Opinion

Two starts into his first postseason, it's safe to say Dallas Keuchel likes October. And October likes him back.

After twirling six shutout innings in the Houston Astros' 3-0 Wild Card Game win at Yankee Stadium, Keuchel offered a heck of an encore in front of a raucous, beard-wearing sellout crowd at Minute Maid Park on Sunday.

For one American League Division Series, Game 3 on Sunday could be an ending. For the other series, Game 3 on Sunday is all about controlling home-field advantage. In both series, winning Game 3 is critical.

Let's take a look at the remaining schedule and Game 3 odds while breaking down Sunday's crucial matchups.  

Don't think for a second that Game 3 of the American League Division Series is a must-win game only for the Toronto Blue Jays.

For while the Blue Jays are on the brink of extinction and need a win to stay alive, the Texas Rangers can ill afford to give their opponents any momentum—or give David Price (potentially) a chance for redemption in Game 4.

With the American League Division Series showdown between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals knotted 1-1, the scene shifts to Houston's Minute Maid Park for Game 3 at 4 p.m. ET Sunday.

LOS ANGELES — Chase Utley was an August waiver pickup who was only going to be a bit player for the Los Angeles Dodgers down the stretch.

As things turned out, he still is a bit player. And if you ask the Mets as this suddenly emotional National League Division Series swings back to New York for Game 3 on Monday, they’ll tell you he’s a two-bit player.

What happened to Ruben Tejada was awful. What happened to this division series was great.

A matchup that looked interesting before it began looks fascinating now. And Matt Harvey hasn't even pitched yet.

The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals will face off Monday at Wrigley Field in Game 3 of the National League Division Series.

With the series tied 1-1, Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta will be taking the mound. Will the Cardinals be up to the challenge?

The Chicago Cubs needed only one win to distinctly swing the advantage.

On Saturday, they got it. Now, the home-field advantage is on their side. But more importantly, so is the pitching lineup.

The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets jumped out to 1-0 leads as the National League Division Series kicked off Friday night. As expected, pitching took center stage, as there were just eight runs scored in the two games combined.

The first one was marvelous and historic. 

The pitching duel between New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom and Los Angeles Dodgers counterpart Clayton Kershaw is why pitchers get top billing in Game 1s. For the first time in postseason history, each starter struck out at least 11 hitters, but it was the Mets offense that broke through to take the lead in a National League Division Series with a 3-1 win Friday night at Dodger Stadium.