Cardinals manager Tony La Russa made out two lineups prior to Wednesday's Game 4 of the National League Division Series, and the one with slugger Matt Holliday's name on it was the one he chose to use.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Wednesday announced the 10 finalists for the prestigious 2012 Ford C. Frick Award, which is presented annually for excellence in baseball broadcasting.

Tuesday's three-homer performance could be the start of something big for Adrian Beltre in the Lone Star State, where he plans to make October a regular part of his season.

Replacing Ozzie Guillen will be a challenge, but there are certain qualities that White Sox general manager Ken Williams will be looking for in his next skipper.

There was no self-pity in the Tigers' clubhouse in the wake of Tuesday's 10-1 defeat to the Yankees, no lamenting a chance gone awry, no talk about needing to step up their games. In fact, they seemed surprisingly calm about it heading into Thursday's decisive Game 5 at Yankee Stadium.

Statistically, Jose Valverde was the best closer of the season, going 49-for-49 in save opportunities. Now, he has the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year award to go with it. He becomes just the second Tiger to win the annual honor for the game's most outstanding relief pitcher.

Despite the Braves' collapse in September, Fredi Gonzalez did a great job in his first year as Atlanta's manager following the legendary career of his mentor, Bobby Cox.

Chicago is a great city. The Cubs are Eddie Vedder's team. Boston GM Theo Epstein could be a legend there. "The idea of winning the World Series with the Red Sox and Cubs is very attractive," one Red Sox official says. "It reserves his place in Cooperstown."

Derek Jeter's third-inning double would be the Yankees captain's only hit of Game 4 of the American League Division Series — a 10-1 win over Detroit — but before New York blew the contest open with six runs in the eighth inning, it stood as one of the biggest blows that sent the series back to Yankee Stadium.

If Division Series history suggests anything, it's that there just isn't much history when it comes to decisive Game 5s. Thursday's contest will mark only the second such showdown in this round since 2005 and only the 15th since the advent of Division Series play in 1995.

A.J. Burnett gave the Yankees the outing basically nobody outside the clubhouse expected — one run, 5 2/3 innings — to push the American League Division Series to a decisive Game 5.

Last year, the Claw and the Antlers accompanied the Rangers all the way to the World Series. This October, we've seen the Brewers break out their Beast Mode. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the Snake.

If you're the Tigers, do you tip your cap or grit your teeth? Detroit was lined up to finish off the ALDS, but must instead head back to New York for a decisive Game 5 after a 10-1 loss.

The American League Division Series is going to be decided in New York. A.J. Burnett and the Yankees staved off elimination with a 10-1 victory over the Tigers in Game 4 on Tuesday at Comerica Park.

A scoreless duel between Cole Hamels and Jaime Garcia at Busch Stadium turned in the Phillies' favor on Ben Francisco's pinch-hit, three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning. With the 3-2 win, the Phillies own a 2-1 lead in the NLDS.

At 5:48 p.m. ET during Tuesday's incredible Division Series quadruple-header, "PC1" — the main production control room at MLB Network — was filled with booming laughter.

The Cardinals will lean heavily on Edwin Jackson, who has appeared in 13 games since the July 27 trade sent him from pitching for an also-ran to a team preparing for a run at the postseason.