A look at whats happening all around the majors Friday:---KERSHAWS PITCHDodgers ace Clayton Kershaw starts the NL Division Series opener in Washington against Max Scherzer. The LA lefty has dominated hitters in recent years -- except in the postseason. Hes 2-6 overall in the playoffs, including 1-5 with a 5.45 ERA in his last six starts, often done in by elevated home run and walk rates. The three-time NL Cy Young Award winner went 12-4 with a 1.69 ERA this year while missing more than two months because of a back injury.WRIGLEY WREADYFavored to win the World Series since opening day, the Cubs begin the playoffs when Jon Lester starts against the Giants. Wrigley Field figures to be packed and pulsating for Game 1 of the NL Division Series as the Cubs, who led the majors with 103 wins this year, try to get closer to ending their championship drought that dates to 1908. Johnny Cueto, who helped the Royals win the crown last year, pitches for San Francisco.IS THIS PRICE RIGHT?Red Sox star David Price is a five-time All-Star, a two-time ERA leader and a former Cy Young Award winner. But the Boston lefty is 0-7 as a postseason starter in his career with Tampa Bay, Detroit and Toronto. Hell try to end that 0-for-October string when he starts Game 2 of the AL Division Series at Cleveland against Corey Kluber.BIG BOPPERJose Bautista hit just 22 home runs this season, his lowest total 2009, as he was slowed by a knee injury. But the two-time major league homer champ has quickly regained his swing in the playoffs. The Toronto slugger connected for a solo shot in the AL wild-card win over Baltimore, then hit a three-run drive in Game 1 of the AL Division Series romp at Texas. Hell next face Yu Darvish when the Blue Jays and J.A. Happ play Game 2.MURPHY ON DECKNationals second baseman Daniel Murphy is expected to start in the playoff opener against the Dodgers. Hes been out of the starting lineup since Sept. 17 because of a strained glute muscle. Murphy hit .347 with 25 home runs and 104 RBI in his first season with Washington. Last year, he homered in a record six straight postseason games for the Mets. Phillies Jerseys China . Zvonareva, who won the tournament in 2009 and 10, couldnt handle her opponents big groundstrokes in only her third event back after 17 months out with a shoulder injury. Zvonareva made her comeback in January in Shenzhen and played in the Australian Open but lost her first matches at both tournaments. Custom Phillies T-shirts . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. 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Pinch-hitter Eduardo Escobar hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the 14th inning to score Hicks on Tuesday night, lifting the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, who got six hits from Jean Segura. Hicks made a leaping grab at the centre field wall to rob Carlos Gomez of a home run in the second. Gomez watched in disbelief and then tipped his cap to Hicks. "I really like that catch," Hicks said. "I was kind of in the corner. It definitely was a tough catch. I didnt even know where I was. It was kind of one of those catches where you have to focus on the ball the whole time you are running. You have to go hard all the way." Segura went 6 for 7 — all singles — to raise his batting average to an NL-leading .365 but Milwaukee lost for the fourth straight time and 20th in 25 games. "Oh my, goodness gracious, he hits about everything you throw up there," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said. "The guys got one of the shortest, compact swings youve ever seen in your life and he seems to be on everything." It was only the third time a Brewers player had six hits in a game, tying the team record set by Johnny Briggs in 1973 and Kevin Reimer in 1993. Ryan Doumit, Josh Willingham and Hicks homered for the Twins, which have won three of four after dropping 10 straight. Hicks hit the first pitch from reliever Burke Badenhop (0-2) for a ground-rule double to lead off the 14th. Pedro Florimon, who made a baserunning blunder to get thrown out at third in the 12th, executed a sacrifice bunt to move Hicks to third. Escobar then hit a 1-0 pitch to deep left, and Hicks scored with a slide that was a couple seconds ahead of the throw from Ryan Braun to give the Twins the lead. Despite sitting for nearly 4 1/2 hours, Escobar said he stayed ready by hitting in a batting cage near the dugout. "Its my opportunity right there," Escobar said. &quoot;Its my chance.dddddddddddd I got a good swing." The loss was another in a series of deflating games for Milwaukee. "Its a tough loss," manager Ron Roenicke said. "Any time you go that many innings and lose its tough. We played well, came back to tie it in the ninth but couldnt put together any offence after that." Ryan Pressly (2-0) pitched two perfect innings of relief to earn the victory. Brian Duensing worked the bottom of the 14th for his first save in two chances. After Minnesota blew a 4-0 lead, Justin Morneau had a sacrifice fly in the eighth to give the Twins a 5-4 lead. Milwaukee tied it at 5 in the bottom of the ninth on Seguras fifth single of the game, scoring Jeff Bianchi from second as Twins closer Glen Perkins blew his second save. All three Twins homers were off Milwaukee starter Alfredo Figaro and the Twins opened a 4-0 lead in the fourth. Milwaukee scored three runs in the fourth and one in the fifth off Minnesota starter Scott Diamond to tie the score 4-all. Figaro allowed four runs on four hits and a walk while striking out four in five innings. Doumit hit a two-run homer in the second, and Willingham hit a solo shot in the fourth. Three batters later, Hicks hit his fourth homer to make it 4-0. Diamond gave up four runs on eight hits with two strikeouts over 4 2-3 innings. The Brewers cut it to 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run double by Ramirez and a double by Jonathan Lucroy. Milwaukee tied it in the fifth on a two-out single by Segura and a triple off the right field wall by Braun. Braun went 2 for 5 after missing Mondays game to rest a sore thumb. NOTES: RHP Kyle Lohse was announced as the starter for the Brewers game Thursday at Minnesota. He missed his last start due to right elbow tenderness. ... Twins INF Trevor Plouffe (concussion) is scheduled to come off the DL on Wednesday. ... Brewers LHP Chris Narveson (left middle finger) is scheduled to make his first minor league rehab start on Thursday. He is expected to join the Brewers rotation after making four rehab starts. ' ' '