Atlanta Braves
David Ortiz was the hero of the day after hitting a home run to help the Boston Red Sox win over the Oakland Athletics with a final score of 7-6.
Yasiel Puig's double in the eighth inning sparks Dodger's offense in their 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves, L.A. advancing to the National League Championship Series.
Both the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are sending a pair of rookies, South Korean Hyun-Jin Ryu and Colombian Julio Teheran, as both team trying to a game lead with the National League Division Series tied 1-1.
The Atlanta Braves will start Mike Minor at pitcher, looking not to go down 0-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers after Thursday night's loss. The Dodgers send Zack Greinke - who is sporting a 1.58 ERA in 12 starts since late July.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, who won 42 of 50 games of their last games, send Cy Young candidate Clayton Kershaw to the mound in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, against Kris Medlen of Atlanta, who went 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA against the Dodgers.
With the New York Yankees being short one Alex Rodriguez for the 2013 season, Yankees GM Brian Cashman set the rumor mill churning and whirring Monday when he threw retired Atlanta Braves legend Chipper Jones' name out as a possible option to plug the hole at third base for the Yankees this season.
With Spring Training looming closer, the Cleveland Indians struck a major coup for themselves.
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Justin Upton has been traded to the Atlanta Braves along with Chris Johnson in exchange for Martin Prado, Nick Ahmed, Brandon Drury, Randall Delgado and Zeke Spruill, MLB.com reports. Upton will play on the same team as his older brother B.J. for the first time in their respective professional careers.
