Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I piki haere tonu te whetu a Backe i te 2004 playoffs. Whai muri i tana wikitoria i te Keemu 3 o te Raupapa Roopu NL ki te Atlanta Braves, i aro atu a Backe ki te motu me tana mahi e waru-taima, kotahi te patu ki te St. Louis Cardinals i te Keemu 5 o te
Ko te Rōpū Whakataetae NL. I te haere ki te waewae ki te waewae ki te Cardinals starter me te tangata whenua o Houston a Woody Williams, i kawea e Backe he keemu tino pai ki te 5th inning me te kore-hitter ki te 6th inning, i tuku noa i te bloop takitahi ki a St. Louis tuarua baseman Tony Womack. Ko te mahi a Backe i whakatakoto te atamira mo te oma o Jeff Kent i te iwa o nga huringa, i hoatu ai ki nga Astros he painga 3-2 i hoki mai ki St. Louis, engari i ngaro nga Astros i nga keemu e rua i muri mai me te raupapa.