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Dodgers (92-70) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (97-65)

National League Championship Series – Game 1 DAILY NOTES Zack Greinke (0-1, 3.00 NLDS) vs. (0-0, 3.38 NLDS) Friday, Oct. 11, 2013 – 7:37 p.m. CT | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO TV: TBS RADIO: AM 570 KLAC (ENG), KTNQ 1020 AM (SPAN), ESPN Radio (Nat’l)

IT’S IN THE CARDS: The Dodgers and Cardinals open the National MATCHUP League Championship Series tonight at Busch Stadium as the clubs meet to Dodgers: NL West Champions Cardinals: NL Central Champions decide the NL pennant for just the second time in the storied history of both All-Time: Dodgers lead series, 1,012-1,009-16 (10-19 at New Busch Stadium) franchises. St. Louis defeated the Dodgers in six games in the 1985 NLCS 2013 Regular Season: Dodgers won series, 4-3 (3-1 at Busch Stadium) and the teams also met in the postseason in 2004, a 3-1 Cardinals NLDS 5/24@LA: L, 0-7 – W: Lynn L: Capuano victory, and in 2009, a three-game NLDS sweep by the Dodgers. The 5/25@LA: W, 5-3 – W: Rodriguez L: Maness S: League Dodgers have won seven of their last 11 regular-season games at Busch 5/26@LA: L, 3-5 – W: Maness L: Kershaw S: Mujica 8/5@STL: W, 3-2 – W: Greinke L: Wainwright S: Rodriguez Stadium since 2011, including winning three of four this year at St. Louis, 8/6@STL: L, 1-5 – W: Kelly L: Kershaw and beat the Cardinals, 4-3, in this year’s season series. 8/7@STL: W, 13-4 – W: Nolasco L: Westbrook The Dodgers are playing in their third NLCS in the last six years (also: 8/8@STL: W, 5-1 – W: Ryu L: Martinez 2008 and 2009) and their 10th overall NLCS. The Dodgers have a 5-4 UPCOMING PROBABLES (All Times Local) all-time series record in the NLCS and are looking to advance to the Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 12 at STL – 3:07 p.m. CT for the 19th time in franchise history. Los Angeles has LHP (1-0, 0.69) vs. RHP (1-0, 1.23) gone 59-62 in postseason play since moving west in 1958. Game 3: Monday, Oct. 14 at LA – 5:07 p.m. PT GETTING OFFENSIVE: The Dodgers pounded out 46 hits during their RHP Adam Wainwright (2-0, 1.13) vs. TBD four-game NLDS victory over the Braves as the club posted the highest-ever Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 15 at LA – 5:07 p.m. PT batting average for a club in a postseason series and tied for TBD vs. TBD the fourth-highest mark overall: Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 16 at LA (if nec.) – 1:07 p.m. PT Highest Team Batting Avg., Postseason Series TBD vs. TBD

1. Angels, 2002 ALDS vs. NYY .376 Game 6: Friday, Oct. 18 at STL (if nec.) – 7:37 p.m. CT 2. Yankees, 1960 World Series vs. PIT .338 TBD vs. TBD 3. Yankees, 1981 ALCS vs. OAK .336 Game 7: Saturday, Oct. 19 at STL (if nec.) – 7:37 p.m. CT 4t. Dodgers, 2013 NLDS vs. ATL .333 (46-for-138) TBD vs. TBD

4t. Red Sox, 2007 World Series vs. COL .333 All Games on TBS (TV), AM 570 (Eng), KTNQ 1020 AM (Span.), ESPN Radio

