Editing Darryl Kile (section)

===Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals===
In 1998, Kile signed with the [[Colorado Rockies]] as a free agent. Kile suffered control problems, allowing hitters to lay off his curveball. After two seasons in which he was a combined 21–30 and posted ERAs of 5.20 and 6.61, Kile was traded to the Cardinals. In his first season with St. Louis, Kile went 20–9, becoming the first Cardinal pitcher since [[John Tudor (baseball)|John Tudor]] and [[Joaquín Andújar]] in 1985 to win 20 games in a season. He made his third All-Star team and again finished fifth in NL Cy Young Award voting. He earned the first playoff victory of his career in Game 2 of the [[2000 National League Division Series|2000 NLDS]] against Atlanta, but suffered two losses in the [[2000 National League Championship Series|NL Championship Series]], which the Cardinals lost to the Mets in five games.

Kile went 16–11 in 2001, and the Cardinals made the playoffs again, losing to the eventual world champion [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] in the [[2001 National League Division Series|NLDS]]. Kile was the starting pitcher for Game 3 and received a no-decision.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN200110120.shtml|title=2001 National League Division Series (NLDS) Game 3, Arizona Diamondbacks at St. Louis Cardinals, October 12, 2001|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> Kile threw {{frac|227|1|3}} innings and compiled a 3.09 ERA that season, despite having an injured shoulder which required surgery after the Cardinals were eliminated from the playoffs. He spent the offseason rehabilitating and was ready for the start of the 2002 season. In 12 seasons as a major league pitcher, Kile never went on the disabled list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070621&content_id=2040650&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627033034/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070621&content_id=2040650&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2007|title=Kile's impact felt five years later|date=June 21, 2007|access-date=August 5, 2009|first=Matthew|last=Leach|work=MLB.com}}</ref>

On June 18, Kile pitched in an interleague game against the [[Anaheim Angels]], scattering six hits over {{Frac|7|2|3}} innings, allowing one run. He exited the game in the eighth inning to a standing ovation. Kile and the Cardinals won the game, 7–2, and moved into first place in the NL's [[National League Central|Central Division]], a spot they held for the rest of the 2002 season.