Pitching in relief, Lance Lynn picked up the Game 1 win in the Cardinals’ 3-2, 13-inning victory over the Dodgers on Friday. On Tuesday, he’ll take the mound at Dodger Stadium with a chance to also win Game 4 of the National League Championship Series (7 p.m. CT on TBS).

Maybe it was fitting that before his first multiple-inning outing of this postseason, Trevor Rosenthal was spotted chatting during batting practice with a Cardinals pitcher who worked many, many innings in the postseason.

Despite his fielding gaffe and struggles at the plate in Friday’s Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, Jon Jay was right back in the lineup in a left-on-left matchup with the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw on Saturday.

The strategy may be unorthodox for a middle-of-the-lineup power threat, but manager Mike Matheny said he won’t discourage first baseman Matt Adams from considering laying a bunt down the third-base line if teams continue to shift their defense against him.

For the American League Championship Series, the Red Sox will stick with the roster that worked so successfully against the Rays in the Division Series.

Boston’s Quintin Berry has never been caught stealing as a Major Leaguer. In the ALCS, his speed will be put to the test against the Tigers, a club that is well aware of what Berry brings to the table.

Having already delivered the game-tying hit and having already made the tie-preserving throw, Carlos Beltran — Mr. October 2.0 — put the finishing touches on a 3-2 Cardinals win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series by also providing the walk-off hit in the 13th inning.

Before Carlos Beltran and Kenley Jansen played their roles in a 13-inning classic at Busch Stadium Friday night, there was Zack Greinke. Greinke, the starting pitcher who nearly silenced the Cardinals entirely, sucking the early momentum from a sold-out crowd.

Carlos Beltran’s RBI single against closer Kenley Jansen with one out in the bottom of the 13th inning Friday night gave the Cardinals a 3-2 walk-off win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series.

You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, but it is perfectly acceptable to tear off Carlos Beltran’s jersey. And make no mistake about it, when it comes to October baseball, Beltran is a superhero. Beltran drove in all three of the Cardinals’ runs in the 3-2, 13-inning win over the Dodgers, and he also made a game-saving play on defense.

Depending on the angle, the slow-motion replays and the still photos showing a crucial play at the plate, opinions on Yadier Molina’s tag — or non-tag — of Mark Ellis in the 10th inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series vary.

Asked Friday if he recalled anything noteworthy about the two regular-season games he lost to the Cardinals this year, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw concluded his brief reply by saying, “No, not really.” Kershaw will start against St. Louis in Game 2 of the NLCS on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT (Watch on TBS).

The fabled 2004 team members, with their long hair and loose demeanor, were known as the “Idiots.” Perhaps this team will go down as the “Bearded Baseball Junkies.” The Sox don’t have an “off” switch when it comes to talking baseball, and nobody seems to want one.

Jose Iglesias doesn’t have to worry about what’s at stake financially during the American League Championship Series. He’s due for a World Series paycheck no matter what happens. That’s what happens when both your teams reach the ALCS.

Championship teams are composed of dozens of moving parts, with contributions coming from here, there and everywhere, but Dustin Pedroia is the face of the franchise and its best player.

The A’s put together six straight winning months of baseball, only to be taken out of the postseason picture in seven days. Thursday marked the end for Oakland, which dropped its sixth consecutive Game 5 — second in as many seasons to Detroit — taking a 3-0 loss at the Coliseum to close the American League Division Series.

The Red Sox are planning no changes to their roster for the American League Championship Series, which begins Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on FOX, against the Tigers. That means base-on-balls machine Xander Bogaerts could get another chance to impact a playoff game off Boston’s bench.