The Dodgers’ 18 extra-base hits, including seven home runs, during the MISSION OCTOBER: is managing in his first NLDS tied for the second most (also: 1985 NLCS vs. St. Louis) by a postseason and has guided the Dodgers to a winning record in each of his Los Angeles team in a postseason series, behind only the club’s 19 in first three seasons (260-225, .536). Mattingly reached the postseason only the 1978 NLCS against Philadelphia. Los Angeles’ .572 slugging once during his 14-year playing career with the Yankees and batted .417 (10- percentage ranked as the second-best mark by an NL club in a for-24) with four doubles, a homer and six RBI during a five-game ALDS postseason series (5th-highest overall), behind only the 1969 Mets, who loss to the Mariners in 1995. posted a .575 in the 1969 NLCS vs. Atlanta. Source: Elias Sports Bureau. The Dodgers are playing October for the fourth time under General , following division titles in 2008 and Hanley Ramirez batted .500 (8-for-16) in the NLDS and tied the 2009 and a Wild Card berth in 2006. Colletti has been to the postseason Dodger franchise postseason series record and the all-time Division in eight of 17 years as a general manager and assistant general manager, Series record with six extra-base hits (four doubles, , home ). while suffering a few close calls with his teams eliminated twice on the (1978 NLCS vs. Philadelphia) and (1952 final day of the season and on the second to last day on two occasions. World Series vs. Yankees) previously accomplished this for the Dodgers in a postseason series, while Carlos Beltran (2004 Houston vs. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Los Angeles went 92-70 in the regular Atlanta) and Jim Edmonds (2000 St. Louis vs. Atlanta) were the only season, clinching its 12th NL West title by 11.0 games over the D-backs, and players to have done so in a Division Series. is making its 18th appearance in the postseason since moving to Los Angeles in 1958. Overall, it is the Dodgers’ 27th time playing October baseball in .471 (8-for-17) during the NLDS with his eight hits franchise history. tying (8-for-27, 1953 World Series vs. Yankees) for the franchise record for most hits by a rookie in a postseason series. During the regular season, the Dodgers ranked second in the Majors with a 3.25 team ERA, including a Major League-best 3.13 ERA (341 posted just the ninth postseason multi-homer game by ER/979.0 IP) by the club’s starters. The Dodgers led the big leagues a Dodger in the club’s NLDS Game 4 series-clinching win and blasted with 22 shutouts and ranked second in the NL with 1,292 . three homers during the four-game series. His leadoff homer in Game 4 was just the second in franchise history (, G6, 1978 Today’s Starter: RHP Zack Greinke (0-1, 3.00 in postseason) WS). LAST START: Zack Greinke is making his first start in a week, last taking

According to ESPN Stats & Info, became the second the mound in Game 2 of the NLDS last Friday at Atlanta. Greinke pitched player in Dodger history to hit a behind-to-ahead in the well, allowing just two runs on four hits in 6.0 innings, but was the tough- seventh inning or later of a postseason game when he did so in NLDS luck loser in the Dodgers’ 4-3 defeat. Greinke struck out three and threw only 83 pitches in the outing. Game 4 against the Braves. The other was Kirk Gibson against in Game 1 of the . Uribe batted .375 (6- IN THE POSTSEASON: With the loss, Greinke fell to 1-2 with a 5.56 for-16) with a , two homers and four RBI during the series and ERA (14 ER/22.2 IP) in four career postseason starts. The 29-year-old has has 20 RBI in 34 career postseason games. previously faced St. Louis twice during postseason play in the 2011 NLCS,

NOTHING BUT 00s: picked up the win in Monday’s going 1-1 with a 6.17 ERA (8 ER/11.2 IP) as the Cardinals downed the Brewers in six games. series-clinching NLDS Game 4 and struck out four in 3.0 scoreless innings in the series against Atlanta. In his career, Wilson has yet to allow an earned VS. ST. LOUIS: Greinke picked up the win in his only start against the run (one unearned run) in 14.2 postseason innings in 13 appearances and, in Cardinals this season, allowing two runs on eight hits in 6.1 innings in the MLB history, only five have thrown more postseason innings Dodgers’ 3-2 victory on Aug. 5 at Busch Stadium. The right-hander has gone without allowing an earned run: 8-1 with a 2.11 ERA (14 ER/59.2 IP) in his last 10 regular-season games

