Matt Carpenter embodies what the St. Louis Cardinals are all about. He's an old-school ballplayer. He's not one of those guys that catches your attention when he walks in the…Read more
The league average for left-handed batters against left-handed pitchers in 2014 was .240. But you wouldn't know it watching Friday night's National League Division Series opener between the Cardinals and…Read more
The Royals won Game 2 of the American League Division Series in nearly the exact way they won Game 1. On Friday, Kansas City used a two-run home run by…Read more
After their stunning loss in Game 1 of the best-of-five National League Division Series, the Dodgers must regroup to salvage a split at home in Game 2 and will send…Read more
An epic drama in four acts played out across the country and around the clock Friday, steering the plot of this 2014 postseason through another wild series of twists and…Read more
So far it has been pitching and defense in this American League Division Series, a trend that definitely favors the Royals. The Angels, who led the Majors in scoring this…Read more
For those wondering why Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw was left in to allow eight earned runs, six of them in the climactic seventh inning on Friday night at Dodger Stadium,…Read more
The Angels bullpen has given up just three earned runs in nine innings across the first two games of the ALDS -- they just happened to be the game-deciding runs. Read more
A relieved Mike Matheny said after the Cardinals' improbable 10-9 victory over the Dodgers on Friday that he hoped his club would "chew on this a while." But once the…Read more