Nathan Eovaldi gave the Red Sox their best postseason start since Jon Lester in Game 5 of the 2013 World Series, shutting down the high-power Yankees offense on Monday en route to a 2-1 Red Sox lead in the ALDS. (více...)

The “opener” role will be presented on its biggest stage yet tonight and Liam Hendriks will be the one to present it.

With the regular season now over and the entrance to postseason baseball that is the two wild card games now upon us, we get to see four of the best lineups in baseball duel off against some of the best arms in the game. Starting these two games will be two household names, the accomplished veteran Jon Lester and the young flamethrower Luis Severino, along with Kyle Freeland, a 25-year-old whose season could go toe-to-toe results-wise with some of the best arms in the National League. The last starting pitcher announced for these two contests is... well, he isn’t really even a starting pitcher. Or a household name. It’s the 29-year-old Australian native Liam Hendriks, essentially a reliever who owns a 4.13 ERA in 24 innings this year. Sort of a change of pace from the three other arms we’ll see (více...)

The Cubs were eliminated from the postseason by the Rockies on Tuesday, and they reflected on what's next. "You can only learn from losing," Jon Lester said. (více...)

Surprise, surprise: The Cubs’ clubhouse was not a particularly sad place.

Players hugged one another. Kyle Schwarber embraced Willson Contreras, telling him: “I’m so proud of you. You’re the best.”

Both Schwarber and Jon Lester looked ahead, trying to find the bright side in the Rockies eliminating...

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Cubs lefty Jon Lester was the perfect choice to start against the Rockies in Tuesday night's National League Wild Card Game. The trouble is, he didn't get any offensive support as the North Siders' season ended with a 2-1 loss in 13 innings at Wrigley Field. (více...)