Carlos Beltran drove in all three runs as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 in 13 innings on Friday night in Game 1 of the NLCS.

"Understand this is not about me," Beltran said. "In order for a team to win a ballgame, a lot of things need to happen right, the right way. We have to pitch, we have to play defense and we have to come through offensively."

Beltran has 16 home runs, 12 doubles and 34 RBIs in 40 career postseason games, and is hitting .345. He also has scored 42 runs and stolen 11 bases while with the Astros, Mets and Cardinals.

He has never been to a World Series.