As ho-hum as the critical month of September has been so far, SC's Bill Hazell looks to two unresolved division races to see if there is still hope for fans craving a little pre-playoff suspense.

Michael Cuddyer hit a solo home run in the eighth inning, lifting the Twins to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday and pushing the AL Central race to the final day.

The Toronto Blue Jays fired general manager J.P. Ricciardi on Saturday, ending an eight-year tenure marked by an inability to get past the Yankees and Red Sox in the AL East and into the playoffs.

Kevin Towers says he really wasn't told why he was fired as general manager of the San Diego Padres, although he figures it's because CEO Jeff Moorad wanted his own guy in the job.