at án . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁play off ▁drive , ▁that ▁September . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁in ▁eight ▁games , ▁going ▁ 1 - 2 ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 . 4 2 ▁E RA . ▁His ▁one ▁win ▁came ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs , ▁as ▁the ▁C ards ▁won ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁East ▁by ▁three ▁games ▁over ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies . ▁R asm ussen ▁was ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁champions ' ▁post ▁season ▁ro ster . ▁ ▁R asm ussen ▁opened ▁the ▁ ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁used ▁sp aring ly . ▁After ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁poor ▁out ings ▁in ▁May , ▁R asm ussen ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁min ors . ▁He ▁started ▁four ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Louis ville ▁Red bird s , ▁going ▁ 2 – 2 ▁with ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁ 4 . 1 3 , ▁before ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁ ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁The ▁Roy als ▁released ▁V ida ▁Blue ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁in ▁their ▁starting ▁rotation ▁for ▁R asm ussen . ▁He ▁reward ed ▁their ▁confidence ▁by ▁hur ling ▁a ▁shut out ▁against ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁shut out ▁by ▁a ▁Roy als ▁pitch er ▁since ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁league ▁shut out ▁since ▁. ▁It