--The Cardinals have lost 20 games in the opposition's last at-bat.
--RHPs Braden Looper and Todd Wellemeyer will pitch the first two games of a series against Florida at home this weekend. Sunday's pitcher could be either RHP Joel Pineiro or RHP Adam Wainwright. Wainwright would be on his fifth day. If he is moved back, Wainwright could open a series against Chicago at home on Tuesday. --INF Felipe Lopez, picked up when Washington released him, is batting .405 during an 11-game hitting streak.
--RHP Kyle McClellan has given up 10 earned runs in 6 1/3 innings over his last seven outings.
--Once possessors of the league's best road record, the Cardinals have dropped six of their last seven away from home.
BY THE NUMBERS: 97 -- Games pitched over two seasons by RHP Russ Springer without suffering a defeat before he took the loss Aug. 29 at Houston.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "It's one pitch here or there that's costing me, costing the team." -- RHP Kyle Lohse, winless in five starts, after giving up a game-tying homer to Houston 2B David Newhan.
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