The Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins 1-0 on Tuesday night to win the AL Central Title. After 162 games the two teams were tied for first place in the division, so a tie-breaker game was held at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. John Danks threw eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits, with the first coming in on a double by Michael Cuddyer in the fifth inning. Bobby Jenks then came on in the ninth to retire the Twins and propel the White Sox into the playoffs. Jim Thome was responsible for the only run of the game, hitting a solo shot off Minnesota's Nick Blackburn in the bottom of the seventh inning. Blackburn pitched 6 1/3 innings, giving up the one run on four hits. The White Sox will travel to Tampa Bay to face the Rays in the ALDS on Thursday.

Alexei Ramirez hit his fourth grand slam of the season, and Chicago beat Detroit 8-2 in a rain-out makeup Monday, forcing a one-game tiebreaker against Minnesota for the AL Central title. The Twins will visit the White Sox on Tuesday night, with John Danks starting for Chicago on three days? rest against Nick Blackburn, as reported by the Associated Press.

Giants' ace Tim Lincecum matched his career-high with 13 strikeouts to finish with a major league best 265, and gave Cy Young Award voters an impressive final start to think about in San Francisco?s 3-1 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday, reported by the Associated Press.

Mike Mussina won his twentieth game of the season on Sunday as the Yankees defeated the Red Sox. New York beat Boston 6-2, thanks to a strong performance from Mussina. He pitched six innings of shutout ball, striking out three batters and walking two. Mussina had never won twenty games in his career, coming close several times, and is now the oldest pitcher in MLB history to reach to milestone for the first time. The righty, who will turn 40 in December, finished the season with a 20-9 record and a 3.37 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 200 1/3 innings for the Yankees. He will be a free agent this winter, and hasn't yet decided whether or not he'll pitch next season. The Red Sox tacked on two runs in the eighth inning, to make the score 3-2, but the Yankees added three insurance runs in the ninth inning on Jonathan Papelbon. After the final out, recorded by Mariano Rivera, each one of his Yankee teammates took the time to congratulate Mussina. "It sounds pretty good I guess, I've been close," Mussina said after the game. "The guys played real solid, it's been a fun day." He revealed that Joe Girardi told him earlier in the week that he'd have all the arms in the bullpen ready to help Mussina if needed. "It took me a long time to get to something like this," he said of being the oldest pitcher ever to accomplish the feat. His season is over, but he's not sure if he'll call it a career just yet. "I don't know, we gotta get away from it a little bit," Mussina said about his possible retirement. "If it is [his last game] this was kind of a nice way to end it."

The Brewers have made the postseason for the first time since 1982 after defeating the Cubs on Sunday and watching the Mets lose to the Marlins. CC Sabathia pitched nine innings of one-run ball against Chicago, striking out seven for his 17th win of the season. New York lost 4-2 to Florida at Shea Stadium, the final game ever played there, to end their year on the final day of the regular season for the second-straight September. The game was tied at 2 apiece heading into the eighth, but Scott Schoeneweis and Luis Ayala combined to give up two runs in the inning. Damion Easley pinch hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and walked with Ryan Church on deck. Church flied out to deep right, ending the Mets season. The Brewers will take on the Phillies in the NLDS.

Blake DeWitt hit a homer and singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, veteran pitcher Greg Maddux earned his 355th career victory, and the Dodgers beat the rival Giants 2-1 on Saturday night in San Francisco, according to an Associated Press report.

The Twins and White Sox, who have combined to lose their last seven games, are struggling to win with a playoff berth on the line. The Twins have a half-game lead over the White Sox through Sept. 27's games. Minnesota, losers of their last two, will face Kansas City in their season finale on Sunday. The Royals defeated the Twins 4-2 on Saturday. Chicago, losers of their last five, will battle Cleveland on Sunday before facing Detroit on Monday in a makeup game. If the Twins win on Sunday, and the White Sox lose, Minnesota would lock up the AL Central and the league's final postseason berth. Scott Baker will take the mound for the Twins against the Royals' Brandon Duckworth. Chicago will have Mark Buehrle starting against Cleveland's Bryan Bullington on Sunday, while Gavin Floyd will pitch for the Sox on Monday versus Detroit's Freddy Garcia. The AL Central winner will face the Al East champion Rays in the ALDS.

Johan Santana pitched a complete game shutout for the Mets on Saturday against the Marlins to move his team into a tie with the Brewers for the NL Wild Card. Milwaukee lost to Chicago thanks to a strong performance from Ted Lilly, who pitched six innings of one-run ball against the Brewers. The Mets defeated the Marlins 2-0, while the Cubs downed the Brewers 7-3. Tied for the final NL playoff spot with one day left in the regular season, Milwaukee will battle Chicago on Sunday and New York will face Florida once again. Oliver Perez is expected to start for the Mets against Scott Olsen of the Marlins, while C.C. Sabathia is slated to take the hill for the Brewers against Chicago's Carlos Zambrano.

The Phillies clinched the NL East title on Saturday afternoon with a win over the Nationals. Philadelphia has a two-game lead over New York in the division with one game left in the regular season. Jamie Moyer earned the win, allowing one earned run over six innings for the Phils. Their bullpen made things interesting, but closer Brad Lidge got Ryan Zimmerman to ground into a game-ending double-play. John Lannan went seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits for the Nationals.

The Twins leapfrogged the White Sox for first place in the American League Central on Thursday with a walk-off victory in the tenth inning, according to MLB.com. Minnesota leads Chicago by a half-game heading into the final weekend of the season. The Twins have three games against the Royals, while the White Sox will battle the Indians three times and face the Tigers in a make-up game on Monday.