Royals Host A's Tonight In AL Wild Card Game

(Kansas City, MO) -- The Royals play their first postseason game in 29 years tonight.  KC hosts the A's in the American League Wild Card Game. James Shields starts for KC, while Oakland counters with Jon Lester. The winner moves on to play the Angels in the best-of-five AL Division Series.

The Royals will face longtime nemesis in A's pitcher Jon Lester tonight. The veteran lefty is 9-and-3 with a 1.84 ERA in 13 career starts against KC, including 3-0 this year. James Shields starts for the Royals. He's 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA in two starts against Oakland this year.

The Royals held a "Take The Crown" pep rally yesterday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium ahead of tonight's AL Wild Card Game. Fans got to watch batting practice and broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre hosted a question and answer session with General Manager Dayton Moore.

Cardinals Rest Up For NLDS

(St. Louis, MO) -- The Cardinals have a few more days to rest up before the start of their National League Division Series. The NL Central champs play Game One of their best-of-five series Friday against the NL West champion Dodgers in LA. Adam Wainwright is slated to oppose Clayton Kershaw.

Third baseman Matt Carpenter is the Cardinals' nominee for this year's Hank Aaron Award. It's given annually to the top offensive performers in each league.  Fans can vote through Sunday exclusively at MLB.com. The winners will be announced during the World Series later this month.

Cardinals third base coach Jose Oquendo may be a candidate to fill the Diamondbacks' vacant managerial position. He is expected to be interviewed by former Cards manager Tony La Russa, who is the Chief Baseball Officer in Arizona. The D'backs fired Kirk Gibson last week.

Cubs, White Sox Look To Offseason

(Chicago, IL) -- With the 2014 season in the rear-view mirror, the Cubs and White Sox are looking to the offseason. Each team completed 73-and-89 campaigns on Sunday. In other news, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and White Sox slugger Jose Abreu were named Hank Aaron Award finalists.

Tuesday, September 30 Schedule (Time Central)

MLB Playoffs

7:07 p.m. - Oakland A's at Kansas City Royals
(American League Wild Card Game)