MLB Roundup

UNDATED (AP) — Pencil the Pittsburgh Pirates in for baseball's postseason dance. Gerrit Cole retired the final 17 hitters he faced, and the surging Pirates clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the free-falling Atlanta Braves...

UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Tigers' lead in the American League Central is down to one game over Kansas City with six to play. Chris Bassitt pitched into the eighth inning and Tyler Flowers belted a two-run homer as the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers 2-0 in Detroit...

UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals needed extra innings to maintain their 2 ½-game lead over Pittsburgh in the National League Central. Tony Cruz slapped an RBI single in the bottom of the 13th to give the Redbirds a 3-2 triumph over Milwaukee...

UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels are the third major league team to win its division, two nights after becoming the first to wrap up a postseason berth. C.J. Wilson retired his first 14 batters and combined with two relievers on a one-hitter as the AL West champs blanked the Seattle Mariners 5-0...

UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball's first two division champions were crowned on Tuesday, and they reside about 40 miles apart. The Washington Nationals clinched the National League East for the second time in three seasons, a few minutes before the Baltimore Orioles claimed their first American League East title in 17 years...

UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Tigers continue to lead the American League Central race by 1 ½ games over Kansas City after both teams won on Monday. The Tigers have a four-game winning streak after Torii Hunter and Miguel Cabrera hit back-to-back home runs in the ninth inning of an 8-6 victory in Minnesota...

UNDATED (AP) — Tampa Bay pitcher Alex Cobb's bid for a no-hitter was broken up by Chris Young's one-out double in the eighth inning. But Young wasn't done. He ended up launching a game-winning three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to give the New York Yankees a stunning 5-4 comeback victory...

UNDATED (AP) — With two and a-half weeks to go in the Major League Baseball regular season, the Kansas City Royals are back on top in the American League Central by one game over the Detroit Tigers. James Shields pitched the Royals past the Tigers 3-0...

UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have clawed their way into a tie with Kansas City atop the AL Central after beating the Royals for the second straight night, 4-2. Max Scherzer improved to 16-3 by holding the Royals to one run over six and two-thirds innings...

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have agreed to a two-year contract extension with left-hander Jorge De La Rosa. The 33-year-old has been a dependable arm in a rotation hit hard by injuries this season. He's 13-10 with a 4.26 earned run average...