Kyle Schwarber, a catcher who has played mostly left field for the Cubs since August, might play right field in the NL wild-card game.
Arthur Weinstein
The race for the final AL wild-card spot is down to the Astros, Angels and Twins after the Rangers and Yankees clinched a spot Thursday.
Joe Rodgers
St. Louis and Toronto rolled as they wrapped up the NL Central and AL East, respectively.
It only took 15 days for the Astros to go from AL West leaders to trailing in the wild-card race.
Chris Denorfia played the hero in the Cubs' 1-0 11-inning win against the Royals.
Alec Brzezinski
Blue Jays third baseman continued to cement his status as AL MVP with a walkoff home run against the Rays on Sunday.
David Wright and Lucas Duda led the Mets to a win over the Reds on Saturday, which helped New York clinch the NL East.
Chicago is in the postseason for the first time since 2008.
The Giants' loss Friday night puts the Cubs in the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
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Cubs ace Jake Arrieta became majors' first 20-game winner this season with a complete-game shutout of the Brewers on Tuesday.
In a 9-5 home win over the Brewers on Monday, Chicago committed three errors.
Travis Durkee
The Blue Jays' ace helped Toronto reclaim its 3 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for first place in the AL East.
Houston has won two straight games after five consecutive losses and is just 1 1/2 games behind the Rangers in the AL West.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was pleased with his team's accomplishment, but realizes there's still a lot to play for.
With the Giants losing 6-0 to the Diamondbacks, the Cardinals clinched a spot in the postseason for the fifth consecutive season.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny brushed off Cubs manager Joe Maddon's accusations about the Cards intentionally hitting Anthony Rizzo Friday.
Starlin Castro blasted the Cubs past the Cardinals with two home runs on Friday.
Cubs manger Joe Maddon is certain that Cardinals pitcher Matt Belisle intentionally targeted Cubs first baseman Anothony Rizzo.
The shortstop's estimated recovery time is six to eight months, the team said.
Kirstie Chiappelli
Doctors will decide if the right-hander's left Achilles' tendon is strong enough to allow him to pitch this season — and postseason.
Bob Hille
The month of September has not been kind to the Astros, who suffered their 10th loss this month in a blowout at the hands of the Rangers.
It took 144 games, but the surging Rangers are finally in first place in the AL West.
During this week's winter meetings, we'll take a look at some of the big rumors coming out of San Diego.
THE RUMOR: Jon Lester is expected to make his free-agent decision no later than Tuesday.
