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.

Nobody epitomizes the plight and the wait-till-next-year optimism of the Chicago Cubs like the emotionally charged color commentator and ex-Cub, Ron Santo.

If the Brewers can somehow erase their 2-0 deficit to the Phillies, the comparisons to the 1982 team that advanced to the World Series could be taken a step further.

After being crushed at home by the Dodgers, the Cubs will try to keep their season alive Saturday night in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium.