Cardinals pitchers have allowe' only three runs in their last 27 innings.

But the home run is the sort of thing people remember: the first one in postseason for a Cardinals pitcher since Bob Gibson did it in 1968.

With a runner like Reyes on first, Cardinals pitchers will often use a slide step and try to avoid off-speed pitches.

This marks the second time in five years that a Cardinals pitcher lost his life before a game, the other being Darryl Kile, who died suddenly on June 22, 2002.

Later, a press conference was held where an emotional Girardi addressed the death of Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile.

The Cardinals, meanwhile, lost even though Looper, starting for the first time after 572 relief appearances, performed better than any other Cardinals pitcher this series.

A twenty-game winner in 1977, he is third amongst all Cardinals pitcher in victories with 163.

He became, at the time, just the 25th pitcher to throw more than one career no-hitter, and the only Cardinals pitcher to accomplish the feat.

His Game Score of 98 was the highest ever for a nine inning game thrown by a Cardinals pitcher.

Cardinals pitchers combined for a National League-high 90 complete games.