James Shields is now 3-4 with a 4.96 ERA in eight postseason starts. He has a reputation for being a “big game” pitcher but this was his first postseason win since Game 2 of the 2008 World Series against the Phillies, when he was a member of the Rays.

As a stunning 2014 postseason of close calls and crazy conclusions continues, one-run games are stacking up at a record pace as the thrill ride has hit a crescendo in two cities Sunday.

Eric Hosmer punctuated a fantastic six days with a two-run home run in the third inning off of Angels reliever Hector Santiago on Sunday night. Throw in what he did against the Athletics in the Wild Card Game and Hosmer is 7-for-14 with five runs scored, five walks, two home runs and five RBIs so far in his first postseason experience.

Using the superhuman offense of postseason veteran Nelson Cruz, who hit a decisive two-run homer in the sixth off Tigers left-hander David Price, and a fantastic playoff debut from starter Bud Norris, the Orioles held off a ninth-inning rally to complete an American League Division Series sweep with a 2-1 win Sunday at Comerica Park, securing their first AL Championship Series berth since 1997.

The music blared and the corks were popped and the goggles protected the Orioles’ eyes on Sunday. This was all standard postseason fare for a club that clinches advancement in October, as the Orioles did when they swept the Tigers in this best-of-five AL Division Series set.

Torii Hunter joined the Tigers hoping to cap his career with a World Series ring. As he sat in a dejected clubhouse Sunday, stunned by an American League Division Series sweep to the Orioles, he had to wonder if that chance was fading away.

Buck Showalter’s first postseason series win as a manager in 16 years didn’t come without some late, tactical drama.

The Tigers’ vaunted rotation featuring three former Cy Young Award winners has been defeated, as the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of Detroit on Sunday in the American League Division Series.

Here are the starting lineups for Sunday’s American League Division Series Game 3 between the Angels and Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

As expected, Angels manager Mike Scioscia opted against changing his lineup for Game 3 today (4:30 p.m. PT on TBS) at Kauffman Stadium, even though the Angels have amassed just three runs on 10 hits in back-to-back ALDS loses.

Royals manager Ned Yost didn’t change his lineup for Game 3 of the American League Division Series tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT against the Angels (watch on TBS). Kansas City leads the ALDS, 2-0.

Delmon Young got the start in left field Sunday for the Orioles, with Nelson Cruz serving as designated hitter to keep his bat in the game.

What was expected to be a game-time decision on Rajai Davis did not last into batting practice on Sunday. The Tigers center fielder, who has battled a pelvic ligament strain for the past week, was not in Detroit’s starting lineup for Game 3 of the American League Division Series against the Orioles at Comerica Park.

As if the 2014 postseason had been lacking in any way at all, a National League Division Series doubleheader Saturday went the extra mile and then some to ensure this would continue to be an October to remember.

Two of the most dramatic games of the 2014 season were fueled by two of the most dramatic replay reviews in the sport’s history Saturday night. Each NLDS Game 2 featured a pivotal close call that led to a review. The rulings ultimately changed the shape of the game, the series — and quite possibly the entire postseason.

When Dodgers manager Don Mattingly had a decision to make Saturday night, he actually had no decision at all.

In the Dodgers’ win, Greinke was surgical, precise and domineering, carving through a Cardinals lineup that had devastated Clayton Kershaw. If that weren’t enough, Greinke was also crucial in getting his own team on the board.