Game 1 postgame interview with Tigers manager Jim Leyland.

A dazzling display of defense, a seventh-inning sequence loaded with questionable managerial maneuvering and, best of all, a one-run result in the Braves’ 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Friday brought us to that place on the edge of the seat that ought to be well-worn by Halloween.

For those who have been paying attention to the Braves all season, it wasn’t much of a surprise that they kept discovering ways throughout the evening to go from their ghastly 6-1 home loss to the Dodgers in Thursday’s opener of this National League Division Series to Friday night’s gutsy 4-3 victory.

Mike Minor erased any doubt about his ability to pitch in big games, and Luis Avilan induced the most significant of the three double plays the Braves turned while getting back on track with Friday night’s 4-3 win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

Slow motion replays from several different angles in the Dodgers’ 4-3 loss to the Braves in Game 2 of the NL Division Series on Friday suggested Dee Gordon, in to pinch-run for A.J. Ellis in the ninth inning of a one-run game, just may have been safe.

Summoned with two outs and the bases empty in the eighth inning of National League Division Series Game 2 on Friday, Craig Kimbrel further frenzied the home crowd by retiring Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe on a 101-mph fastball. He then worked around two walks in the ninth, hitting triple digits on eight of his 25 total pitches.

Luis Avilan induced a critical double play that he helped turn in the top of the seventh inning before the Braves then scored twice in a bizarre bottom half to extend their lead over the Dodgers, tightening their grip around a Game 2 that they went on to win, 4-3, on Friday night.

The Dodgers could not cash in on a number of opportunities early in Friday’s Game 2 of the NLDS, ultimately resulting in a one-run loss despite out-hitting Atlanta, 10-6, and a stellar night at the plate from Hanley Ramirez.

Mets pitcher Matt Harvey will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a partially-torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the team announced Friday.

The Rays entered the bottom of the fourth with a 2-0 lead on the Red Sox in Game 1 of their Division Series at Fenway Park. By the time the fourth inning was over, the Red Sox had taken advantage of Tampa Bay’s miscues and scratched their way into a 5-2 lead.

Game 2 postgame interview with Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez.

From the very beginning of this magical season, these Red Sox have prided themselves on their hustle and grit and all that other good stuff, and Jonny Gomes is at the center of that mentality.

Wil Myers went back a few steps, got his glove ready and put out his hand to signal that the play was his. But he suddenly stopped, and David Ortiz’s routine fly ball dropped and skipped over the wall in right-center for a ground-rule double that helped set the stage for a pivotal five-run fourth inning in the Rays’ tough 12-2 loss in Game 1 of the ALDS on Friday.

The Red Sox and Rays added yet another chapter to their playoff history in Game 1 of the American League Division Series, as Boston cruised to a 12-2 victory. With both teams returning to action at 5:30 p.m. ET on TBS on Saturday, Game 2 is as close to do-or-die for the Rays as you can get at this juncture.

Equal parts relentless and opportunistic — and backed by a vociferous home crowd — the Red Sox didn’t merely beat the Rays soundly in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Friday afternoon at Fenway Park. En route to a 12-2 victory, Boston at times even seemed to break Tampa Bay’s spirit.

Jon Lester came out firing Friday afternoon, tying a Red Sox postseason record by striking out the first four batters he faced with an uncharacteristically zippy fastball in the upper 90s and the Fenway Park crowd roaring with every pitch.

Alex Rodriguez has filed suit against Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig, accusing them of conducting a “witch hunt” and engaging in “tortious interference” with his contracts and business relationships. MLB called the suit “a desperate attempt to circumvent the Collective Bargaining Agreement.”