What, Cubs worry?  Hours after ‘getting hit in the jaw,’ they enjoy brunch at Wrigley  —  CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs, after a heartbreaking Game 2 loss to the Washington Nationals, boarding a late night flight, and arriving Sunday morning for a workout, looked as stressed out as those tourists …

Your guide to Sunday's ALDS games: Win or go home for Red Sox and Yankees  —  The Astros have shown why they led the majors in runs, pounding the Red Sox by twin scores of 8-2.  The Yankees, meanwhile, suffered one of the worst playoff defeats in franchise history.  Can they mentally recover after the day off?

MLB playoffs: Bryce Harper's blast may have changed the Nationals' playoff fortunes  —  In the ever-unpredictable exercise that is the MLB postseason, the Washington Nationals have been a comfortable constant — reliably, consistently and often inexplicably coming up small on the sport's biggest stage.

It's a hit sequel for Dodgers, who take 2-0 series lead over Diamondbacks  —  LOS ANGELES - Rich Hill clutched the cardboard sign and walked into the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout.  The crowd at Dodger Stadium was sitting on its hands in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday …

Olney — Rising to the challenge: Girardi's gaffe teaches to always ask for review  —  No matter how you dissect the New York Yankees' loss Friday night, first baseman Greg Bird explained in the somber clubhouse, the outcome was excruciating for everyone: For the Yankees' accomplished relievers …

Joe Girardi says he ‘screwed up’ by not challenging HBP call  —  A day after saying he didn't have time to see a replay of the hit batsman that turned Friday's game, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi took the blame for not challenging the call.  —  “I screwed up,” Girardi said in a news conference Saturday.

Yu Darvish gets his chance to deliver in postseason  —  LOS ANGELES - And so it finally starts, Yu Darvish's career with the Dodgers.  —  Darvish has pitched nine games for his new team, but the truth is that none of them really counted.  —  There was never any pretense otherwise.

Why Yankees history says they should still have hope  —  The Yankees and manager Joe Girardi aren't done yet.  —  MORE FROM: … First, a little convoluted logic:  —  The Yankees, as a baseball franchise, know better than any other just what's possible, despite long odds.  They have been there.

Ex-GMs evaluate Marlins' trade options  —  With the Bruce Sherman/Derek Jeter Marlins ownership group expected to trim payroll, we solicited imput from two former general managers (ex-Nationals GM Jim Bowden and ex-Rockies GM Dan O'Dowd) on what some of their top players could command in trades: