Kemp, bullpen pull through for Dodgers  —  Relievers pick up Wolf with 5 1/3 solid innings vs. Cards  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers don't have leading candidates for Cy Young or MVP, but they do have something the Cardinals don't have.  —  A Game 1 victory in their National League Division Series.

Paul Byrd's heart is still in Anaheim  —  Paul Byrd will find out soon whether he'll be on the Red Sox roster for the American League Division Series.  And if he makes it, it figures to be a bittersweet accomplishment because if Byrd was watching the series from home, he'd probably be cheering for the Angels.

Yankees catch fire, Twins tire  —  Like old times in New York  —  NEW YORK - Derek Jeter got a big hit, just as he did in Octobers past at the famed ballpark across the street.  CC Sabathia joined in the postseason fun.  Even Alex Rodriguez broke out of his playoff rut.

Pitching on agenda for Brewers' offseason  —  GM Melvin not looking to part with Fielder, Braun  —  MILWAUKEE — Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said he may need to sacrifice some of the team's offense this winter to improve the pitching staff, so he was asked the obvious follow-up.

BA FSL Top 20: Mejia, Davis & Nieuwenhuis  —  Baseball America released their Florida State League Top 20 Prospects List yesterday, and it contains a healthy sprinkling of Mets with Jenrry Mejia at #7, Ike Davis at #9, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis at #13.  Brad Holt just missed qualifying for the BA list by a handful of innings.

Phillies Notes: Phillies' Hamels annoyed by day start times  —  Add Cole Hamels to the list of Philadelphians irritated by playoff day games.  —  Major League Baseball and its broadcast partners assigned the Phillies and Colorado Rockies to a pair of 2:37 p.m. starts to begin their playoff series.

Productive Base Stealing And The Mets  —  In the recent Athletics Nation interview with A's GM Billy Beane, interviewer Tyler Bleszinski asked about an often divisive topic in the realm of baseball discussion, the stolen base: … Emphasis mine.  It was Michael Lewis's book Moneyball …

Florida girl sues, gets back Ryan Howard's 200th home run ball  —  MIAMI — A Florida girl who grabbed a historic home run ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard has her prize back after suing the team for its return.  —  The July home run against the Florida Marlins was Howard's 200th.

AL dominates my 2009 playoff-team seedings (cont.)  —  7. Rockies  —  Plusses: That it's hard to name a weakness may be their biggest plus.  They were easily the best team in the NL in the second half and are 74-42 under manager Jim Tracy.  Troy Tulowitzki (1.042 second-half OPS was third-best …