In an exclusive interview this weekend, A’s GM Billy Beane spoke about his relationship with Bob Melvin, the team and the possible misconceptions about his philosophy created by the Moneyball movie, which was based on the decade-old Michael Lewis book

As Tim Lincecum battled through the last few starts of his most trying season, it became clear this would be a different postseason experience for him than the Giants’ 2010 World Series run.

Manager Bruce Bochy said he wanted to keep his options open about selecting a starting pitcher for Wednesday’s Game 4 of the Division Series, if the Giants survive that far. Common sense dictates that Game 1 starter Matt Cain just might return on three days’ rest.

No team relied on a rookie rotation more this season than the A’s, and no team in baseball history had ever sent a pair of rookies to the mound to start Games 1 and 2 of a playoff series, like Oakland did this weekend.

Before Mat Latos came up big in emergency relief for the Reds in their 5-2 Game 1 win in the National League Division Series on Saturday night, reliever Sam LeCure also delivered in a time of crisis.

Reds right-hander Homer Bailey will take the mound at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday — at 5:30 p.m. ET on TBS — for his first start at home since his Sept. 28 no-hitter in Pittsburgh. The Reds swept both games in San Francisco and can advance to the NL Championship Series with a win behind Bailey.

There have been many layers to Ryan Vogelsong’s rags-to-riches story. And now he can add one more, as he’s been named the Giants’ starting pitcher for Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday in Cincinnati.

Pablo Sandoval offered a one-word answer Sunday when he was asked what it was like to face Reds closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the National League Division Series.

Reds pitcher Johnny Cueto returned to Cincinnati on Sunday, one day after his start was cut short by back spasms eight pitches into facing the Giants during the opener of the National League Division Series.

Entering Tuesday’s Game 3, when the series shifts to Oakland, the Tigers need to win one game to advance to their second consecutive AL Championship Series.

Shane Victorino, a postseason fixture the last five years with the Phillies, will join TBS as a studio analyst Monday through Wednesday as part of the network’s ongoing Division Series coverage.

Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte’s comeback didn’t exactly go as planned this season, but all of that will be forgotten once he takes the mound for Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Monday against the Orioles at Camden Yards.

So much went wrong for the Nationals in their first postseason game, it was hard to believe they still had a chance when rookie Tyler Moore strode to the plate with two outs in the eighth inning.

The only Orioles pitcher to record more than 20 starts this season, Wei-Yin Chen will take the hill Monday for the biggest outing in his pro career: Game 2 of the ALDS vs. the Yankees.

The Colorado Rockies announced on Sunday that Manager Jim Tracy has resigned. The resignation of Tracy is effective immediately.

Back on the big stage, Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright reminded us on Sunday that when October rolls around, he’s about as good as it gets.

There was no real reason to suspect that, on a team with Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina and David Freese, rookie Pete Kozma would find himself front and center once the postseason started, but that’s exactly what has happened.