Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter (left) and second baseman Nick Punto begin celebrating as decisive Game 5 of their 2011 National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies ends. Carpenter pitched a shutout as the Cards won 1-0 on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pa. (Post-Dispatch file photo by Chris Lee)
Since Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter dramatically beat Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay 1-0 in Game 5 of a 2011 National League division series, there has not been another postseason game in which the winning pitcher went nine innings and his opponent eight.