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tion of anonymity because Peterson had requested privacy.
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Beltran, Cardinals outlast Dodgers 3-2 in 13 innings in Game 1 of NL championship series

• ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Everything Carlos Beltran does looks effortless. St. Louis Cardinals teammates joke that it's like he's from another world.
• "It's like you've got to put a mirror under his nose to check if he's breathing, he's so calm, cool and relaxed," leadoff man Matt Carpenter said after Beltran delivered another big October performance in a 3-2, 13-inning victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
• "It's like jazz music is playing in his head. He's just so even-keel, nothing gets to him."
• Beltran hit a tying, two-run double in the third inning. Then he took charge on defense, calling center fielder Jon Jay off the ball before throwing out a runner at the plate from shallow right field in the 10th to keep it even.
• "I felt I was going to have a better angle so I called for the ball about five or six times," Beltran said. "And Jon Jay was able to hear me and leave it up to me."
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Today in History
The Associated Press

• Today is Saturday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2013. There are 80 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On Oct. 12, 1962, the devastating Columbus Day Storm, also known as the "Big Blow," struck the Pacific Northwest, resulting in some 50 deaths.
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• On this date:
• In 1492 (according to the Old Style calendar), Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas.
• In 1810, the German festival Oktoberfest was first held in Munich to celebrate the wedding of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
• In 1870, General Robert E. Lee died in Lexington, Va., at age 63.
• In 1915, English nurse Edith Cavell was executed by the Germans in occupied

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