Jose Quintana is the Cubs' choice to take the mound opposite the Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw when Game 1 of the NLCS begins Saturday night.
The St. Louis Cardinals have exercised their 2015 contract option on pitcher John Lackey, which is at the major league minimum.
The St. Louis Cardinals plan for now to keep catcher Yadier Molina on their active roster despite a strained left oblique muscle sustained in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series.
The Boston Red Sox have traded veteran pitcher John Lackey to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Allen Craig and right-hander Joe Kelly, a league source confirmed to ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes.
David Ortiz has defended himself in the face of rumors and innuendo about performance-enhancing drug use before. On Monday night, the Boston Red Sox slugger went for the jugular.
Orioles manager Buck Showalter responded to Red Sox pitcher John Lackey's loud "no comment" on Nelson Cruz after Saturday night's game, telling ESPN Radio that "everybody needs to make sure that their own backyard is clean."
