Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

The Dodgers lost the NL West, lost the first game of the division series, and were in danger of losing Game 2. But now they are in the driver’s seat.

Pete Rose can’t stand what he’s seeing in baseball these days, particularly the rash of strikeouts, targeting Yankees slugger Joey Gallo.

The Dodgers offense wakes up in Game 2 of the NLDS with a 9-2 win over the Giants to even the NLDS one-game apiece.

Logan Webb tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings and Buster Posey slugged a two-run home run to lead the Giants over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLDS.

White Sox-Astros series pits two of baseball’s most decorated managers against each other – yet again.

If this were a movie script, of course Pujols would have been playing for the Cardinals, not against them.

The Cardinals, who seemed out of the race in early August, are in the thick of things for the National League’s second wild-card spot.

Just 24 hours after the Mets and Yankees preached love and unity, these teams turned back lovefest into a ferocious Subway Series rivalry Sunday.