Braves announcer Pete Van Wieren has announced his retirement, ending a 33-year career with the team.

Las Vegas sports books favor the Tampa Bay Rays to win the World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies and would owe huge payouts if the American League champions prevail. Oddsmakers say enough bettors took the Rays early in the year at long-shot prices to force books to adjust lines to encourage bets on the Phillies.

World Series Schedule - Best Of Seven

The Tampa Bay Rays are going to the World Series for the first time in their 11-year history. The Rays rode a clutch pitching effort by Matt Garza in a 3-1 win over Boston that earned them the American League pennant. The Rays won the ALCS in seven games after holding a 3-1 lead before Boston made it interesting.

The Boston Red Sox’s season isn’t quite up in flames, but a small fire at a landmark near Fenway Park can’t be a good omen. The fire Wednesday blackened some panels on the red, white and blue Citgo sign over Fenway’s Green Monster in left field.

B.J. Upton and Rocco Baldelli hit three-run homers to highlight a Tampa Bay power display in a 9-1 win over Boston in game three of the ALCS. The Rays lead the series two-games-to-one.

Matt Stairs and Shane Victorino hit two-run home runs in the eight inning to lead Philadelphia to a 7-5 win over the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The power display gave the Phillies a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and put them a win away from their first World Series since 1993.

The Philadelphia Phillies used the long ball to score three runs in the sixth and beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 to take the opener of the National League Championship Series.

The tight economy has sent a ripple through the Arizona Diamondbacks’ swimming pool. With sponsor Riviera Pools filing for bankruptcy protection, the Diamondbacks are looking to sell the naming rights to the pool area behind the right-center field fence at Chase Field.

Sunday’s Major League Baseball Playoff Summaries

Pitchers Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians and Brad Lidge of the Philadelphia Phillies have been honored as Major League Baseball’s Comeback Players of the Year. The winners of the annual award were announced Tuesday.