Cameron Maybin had two hits and an RBI as the San Diego Padres dealt a big blow to the San Francisco Giants' fading playoff hopes with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night.

Phillies' Mayberry uses agent to try for date with ‘Pirates’ mermaid  —  John Mayberry(notes) will apparently do anything for a date with a mermaid.  —  Yes, somebody has playfully betrayed the young Philadelphia Phillies outfielder and leaked a series of emails that expose his diabolical plan …

Williams Stars as Angels Rally Past M's in 8th  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Maicer Izturis hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth inning, rewarding Jerome Williams for pitching eight innings of one-hit ball in the Los Angeles Angels' 3-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

Selig has a cure for baseball's long September  —  Not even Bud Selig, baseball's biggest booster, can spin this September into something compelling.  The division races have dissolved.  The jockeying for home field in the playoffs is dull.  All of the leftover buzz surrounds individual awards, not team races.

Albert Pujols contract drama heats up again with Cardinals  —  St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols stares intently at the pennant race discussion on TV, tilts his head back, and slowly exhales.  —  It wasn't supposed to be this way.  Not now.  Certainly, not in early September.

All Wet: Nunez, Sloppy Yanks Lose to Orioles in 11  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Nunez and the Yankees were as sloppy as the weather.  —  Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning after striking out four times and the Baltimore Orioles outlasted New York 5-4 on Wednesday …

McCutchen Homers Twice, Pirates Beat Astros 5-4  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew McCutchen homered twice, pinch-hitter Jason Jaramillo singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night.  —  McCutchen hit a solo homer …

Sanchez nears return after intensive throwing  —  ST. LOUIS — Reliever Eduardo Sanchez took a significant step forward on Wednesday in his rehabilitation from a right shoulder injury.  —  Sanchez, who has not pitched in a Major League game since June 12, threw aggressively off of a mound …

Moscoso loses no-no in 8th; A's shut out Royals  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Guillermo Moscoso held Kansas City hitless until rookie Salvador Perez singled with two outs in the eighth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Royals 7-0 Wednesday.  —  Moscoso (8-8) wound up allowing two hits in 8 2-3 innings.

Yankee Stadium all wet on proper replay angle for Cervelli homer  —  Orioles at Yankee Stadium, disputed home run, Baltimore comes out on the short end.  This rings a 15-year-old bell.  —  Does anyone know the whereabouts of Jeffrey Maier and Tony Tarasco in the wee hours Wednesday morning?