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A look at whats happening all around the majors Saturday:---SAVE US A PLAYOFF SPOTTied for the second AL wild card, the Orioles and Tigers play again in Detroit. Both closers are a big reason their teams are in the postseason hunt. Francisco Rodriguez and Baltimore lefty Zach Britton are tied for the AL lead with 40 saves. Rodriguez closed out the series opener Friday night, when Victor Martinezs tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning sent the Tigers to a 4-3 victory.HELP US, HAPPThe slumping Blue Jays have hit the skids at the wrong time, losing four straight and six of seven. J.A. Happ (17-4, 3.44 ERA) hopes to right the ship against the hard-hitting Red Sox in the second game of a critical series. Boston extended its AL East lead to two games over Toronto with a 13-3 rout Friday night, when Rick Porcello became the first 20-game winner in the majors. Happ is winless in three starts since his 11-game winning streak ended Aug. 25, but won his only outing against Boston this season. Eduardo Rodriguez (2-6, 4.83) pitches for the Red Sox.CAUSE FOR CONCERNThe first-place Indians hope for good news on All-Star pitcher Danny Salazar, who left his start early as a precaution Friday night at Minnesota due to tightness in his right forearm. The right-hander was hit pretty hard and has not won in seven starts since July 19, his first after the All-Star break. Salazar (11-6) was on the disabled list for two-plus weeks in early August with elbow inflammation.SO LONG, SEATTLERangers ace Cole Hamels (14-5, 3.25 ERA) tries to get back on track when the AL West leaders visit Mike Trout and the Angels. Hamels was perhaps the leading contender for the AL Cy Young Award before getting banged around by the Seattle Mariners in both of his past two starts. He gave up seven earned runs over 1 2/3 innings Monday, only the second time in his career that the left-hander failed to pitch at least two innings.Barry Bonds Jersey . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. 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"His juice; his aggression all night long.Carltons Andrew Walker has declared Sundays AFL clash with St Kilda his last.The well-loved Blue will retire a one-club but multiple-position player after 13 seasons with Carlton.Flanked by his two sons, Walker said on Tuesday hed lost a battle with his body to play on until the end of his contract in 2017.Its been an incredible 13 years, he said.Ive had a few downs with a few injuries which is probably why Im sitting here today.Due to a few more injuries I just cant do my job any more and Im finding it really hard to get up every week to play AFL footy.Walker, who said hed been playing partly injured for three years, informed his teammates of his decision on Monday night.Earlier this year, Walker became the first indigenous Carlton player to reach 200 games.He will finish with 202 under five different coaches - Denis Pagan, Brett Ratten, Mick Malthouse, John Barker and Brendon Bolton.Walker, originally from the Victorian town of Echuca, produced the spectacular time and again throughout his career.Two moments against St Kilda - the team he will finish his career against - showed his winning edge and his capacity to produce something special.He kiicked a goal with a minute left on the clock in 2011 to earn Carlton a three-point win over the Saints.ddddddddddddTwo years later, Walker kicked an all-time classic goal against the same team, gathering the ball on half-back, bouncing four times before firing home from outside 50.Nominations for goal of the year and mark of the year came naturally to Walker, who will hope to produce a similar slice of magic in his farewell on Sunday.The 30-year-old said he was leaving the club in a good place.Our game plan is really solid and the kids are learning really quickly, he said.Its made my job a lot easier, leaving knowing these kids are developing in the right way.Carlton football chief Andrew McKay said Walker set the bar high for the next generation of players.Andrew had a frustrating run of injuries across the course of his career but admirably, he always put the teams needs first, he said.He also drove high standards and had a very strong work ethic which set a great example to the clubs younger players during his time. 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