SAN FRANCISCO - Giants manager Bruce Bochy said today that all his pitchers are available for tonight's Game 4 of the National League Division Series - even Jake Peavy, who would otherwise be tabbed as San Francisco's Game 5 starter. Nationals skipper Matt Williams will go with the same everyone-is-available approach. Williams said this afternoon that he is not ready to announce his Game 5 starter, saying, "We have a couple guys that would be certainly ready for Game 5. But we don't know...

SAN FRANCISCO - Hear Bryce Harper's name and you probably think of a guy who's been around the league for a while. He's been talked about by national writers for several years and compared to many past and present greats. Heck, he's even been edited into a commercial with footage of Ted Williams and Babe Ruth. However, what some may forget is that Harper is still young. Despite spending almost three full seasons in the majors, Harper is still nine days shy of 22. Not too shabby for...

If someone told me six months ago that the two teams competing for the American League championship would be the Orioles and Royals, I'd probably have told them they were dreaming. Back in March, I would have argued that while each team was capable of competing with the best, a lot of things would need to fall into line for the two to outlast powerful American League rivals such the Tigers, Athletics, Angels and the defending world champion Red Sox. Just as the Orioles did to the Tigers, the...

The throw from Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy had barely nestled into first baseman Steve Pearce's mitt to end Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Friday when fans were already clamoring for MASN to re-air the thrilling game as an "Orioles Classic." Well, we heard the requests on Facebook and Twitter, and you'll now get your wish. What better way to prepare for Friday's opening game of the American League Championship Series against the Royals than to relive Game 2 of the ALDS,...

SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals are running out the same lineup as they did in the first three games of this series. No changes from one through eight in Game 4. The Giants, however, are going with a new left fielder - right-handed-hitting Juan Perez - against left-hander Gio Gonzalez, and they've bumped third baseman Pablo Sandoval down to the No. 5 spot in the order. For the Nats CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond LF Bryce Harper C Wilson Ramos 2B...

The Nationals won yesterday, meaning we - Bobby and Olivia - are still enjoying the West Coast! We're about to head back to AT&T Park for Game 4 of the National League Division Series. We'll be updating you on everything leading up to and during the game, so stay tuned! As always, follow along here and on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat as we show you behind-the-scenes looks of the park! Oh, yeah. Side note. When you're on the West Coast, you have to stop at In-N-Out? Right....

The Orioles are calling on all fans throughout Birdland to "Back the Birds" and support the ALCS-bound home team. To help encourage fans to get on board, the club has introduced new 20-Game and 40-Game Season Ticket Plans which will guarantee access to 2014 ALCS and World Series tickets, among many of the Orange Carpet Benefits enjoyed by existing Season Plan Holders. Such benefits include significant savings over individual game tickets, a flexible exchange policy, early ballpark access, and...

Now that Nelson Cruz is done hammering Tigers pitching in the 2014 playoffs, he can take aim at the Royals, who don't have three former Cy Young Award winners. It didn't seem to matter in the American League Division Series, when the Royals posted a 1.74 ERA while sweeping the Angels. Cruz has hit eight of his 16 career postseason home runs against the Tigers. Overall, he's a lifetime .297/.349/.710 hitter in 37 playoff games, with nine doubles and 32 RBIs. He went 6-for-12 with two homers,...

Whether you say, "Oh, Nelly" or O's Nelly, Nelson Cruz continues to get it done for the Orioles. In his first game with the team, opening day against Boston, he hit a homer in the seventh inning off Jon Lester. It broke a 1-1 tie and gave the Orioles a 2-1 win. He's been hitting big homers ever since and that carried through the American League Division Series. Cruz hit a two-run homer in the first inning of Game 1 off Max Scherzer to get the series started. In Game 3, his two-run homer to...

It was good to see the fight the Nationals showed in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Doug Fister deserves a ton of credit. Bryce Harper played well in the field, drew a walk and hit a crucial solo homer in the ninth. That gave Drew Storen some room to breathe and he battled out of a two-on jam in the bottom of the ninth. You got the feeling that this team was better than their two games to none hole in the bets-of-five series and they proved it with a 4-1 win. It will now be...