Worth noting

By Tom Singer and Thomas Harding

October 9, 2013

• Cole followed Seattle's Andy Benes (1995 American League Division Series) and Tampa Bay's David Price (2010 ALDS) as the third No. 1 overall selection in the First-Year Player Draft to start a winner-take-all postseason game. Price lost both of his starts, while Benes had a pair of no-decisions in two games that went into extra innings.

• At 23, Cole was attempting to become the youngest pitcher to win an ultimate game on the road since 20-year-old Fernando Valenzuela, in Game 5 of the 1981 NLCS in Montreal.

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. Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb.