MLB

Another October, another looming World Series berth awaits either the Cardinals or Giants, who will be battling in the NLCS for the fourth time. The first came back in 1987,…Read more

Alcides Escobar, the light-hitting shortstop for a Royals team that ranked dead last in homers this season, ignited a four-run third with a solo shot off Orioles starter Chris Tillman…Read more

Though the sample size remains small, Jeremy Affeldt and Javier Lopez have pitched at a higher rate during the postseason than they did in the regular season. And their regimen…Read more

Giants third-base coach Tim Flannery has learned to enjoy life as an overachiever. "I got this email from a guy in Washington, D.C., the other day," Flannery said on Friday.…Read more

Giants manager Bruce Bochy named right-hander Jake Peavy ther starter for Sunday's Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, but declined to go beyond…Read more

If it seems like Marco Gonzales is the 2014 version of 2013's Michael Wacha, it is because both players followed a similar path to Busch Stadium. Both were drafted 19th…Read more

Fans of the teams involved in the American League Championship Series will hear some familiar voices during the television broadcasts of Games 1 and 2 in addition to the team…Read more

Provided he gives manager Bruce Bochy the OK, outfielder Michael Morse will join the Giants' active roster for the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals and be used as…Read more

Dan Kantrovitz certainly isn't the only member of the Cardinals' front office staff who wants to see the team fare well during the National League Championship Series. But the team's…Read more

Asked the formula behind his immediate (and incomparable) success as a first-time manager, Mike Matheny will naturally deflect all credit and pin his ability to continue what Tony La Russa…Read more