Most Postseason Innings Without Allowing An Earned Run (eight starts) against the Cardinals since 2007 and overall is 8-3 with a 3.10 ERA (24 ER/69.2 IP) in 12 career games (10 starts) vs. St. Louis, including a 1. John Rocker (1998-2001) 20.2 3-1 record with a 2.28 ERA (7 ER/27.2 IP) in five games (four starts) at 2. Joe Niekro (1980-1987) 20.0 Busch Stadium. 3. Joe McGinnity (1905) 17.0 th 4. Dennis Cook (1996-2000) 16.1 A LOOK BACK: Greinke went 15-4 with a 2.63 ERA (4 NL) in 28 starts 5. Duster Mails (1920) 15.2 this season and kickstarted the Dodgers’ 2013 turnaround on June 22 at San 6. Brian Wilson (2010-13) 14.2 Diego, when he allowed just one run on four hits and struck out eight in 8.0 innings in Los Angeles’ 6-1 victory. From that point forward, Greinke led struck out the side on Monday night to pick up his first the Majors with 12 victories (12-2), ranked second behind only Clayton postseason . Jansen, pitching in his first postseason, tossed 2.1 Kershaw with a 2.03 ERA (29 ER/128.2 IP) and placed eighth in the big scoreless innings in the NLDS and struck out seven of the nine batters leagues with 113 strikeouts in his final 19 starts. he faced.

