That's Debatable: Which team has the best rotation?

Welcome to The Show! On Monday, ESPN.com senior MLB writer Jayson Stark will drop by at 1 p.m. ET for another installment of "That's Debatable," a wee...

Rays' Howell mixes his pitches with precision

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro strolled to the mound Friday with much at stake. Tampa Bay had a 3-2 lead in Game 2 of its American League Divis...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2008

Brewers stave off elimination, grab Game 3 from Phillies

J.J. Hardy and the Milwaukee Brewers did just enough to keep their postseason alive for another day.

Paging Kosuke Fukudome

Ryan Dempster is going into the Cubs' bullpen for Game 3, says Lou Piniella, and that means Big Z could start a Game 5, if there is a Game 5 between t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 04, 2008

MILWAUKEE - OCTOBER 04: Dave Bush #31 of the Milwaukee Brewers throws a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game three of...

Cubs, Brewers attempt to keep seasons alive

AP Photo/Julie Jacobson Rich Harden has the task of keeping the Cubs from being swept out of the postseason. CUBS GOOD ON ROAD, BUT DODGERS GOOD...

Brewers among serious Sabathia bidders?

CC Sabathia threw more pitches than anybody in baseball this year, 3,816 in the regular season. He took the ball for the fourth time in 13 days on Thu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 03, 2008

Phillies-Brewers Preview

Phillies-Brewers Preview

Victorino, Myers lift Phillies to 2-0 lead vs. Sabathia, Brewers

Brett Myers rankled Sabathia with a pesky at-bat and dominated the rest of the Brewers from the mound, and Philadelphia beat Milwaukee 5-2 behind Shane Victorino's grand slam for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five NL playoff series.

Sabathia proves nothing goes according to plan in October

CC Sabathia was considered a sure thing, but in Game 2 of the NLDS the Brewers' lefty was gone after 3 2/3 innings of their loss against the Phillies.

Punch your ticket with a top-notch 1-2-3 rotation

Teams with the deepest, most balanced rotations stand the best chance of making an October run. We rank each team based on its 1-2-3 starters.

Brewers' Gallardo will start in Game 1 of NLDS, CC to follow in Game 2

Yovani Gallardo will start Game 1 for the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL playoffs against Philadelphia, followed by ace CC Sabathia for Game 2.

Can Sabathia and Co. drive Brewers past Phillies?

The top five questions heading into the division series between the Brewers and the Phillies.

Sabathia piles on one more gem

AP Photo/Morry Gash CC Sabathia's remarkable run with the Brewers will continue into the postseason. SABATHIA DOMINANT ONCE MORE By Mark Simon, ...

Brewers' Sheets to start Saturday despite sore elbow

Brewers pitcher Ben Sheets will start Saturday against the Cubs despite a sore elbow that forced him to leave his last appearance on Sept. 17 against Chicago.