Felix Hernandez is done pitching for the season. Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik says Hernandez will not start on Sunday in the regular-season finale against Oakland. "It's tough because you know how competitive he is," Zduriencik said. "He wants to pitch. He certainly earned a right to pitch, but I asked him to respect our decision.

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Nelson Cruz has already hit three game-ending home runs this season for the Texas Rangers. This time, they won when he struck out. Mitch Moreland raced home from first base with the winning run after a wild pitch and a throwing error on Cruz's strikeout with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the AL West champion Rangers over the last-place Seattle Mariners 6-5 Wednesday.

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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer

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The New York Yankees clinched their 15th postseason berth in the last 16 years and CC Sabathia got his 21st win of the season, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Tuesday night.

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Seattle Mariners third baseman Jose Lopez is out of the game at Texas after a hard-hit grounder ricocheted off his throwing hand. Lopez immediately started shaking his right hand and even looked down at his fingers while retrieving the ball without throwing it in the sixth inning Tuesday night. He was grimacing in pain and started walking toward the dugout.

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Clay Buchholz outpitched Mark Buehrle and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-1 Monday night, postponing a pair of clinching parties for their AL East rivals.

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The Texas Rangers raised their AL West championship flag in ceremonies before Monday night's game against the Seattle Mariners. The Rangers clinched their first division title since 1999 on Saturday in Oakland, then celebrated with their fans on Monday when they opened a season-ending seven-game homestand.

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New Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is in no rush to name a new manager for his club, ESPN Chicago reports.

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Josh Wilson hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning off James Shields and the Seattle Mariners stalled the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Sunday.

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The Texas Rangers clinched the AL West title Saturday and their first playoff berth in 11 years, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Jorge Cantu’s tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning.

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