Community Picks: St. Louis Cardinals 0% vs San Francisco Giants 0%

Much like Colorado Rockies baseball, you never know what to expect from the weather in Denver. It was a hard-hitting hail storm accompanied by thunder and lightning. Rockies shortstop Cristhian Adames uses his glove to shield his head during a hailstorm at Coors Field. Continue to Article

September 17, 2016 11:50:am EST

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Mike Leake will duel the guy the San Francisco Giants chose to replace him during the winter when he opposes Jeff Samardzija on Saturday night in a key matchup in the National League wild-card race. Leake was acquired by the Giants from the Cincinnati Reds at the trade deadline. San Francisco paid a hefty price -- outfielder Adam Duvall has turned into a 30-homer player -- but the defending champs were trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers atop the NL West at the time and thought they needed to do something. Continue to Article

September 17, 2016 3:05:am EST

Oh, Buster Posey knew all about how long he had gone without a home run. ''Yeah, I've had a few reminders over the last week or two,'' Posey said with a chuckle. All that talk about the star catcher's second-half power drought was answered with one mighty swing in a September game that mattered, and his two-run shot helped the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 Friday night in a matchup of playoff contenders. Continue to Article

September 17, 2016 2:26:am EST