“If you're part of my family, if you marry (in), you have to be a Cardinal fan,” Tami said. “Our daughter is dating someone from New Jersey, and I said, 'Well, he knows he has to become a Cardinals fan.'”

The Glocks now live in Oakville and were draped in Cardinals gear on Tuesday. Manning the bleachers near center field, Tami fittingly wore a Jim Edmonds jersey.

The Cardinals built this season around their offense, but lately, the lack of offense has plagued the club. Yes, the Cards won on Saturday by the score of 10-4. But in the two games prior, and the two games after, the Cards combined for four total runs (yes, combined).

The Cards entered the fourth down 2-1 and with only one hit, a Matt Carpenter homer.

Then, some spark.

Bases loaded for Diaz.

Cincinnati's Robert Stephenson hurled a 94-mile-per-hour fastball ... Tami spoke ... and then, “Next thing I know, it was coming right at us,” Robert Glock said. “That's never happened to me before, and this was a grand slam. ...

“He was thinking of his buddy tonight.”