Worth noting

By Tom Singer

October 6, 2013

• Game 2 of the NLDS between the Pirates and the Cardinals earned the highest rating of 2013 for a game broadcast on MLB Network, and the third-highest overall rating in the network's history.

• Somewhat surprisingly -- given the frequency of their postseason appearances until the 21-year silence -- the Bucs entered Sunday's Game 3 trying to win consecutive home playoff games for the first time since Games 3-4 of the 1971 World Series against the Orioles.

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.