Cards dust the Padres

MLB DIVISION SERIES Baseball's best team in the regular season brushed aside San Diego in only three games as Houston took the lead in their series

AP , SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

If there is a fifth game in California, it is possible the start of the AL championship series could be pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday, several baseball officials said, adding that no decision had been made.

Manager Mike Scioscia decided to stick with Jarrod Washburn as his Game 4 starter and leave 21-game winner Bartolo Colon for Game 5 if it's needed. Colon planned to return to California later Saturday to get rest.

The Yankees will start Shawn Chacon in Game 4. Mike Mussina, who beat Colon in Tuesday's opener, remained in California and would start Game 5.