Los Angeles Dodgers Public Relations Phone: 323-224-1301 • Fax: 323-224-1459 • Dodgers.com 1000 Elysian Park Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90012 Facebook.com/dodgers @Dodgers 54 RHP Ronald Belisario – 5-7, SV, 3.97 ERA in 77 G (Regular Season) 30 RHP Edinson Volquez – 9-12, 5.71 ERA in 33 G (32 GS) (Regular Season)  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 0.1 IP, 2 H, R  Last Appearance: 9/26 at SF – 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K  Postseason (2013): 1 ER/1.0 IP – 3 G  Vs. STL (2013/Career): 1-1, 6.55 ERA (8 ER/11.0 IP)/ 3-5, 5.56 ERA – 10 GS  Vs. STL (2013/Career): 0-0, 4.50 ERA (ER/2.0 IP)/1-0, 1.69 ERA (2 ER/10.2 IP)  Postseason: Started Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS for the Reds and gave up four runs in  Postseason: Has appeared in nine career postseason games…did not allow a run 1.2 innings vs. Philadelphia against St. Louis in 1.1 innings in two appearances in the 2009 NLDS  Was signed by the Dodgers on Aug. 30 after being designated for assignment by the  Appeared in a career-high 77 games, which were the second-most appearances in the NL Padres…went 0-2 with a 4.18 ERA (13 ER/28.0 IP) in six games (five starts) for L.A. behind only Arizona’s Brad Ziegler  Has made 5 career relief appearances, including one in 2013…has limited right-handers 56 LHP J.P. Howell – 4-1, 2.03 ERA in 67 G (Regular Season) to a .251 average over the course of his nine-year career with TEX, CIN, SD and LA  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 0.2 IP, BB, K  Postseason (2013): 0 ER/2.1 IP – 3 G 00 RHP Brian Wilson – 2-1, 0.66 ERA in 18 G (Regular Season)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/3.0 IP)/0-0, 6.35 ERA (4 ER/5.2 IP)  Last Appearance: Game 4 vs. ATL – 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 K  Postseason: Has gone 0-3 with a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14.1 IP) in 16 postseason  Postseason (2013): 0 ER/3.0 IP - 3 G appearances with Tampa Bay (2008, 2011) and Los Angeles (2013)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): Did not face/0-0, 10 SV, 1.35 ERA (2 ER/13.1 IP)  Posted career-bests with a 2.03 ERA, a .193 opponents’ batting average and a 1.05  Postseason Career: Owns a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/14.2 IP) in 13 career Postseason WHIP, going 4-1 in 67 games games…Did not allow a run and struck out 16 in 11.2 innings during San Francisco’s  Ranked among the NL relief leaders in ERA (7th), opp. average (9th) & WHIP (16th) run…was successful in six of seven save opportunities in the 2010 74 RHP Kenley Jansen – 4-3, 28 SV, 1.88 ERA in 75 G (Regular season) postseason and struck out Nelson Cruz to pick up the save in the Giants’ 3-1 win in the  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 1.0 IP, 3 K clinching Game 5 of the World Series at Texas  Postseason (2013): 0 ER/2.1 IP – 3 G  Tossed scoreless relief in 17 of 18 games with the Dodgers, allowing just one run in 13.2 innings (0.66 ERA)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): 0-0, 0.00 ERA (0 ER/2.1 IP)/1-0, 2 SV, 2.45 ERA (2 ER/7.1 IP)  Finished the campaign with a career-high 28 saves in 32 opportunities and ranked 44 – 3-0, SV, 2.60 ERA in 26 G (Regular Season) among the NL relief leaders in saves (T-11th), ERA (1.88, 6th), opponents’ batting  Last Appearance: Game 2 at ATL – 0.2 IP, H, 2 R, BB, K (Postseason debut) average (.177, 7th), WHIP (0.86, 2nd) and strikeouts (111, 2nd)  Postseason (2013): 2 ER/0.2 IP – 1 G  His 111 strikeouts rank as the seventh-most all-time by a Los Angeles reliever  Vs. STL (2013/Career): 0-0, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP)/ 0-0, 4.50 ERA (1 ER/2.0 IP)  Was lights out from July 3-conclusion of the season, going 2-0 with 21 saves in 22  Tossed scoreless relief in 18 of 26 appearances in his first big league experience opportunities, a 1.26 ERA (5 ER/35.2 IP) and 52 strikeouts in 34 games  Overall, limited opponents to a .165 batting average, including a .133 mark against 49 RHP Carlos Marmol – 2-4, 2 SV, 4.41 ERA in 52 G (Regular Season) right-handers (10-for-75) with 32 strikeouts  Last Appearance: 9/27 vs. COL – 1.0 IP, K  Vs. STL (2013/Career): 0.00 ERA (0 ER/3.2 IP)/1-5, 9 SV, 2.95 ERA (18 ER/55.0 IP)

 Postseason: Has made four career postseason appearances, all with the Cubs in

2007 and 2008 (5 ER/5.2 IP)  After making his debut for the Dodgers on July 22, tossed scoreless relief in 18 of 21 outings and posted a 2.53 ERA (6 ER/21.1 IP)…from Aug. 2 until the end of the season, posted a 0.96 ERA (2 ER/18.2 IP) and held opponents to a .131 avg. BATTERS

