Fernando Perez, a switch-hitting outfielder with wit as quick as his lightning legs, has emerged as a surprising contributor to the no-longer-surprising Rays.

Manny Ramírez was dominant against the Chicago Cubs, with homers in the first two games of the division series to help the Dodgers grab two victories before Game 3.

Torii Hunter and David Ortiz have been friends for years and have seen a lot of each other lately, from opposite sides of the playoff series between the Los Angeles Angels and the Boston Red Sox.

J. D. Drew smashed a two-run homer off Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning, powering the Red Sox past the Angels and giving them a 2-0 lead in the series.

Akinori Iwamura supplied the Rays’ game-changing hit in the fifth inning with an opposite-field, two-run homer off Mark Buehrle, the White Sox’ starter.