The Blue Jays took two out of three from the Yankees this weekend, their final trip to Yankee Stadium, which could have helped end New York's playoff chances, according to MLB.com. The Yankees are twelve games behind the Rays for first place in the AL East and almost eight back of the Red Sox for the Wild Card with less than a month left in the season. Toronto defeated New York 6-2 on Sunday after coming back to beat the Yankees, 7-6, late in the game on Saturday afternoon.

After defeating the Rangers 4-3 on Saturday, the Angels magic number to clinch the AL West title is just nine with a month left in the season, according to Associated Press. They have won the AL West title in three of the past four years. Torii Hunter stole a home run away from the Rangers for the second-straight game, and the Angels put together a couple of rallies to win the game. "I think I may have been done it back-to-back a couple of times, but that's exciting, man," Hunter said. "How does that happen? The ball goes 5-10 inches over the wall two days in a row. That's pretty impressive. I'm just happy to be able to use that glove. That's what (owner) Arte (Moreno) got me over here for." Closer Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 53rd save of the season.

Manny Ramirez hit a pair of home runs on Saturday to help end the Dodgers' losing streak and inch closer to the first-place Diamondbacks, according to Los Angeles Daily News. Ramirez hit two home runs, doubled, and scored three runs. The game, a 6-2 victory for Los Angeles, also marked the first time in his career that he had back-to-back four-hit games. "He can do so much with his presence in our lineup," Dodgers' pitcher Chad Billingsley said. "He is an absolutely great teammate, and he always has so much energy. To be able to bring that to the clubhouse and onto the field, and with what he can do on a field, he can make a team so much better." The Dodgers are now 3 1/2 games back in the NL West.

The Rays clinched their first winning season on Friday night with a 14-3 victory over the Orioles at home in Tampa Bay, according to Associated Press. "Going into spring training I knew we were better," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We just didn't know how much better. Eighty-two wins is a big moment, and I want this to be the standard of what we do, to get that number on an annual basis." It took the Rays eleven Major League seasons to record a winning record, only the Seattle Mariners (fifteen seasons) took longer. "You've got to break through the barrier eventually. We've done it, now let's move on down the road," Maddon added.

Yankees' starter Carl Pavano moved to 2-0 on the season with a victory over the Blue Jays on Friday night, according to Associated Press. Pavano pitched six innings, allowing just three hits and one earned run. He struck out one batter while walking one, as well. He threw 72 pitches in the start, 42 for strikes. "I asked for six innings and I got exactly what I asked for," Manager Joe Girardi said. "He did what he had to do. He went out there and he made pitches." The start marked his first at Yankee Stadium since Opening Day in 2007. "It's good to go out there every fifth game and feel good," said Pavano. "I'm not exactly going out there and being totally dominant. The guys behind me are making plays."

Cliff Lee won his nineteenth game of the season on Tuesday night as the Indians won their ninth-consecutive contest, according to MLB.com. Lee pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits. He struck out four batters, while walking just one. Lee is 19-2 this season with a 2.43 ERA in 26 starts. Cleveland opened up the game in the third inning, scoring six runs on home runs by Jamey Carroll and Kelly Shoppach. Despite their nine-game winning streak, the Indians are still nearly twelve games behind the White Sox for first place in the American League Central.

Chris Iannetta and Garrett Atkins drove in two runs apiece, and the Rockies beat the Giants 7-2 on Tuesday night, as reported by the Associated Press. Colorado, which made an impressive late-season charge to win the NL West last season, pulled within six games of first-place Arizona.

Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 50th save of the season on Sunday in the Angels' 5-3 win over the Twins, according to MLB.com. Los Angeles rallied to score three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, and Rodriguez came in to retire Minnesota in the top of the ninth. K-Rod allowed one hit while striking out two batters to notch his 50th save, just seven shy of the Major League-record.

Tanner Tokunaga hit two homers; Iolana Akau added a solo blast; and Waipahu, Hawaii, took advantage of several errors by Matamoros, Mexico, in a 12-3 victory Sunday that sealed the fourth straight Little League title for the United States, according to an Associated Press report.

Carl Pavano returned to New York's rotation on Saturday against Baltimore and provided the Yankees with five innings of solid pitching, according to The Associated Press. The Yankees won 5-3, on the strength of a two-run home run by Jason Giambi in the third inning. Pavano allowed seven hits and three runs in five innings while striking out five Orioles in the process. Hideki Matsui homered in the seventh inning to extend New York's lead to 5-3. Brian Bruney, Jose Veras, and Mariano Rivera pitched four shutout innings, combining to allow just two hits, preserving Pavano's win.