25 Carl Crawford (L) - .283, 6 HR, 31 RBI in 116 G (Regular Season) 66 Yasiel Puig - .319, 19 HR, 42 RBI in 104 G (Regular Season)  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL - 2-for-3, 2 HR, BB  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL - 2-for-4, 2B, R  Postseason (2013): 6-for-17, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 5 K  Postseason (2013): 8-for-17, 2B, 2 RBI, 4 R, 4 K, HBP  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .481 (13-for-27)/.382 (21-for-55), HR  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .400 (6-for-15)/.400 (6-for-15)  Postseason: Has a .270 (27-for-100) batting average with three doubles, a triple, six  Postseason: In four games, is batting .471 (8-for-17) in his first playoff action… his eight homers and 14 RBI in 25 career postseason games with Tampa Bay (2008, 2010) and Los hits tying Jim Gilliam (8-for-27, 1953 World Series vs. Yankees) for the franchise record Angeles (2013)… posted just the ninth postseason multi-homer game by a Dodger in the for most hits by a rookie in a postseason series club’s Game 4 series-clinching and blasted three homers during the four-game series  Called up by the club on June 3 from Double-A Chattanooga and ranked among the NL  Recorded 12 games with three or more hits, which tied for the 14th most in the NL leaders in batting average (.319, 7th), hits (122, 5th), runs (66, 4th), home runs (19, T-7th), on-base percentage (.391, 8th) and slugging percentage (.534, 4th) 17 A.J. Ellis - .238, 10 HR, 52 RBI in 115 G (Regular Season)  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 0-for-4, 2 K 7 Nick Punto - .255, 2 HR, 21 RBI in 116 G (Regular Season)  Postseason (2013): 4-for-12, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K  Last Appearance: Game 3 NLDS vs. ATL – 0-for-0 (Defensive Repl.)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .150 (3-for-20), HR/.167 (12-for-72), 2 HR  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .462 (6-for-13)/.471 (8-for-17)  Postseason: Batting .333 (4-for-12) with two doubles and an RBI in four games in the  Postseason: Has appeared in 22 games in four separate postseason runs with the Twins first postseason of his career (2006, 2009), Cardinals (2011) and Dodgers (2013), batting .214 (12-for-56)  Threw out 24 (3rd, MLB) of 59 potential base stealers, good for a 44.4 caught stealing  Ranked second in the NL (min. 250 AB) by seeing an average of 4.30 pitches per plate percentage (3rd, MLB)…ranked second among Major League qualifying catchers with a appearance

3.05 catcher ERA 13 Hanley Ramirez - .345, 20 HR, 57 RBI in 86 G (Regular Season)

14 Mark Ellis - .270, 6 HR, 48 RBI in 126 G (Regular Season)  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 1-for-3, BB, K  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 2-for-4, 2 2B, K  Postseason (2013): 8-for-16, HR, 4 2B, 3B, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, SB  Postseason (2013): 4-for-15, RBI, 4 R, 3 BB, 5 K  Vs. STL (2013/Career): DNF/.288 (49-for-170), 3 HR  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .083 (2-for-24)/.178 (11-for-96), 3 HR  Postseason: Batted .500 (8-for-16) in the series and tied the Dodger franchise postseason  Postseason: Has a .259 (15-for-58) batting average with a homer, five RBI and seven series record and the all-time Division Series record with six extra-base hits (four doubles, runs in 16 career postseason games with the Athletics (2002, 2003, 2006) and Dodgers triple, home run). Steve Garvey (1978 NLCS vs. Philadelphia) and Duke Snider (1952 (2013) World Series vs. Yankees) previously accomplished this for the Dodgers in a postseason series, while Carlos Beltran (2004 Houston vs. Atlanta) and Jim Edmonds (2000 St. Louis  With runners on base this season, batted .295 (54-for-183) vs. Atlanta) were the only players to have done so in a Division Series 16 Andre Ethier (L) - .272, 12 HR, 52 RBI in 142 G (Regular Season)  Among players with 300 or more at-bats, led the Majors with a .638 slugging percentage,  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 0-for-1 (PH) ranked second with a .348 batting average and placed seventh with a .402 OBP

 Postseason (2013): 0-for-3, K, BB (PH) 55 (L) - .263, 2 HR, 30 RBI in 125 G (Regular Season)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .222 (6-for-27)/.292 (64-for-219), 4 HR  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 1-for-3, BB  Postseason: Has posted a .254 (17-for-67) batting average with three home runs and six  Postseason (2013): 3-for-13, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K RBI in 21 postseason games in four postseason appearances with the Dodgers (2006,  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .400 (6-for-15)/.400 (6-for-15) 2008, 2009, 2013)… fell a short of the cycle in the clinching game of the 2009  Postseason: In 26 career postseason games with the Cardinals (2009, 2011, 2012) and NLDS Game 3, plating two runs and scoring two runs in the Dodgers’ 5-1 win at St. Dodgers (2013), batting .265 (13-for-49) with three doubles and eight RBI… member of Louis the 2011 World Champion Cardinals  Was one of the NL’s best hitters on the road in 2013, posting the sixth-highest batting  After getting off to a slow start to the campaign, batted .285 (79-for-277) with 15 doubles, average (.311, 78-for-251) and the second-best on-base percentage (.406) two homers and 29 RBI in the last 102 games since May 4

