R.A. Dickey kept the Cardinals off balance until the ninth inning, when two base runners brought in Francisco Rodriguez to finish the 4-0 Mets win. Dickey allowed just three hits and one walk through the first eight innings, and overall the Cardinals managed just four hits on 25 balls in play. Knuckleballers have a reputation for BABIPs out of line with their strikeout numbers, and Dickey certainly demonstrated that today.