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Michael Wacha almost etched his name in baseball history with a no-hit bid against the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night, but it was broken up with two outs in the ninth inning at Busch Stadium.

Michael Wacha may never make St. Louis Cardinals fans forget Albert Pujols, but he sure hasn't made them wait long for a return on their investment.

Making just his ninth major league start, the Cardinals' 2012 first-round selection (and compensatory pick for Pujols) nearly threw his first career no-hitter Tuesday night, blanking the Washington Nationals in a 2-0 victory at Busch Stadium.

Andre Ethier was held out of the lineup again on Tuesday due to a sore foot, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers without one of their top outfielders.

The 2013 MLB season is nearing the end, so the Cincinnati Reds need to start looking at potential free agents who would help the team compete for a World Series title next season.

Cincinnati is officially headed to its third postseason appearance in four years.

Bud Selig has plenty of unfinished business to tackle before he retires after 2014.

No young MLB prospect is more intriguing than Billy Hamilton, who in a month has gone from struggling in Triple-A to becoming a huge asset to the Cincinnati Reds. The playoff-bound Reds need more of the same come October for a World Series run.

Even Mariano Rivera can't make the save in this situation.

There was mass chaos before the New York Yankees' game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, as the team was holding a bobblehead giveaway in honor of its retiring closer. The only problem was, the bobbleheads didn't actually show up before the game.

UPDATE: Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 8:38 p.m. ET by Joseph Zucker

Jason Kendall. Ruben Mateo. Cliff Floyd. These are not names that Manny Machado wanted to be mentioned with.

Machado, the Orioles' phenom, is more used to being in the conversation with Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, but a gruesome leg injury Monday in Tampa had many wondering if there's a chance he'll be mentioned with the former much more than the latter now.

It didn't get a lot of attention, but it's entirely possible that we saw the last pitch Roy Halladay will ever throw as a Major League Baseball player on Monday night in Philadelphia's loss against Miami. 

Mike Matheny's job just got a little harder as he's going to be without Matt Holliday for yet another vital game.

MLB.com's Jenifer Langosch reported that back tightness will keep the veteran outfielder out of the Cardinals lineup for the third game in a row.