- The top-seeded Los Angeles Angels were pushed to the brink of postseason elimination by the surprising Kansas City Royals on Friday and the St Louis Cardinals launched an eight-run salvo to stun the LA Dodgers in a packed day of playoff action. In other games, Baltimore piled more late misery on the Detroit Tigers to take a 2-0 lead in their AL Division series while Jake Peavy shut down the Washington Nationals to give the San Francisco Giants an NL-record ninth consecutive playoff win. ...