Longtime broadcaster Tim McCarver underwent a successful minor heart procedure on Thursday, according to FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal.

The longtime friendship between Chris Carpenter and Roy Halladay will be put on hold for at least one day when the former Cy Young Award winners face off Friday night in a tantalizing win-or-go-home Game 5 at Citizens Bank Park.

If needed, Zack Greinke will be available out of the Brewers' bullpen Friday for Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the D-backs.

Ordinarily, missing the final 47 games of the season might have dampened Nate Schierholtz's spirit. But the Giants outfielder is looking forward to building on a strong campaign in 2012.

The Brewers will be back home Friday to host the D-backs in a decisive Game 5, and Miller Park will once again be jumping. The Brewers won 57 games on their home turf during the regular season, most in the Majors and a franchise record, then added two more wins to the total in the NLDS.

D-backs leadoff man Willie Bloomquist has been an effective table setter against the Brewers in the first four games of the National League Division Series.

It was almost like old times on Thursday when Andy Pettitte and Reggie Sanders were paired again in one MLB venue, albeit under quite different circumstances. They were at the MLB Fan Cave along with John Kruk, Mitch Williams and Ron Darling to tape a Stand Up To Cancer spot.

Like Rangers teammate Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz missed significant time late in the season because of a hamstring injury. Unlike Beltre, Cruz is still trying to get going at the plate.

The Rangers know that C.J. Wilson will start in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. The other three starters will be Colby Lewis, Derek Holland and Matt Harrison, but the Rangers remain undecided as to what order.

Rangers catcher Mike Napoli reported no ill effects on Thursday from his collision with the Rays' Sean Rodriguez in Game 4 of the ALDS.

The Angels announced Wednesday that they have cut ties with assistant GM Ken Forsch and special assistant Gary Sutherland, less than a week after former GM Tony Reagins stepped down.

Ryan Roberts delivered the D-backs' second grand slam in as many nights and their fourth in their last four games at Chase Field on Wednesday in the first inning of Game 4 of the NLDS against the Brewers.

The party remains on hold. The Brewers and their fans have waited a generation to experience a deep October run again, and one more win will reserve a spot for Milwaukee in the National League Championship Series.

As the Brewers' No. 5 hitter behind the potent 1-2 punch of Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks has had his fair share of chances to shine so far this postseason.

For the Brewers to regroup in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, they'll need the superb pitching they received this season, not the rough outings they received while dropping two games in Phoenix.

For the D-backs center fielder Chris Young, whose two home runs in Wednesday's 10-6 victory helped send Arizona back to Milwaukee for a winner-take-all Game 5 in the National League Division Series, the playoffs offer a chance to relax and focus solely on the one thing that matters to him: winning.

The D-backs are headed back to Milwaukee for a decisive Game 5 after slamming their way past the Brewers, 10-6, on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the National League Division Series at Chase Field.