![]() ![]() This can be a make or break week for the Cardinals. The Atlanta Braves are the only team that can prevent that and are tied with the Cubs. On the contrary, the magic number to clinch the division is at six.Īlthough the playoffs will be played on neutral grounds, in Texas for the NL playoffs, the Cubs are still pushing to get the second seed in the NL. The Cubs magic number to clinch a playoff berth is four. They could possibly clinch a playoff berth even before their series with the White Sox this weekend. The Chicago Cubs are 5-1 this season against the Pittsburgh Pirates and have won 19 of their last 27 games going back to last season. ![]() This week the Cubs travel to Pittsburgh to take on the struggling Pirates and then finish the season with the Chicago White Sox a part of the Crosstown Classic. The Cards scored three runs in the eighth as Larry Walker was walked by Todd Wellemeyer with the bases loaded, Rodriguez added a sacrifice fly and a third run scored on an error.The Chicago Cubs have a comfortable lead in the NL Central and look like they will win their first division title since 2017. Catcher Yadier Molina missed Henry Blanco’s foul popup that would have ended the game, and then Blanco reached to load the bases when Eckstein slipped and fell fielding his grounder to short just before the delay. As rain began to fall, the Cubs loaded the bases against Al Reyes. Suppan (15-10) retired 13 straight after a third-inning single by Todd Walker before Neifi Perez singled in the eighth.ĭerrek Lee’s 43rd homer leading off the bottom of the ninth ended Suppan’s night and ruined his shutout bid. Louis jumped on Mark Prior for three first-inning runs as David Eckstein and Pujols singled, Larry Walker doubled in a run, John Rodriguez had an RBI grounder and Abraham Nunez beat out a run-scoring infield single to short. They quickly took care of what they needed to Thursday night. Running away with the division for a second straight season, the Cards moved into first place on April 16 and never left. ![]() “You’re watching the number and go ‘10-9-8’ and get to one and you’re going to celebrate? Zero is when you celebrate. It just doesn’t seem right to celebrate when your magic number is one,” he said. It happened last year and again this year. “We understand we’re officially in October baseball,” La Russa said. ![]() So, the Cardinals were not doing any celebrating in their clubhouse. Louis has the tiebreaker because it clinched the season series against the Astros.īut just like last season after they clinched, La Russa wouldn’t acknowledge the division title until the Cardinals’ magic number over second-place Houston is zero. Louis (94-54) the division title because Houston could at best match the Cardinals at 94 wins, with both teams assured of playoff berths at that figure. The victory over the Cubs, coupled with Atlanta’s 6-4 win over Philadelphia, gave St. Now they hope to find their way back to the World Series, where they were swept last year by the Boston Red Sox. Central title in the last six years made the Cardinals the first team to clinch a playoff berth this season. Jeff Suppan allowed six hits over eight-plus innings and the Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-1 in a game called with two outs in the bottom of the ninth after a 58-minute rain delay. Central title Thursday night in what has become a customary experience under manager Tony La Russa. ![]()
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