Now, Joe Girardi is a card-carrying realist, and whether or not he acknowledges it, he is fretting, sweating and getting ahead of himself, just like regular folks who also push buttons, though only on their remotes.

The Rays' B.J. Upton and the D-backs' Justin Upton have a pair of proud parents scurrying the country to watch as much of their sons as possible this postseason.

Jimmy Rollins has been with the Phillies since they selected him in the 1996 First-Year Player Draft, but he will become a free agent for the first time. While he has enjoyed his time in Philadelphia, he won't take the "hometown discount."

Originally slated to spend the ALDS working out of the Yankees' bullpen, A.J. Burnett has been named the starter for a potential Game 4 thanks to Friday's suspension of Game 1.

Between the rain-suspended Tigers-Yankees contest and a series split between the Rays and Rangers far away from the weather delays in the Bronx, there is still have quite a way to go before setting up an AL Championship Series matchup.

Robinson Cano connected for his team's first postseason grand slam in nearly 12 years and Ivan Nova fired 6 1/3 stellar innings in his postseason debut, leading the Yankees to a 9-3 victory over the Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday.

Where Yankees catcher Russell Martin expected anxiety from Ivan Nova on Saturday, the young right-hander arrived with excitement, helping New York rout the Tigers, 9-3, in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

Mike Napoli hit a two-run single got the Rangers' offense going in a pivotal five-run fourth inning, then threw out B.J. Upton trying to steal third base to kill a potential Rays rally in the very next inning.

Joe Torre once pointed out, "Before you can win, you have to not lose." Derek Jeter is quite accomplished at not losing, and it should come as no surprise that he hand in the Yankees' ALDS Game 1 victory.

The Rangers were in the midst of a productive fourth inning when a disputed call by home-plate umpire Kerwin Danley turned things from bad to worse for Tampa Bay in the American League Division Series on Saturday night.

If the Yankees win Game 2 of the ALDS on Sunday, they will take a commanding lead in the best-of-five series. If they lose, they will find themselves facing the exact same conundrum they did before Game 1: needing to beat AL Cy Young Award shoo-in Justin Verlander to gain a series edge.

Robinson Cano not only stood out in the Yankees' 9-3 win over the Tigers in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Saturday; he flat-out dominated.

Instant replay worked against the Yankees on Saturday, when video confirmed that Robinson Cano's would-be home run in Game 2 of the American League Division Series was in fact a double.

The magic might have temporarily deserted them, but there was no darkness in the vicinity of the Rays on Saturday night at Rangers Ballpark.

For the first time in Division Series history, all four home teams — the Brewers, Phillies, Rangers and Yankees — were victorious on Saturday.

The Rangers scored five runs in the fourth inning and held on for a 8-6 victory over the Rays on Saturday in Game 2 to tie their American League Division Series.

The Cardinals hope to even the series at one apiece behind ace Chris Carpenter, but they have to contend with Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee.