Jordan Zimmermann tossed the season's fifth no-hitter against the Marlins for the Nationals on the season's final day, according to an ESPN.com report.
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The A's couldn't take advantage of their first chance to clinch an AL wild-card spot on their own, allowing homers to Jake Smolinski and Robinson Chirinos in a 5-4 victory for the Rangers on Saturday night, according to an ESPN.com report.
The Kansas City Royals clinched a playoff spot Friday night for the first time in 29 years, beating the Chicago White Sox 3-1 behind seven scoreless innings from Jeremy Guthrie, according to an ESPN.com report.
Derek Jeter's solo homer gave the Yankees a two-run lead in a 3-2 win over the Blue Jays on Thursday night, a game the Yankees won when first baseman Adam Lind let Chase Headley's ninth-inning grounder bounce through his legs for a game-ending error, according to an ESPN.com report.
The Angels clinched the AL West title Wednesday night, getting seven dominant innings of one-hit ball from C.J. Wilson in a 5-0 win over the Mariners, according to an ESPN.com report.
C.J. Cron hit a three-run homer for the major league-leading Angels (95-57), who wrapped up their first division crown since 2009 when the A's lost to the Rangers about an hour after Los Angeles' game ended.
The Angels had already secured a playoff spot Monday. They have won 12 of 14.
Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth to seal Clayton Kershaw's major league-leading 19th win, and the Dodgers moved three games ahead of San Francisco in the NL West with a 4-2 victory over the Giants on Sunday, according to an ESPN.com report.
The Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 4-2 on Friday night to pull within a half-game of the A's for the top spot in the AL wild-card chase, according to an ESPN.com report.
Madison Bumgarner struck out eight and took a share of the major league lead with 18 wins, and the San Francisco Giants moved within one game of NL West-leading Los Angeles by beating the Dodgers 9-0 on Friday night, according to an ESPN.com report.
Andrew Susac hit a two-run double off David Price in San Francisco's four-run first, and the Giants beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Saturday.
Madison Bumgarner pitched six innings for his fourth consecutive win, giving him a career-high 17 on the year.
Albert Pujols reached 2,500 career hits and 1,500 career runs in the Angels' third straight victory on Saturday, an 8-5 win over the Twins at Target Field.
Pujols' third-inning solo homer -- his 25th on the year -- made him the 70th member of the 1,500-runs club. His ninth-inning two-run double -- giving him 87 RBIs on the season -- made him the 98th member of the 2,500-hits club.