18 Tim Federowicz - .231, 4 HR, 16 RBI in 56 G (Regular Season) 5 Juan Uribe - .278, 12 HR, 50 RBI (Regular Season)  Last Appearance: 9/29 vs. COL – 0-for-2 (Defensive Repl.)  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, K  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .600 (3-for-5)/.600 (3-for-5)  Postseason (2013): 6-for-16, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 R, 4 K  In his 42 starts behind the plate this season, the club went 24-18… finished the season  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .263 (5-for-19)/.277 (33-for-119), 5 HR strong, batting .276 (21-for-76) with a homer, four doubles and four RBI in his last 25  Postseason: has a .231 (27-for-117) career postseason batting average with five homers games since July 20 (Dodgers, 17-8) and 20 RBI in 34 games in appearances with the White Sox (2005, 2008), Giants (2010) 23 Adrian Gonzalez (L) - .293, 22 HR, 100 RBI in 157 G (Regular Season) and Dodgers (2013)…became second player in Dodger history to hit a behind-to-ahead  Last Appearance: Game 4 NLDS vs. ATL – 1-for-4 home run in the seventh inning or later of a postseason game when he did so in Game 4 against the Braves… member of two World Series clubs (2005-CWS, 2010-SF)  Postseason (2013): 6-for-18, HR, 4 RBI, 4 K  Made just five errors in 900.1 innings at third base this season, good for a .983 fielding  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .308 (5-for-32), 2 HR/.294 (48-for-163), 7 HR percentage, which was the second-best mark among NL third basemen  Postseason: Has appeared in eight career postseason games, posting a .344 (11-for-32) batting average with a .400 on-base percentage during the 2006 NLDS vs. the Cardinals 33 - .240, 7 HR, 19 RBI in 53 G (Regular Season) as a member of the Padres and 2013 NLDS vs. Braves as a Dodger.  Last Appearance: Game 2 NLDS vs. ATL – 0-for-0 (PR)  Joined (7) and (6) as the only players to reach the century  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .000 (0-for-4)/.200 (1-for-6), HR mark six or more times in the last seven years  Postseason: Made his postseason debut on Friday as a pinch runner  Tied for the fifth-most RBI in the NL with 100 and tied for 10th in hits with 171  15 of his 31 hits this season have gone for extra bases (eight doubles, seven homers), while 19 of his 40 career MLB hits have resulted in extra bases 9 Dee Gordon (L) - .234, HR, 6 RBI in 38 G (Regular Season)  Last Appearance: Game 2 NLDS vs. ATL – 0-for-0, CS (PR) 10 - .279, 8 HR, 46 RBI in 147 G (PHI & LAD)  Postseason (2013): 0-for-0, CS  Last Appearance: Yesterday – Game 2 NLDS vs. ATL – 0-for-1 (PH)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .313 (5-for-16)/.238 (5-for-21)  Vs. STL (2013/Career): .167 (4-for-24)/.222 (8-for-36)  Postseason: Made his postseason debut on Friday as a pinch runner  Postseason: Has a career postseason batting average of .250 (36-for-144) in 36 games  Played well against NL West foes, posting a .314 (11-for-35) mark with seven stolen bases with the Rangers (2010-12) and Dodgers (2013) in 17 games…stole 10 bases on the season  Acquired by Philadelphia on Aug. 31 and appeared in 22 games for the Dodgers, batting .339 (19-for-56) with two doubles and two triples in a Dodger uniform