NEW YORK – After two long days of seemingly endless baseball, Melky Cabrera and the New York Yankees finally nudged a little closer to a playoff berth.

Moments after starting a strong relay that cut down the potential go-ahead run at the plate, Cabrera singled home the winning run in the 10th inning for his fifth RBI to give New York a 12-11 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Seattle 3, Los Angeles 2

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Miguel Batista pitched into the sixth inning and Ichiro Suzuki scored a run and drove in another for Seattle, postponing a division-clinching win for Los Angeles.

White Sox 8, Twins 3

MINNEAPOLIS – Rookie Jerry Owens went 5-for-6 with three RBIs, and the rest of the Chicago lineup followed his lead.

Cubs 9, Pirates 5

CHICAGO – Alfonso Soriano hit two of Chicago’s four homers and had five RBIs as the Cubs continued their late-season power display, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 Saturday to solidify their lead in the NL Central.

The Cubs began the day with a 1-game lead over Milwaukee, which played later at Atlanta.

Mets 7, Marlins 2

MIAMI – Oliver Perez pitched eight innings, Moises Alou extended his hitting streak to a team record-tying 26 games and New York strengthened its hold on the NL East by beating Florida.

Braves 4, Brewers 3, 11 innings

ATLANTA – Second baseman Rickie Weeks made an error on a routine grounder in the 11th inning and Mark Teixeira followed with an RBI single, giving Atlanta a win that left Milwaukee with a 21/2-game deficit in the NL Central.

Edgar Renteria drew a leadoff walk from Seth McClung (0-1) in the Braves 11th.

Brian Shouse relieved, and Chipper Jones hit an easy grounder that Weeks misplayed.

Joey Devine (1-0) recorded two outs in the 11th.