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Playoff Race Update: Cardinals Clinch the NL Central

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CardinalsIn order for the Pirates to clinch the NL Central, they needed to sweep the Reds, have the Cubs sweep the Cardinals, and then win a one game tiebreaker on Monday against St. Louis. Basically, we knew that the Cardinals were going to win. And tonight they clinched it early with a 7-0 win over the Cubs.

NL Central

Cardinals 7, Cubs 0

Pirates 4, Reds 1

The Cardinals clinched the division.

Wild Card

Pirates 4, Reds 1

The Pirates need to win one of the next two games to clinch home field in the Wild Card game on Tuesday.

Playoff Seeding

Braves 1, Phillies 0

Cardinals 7, Cubs 0

Dodgers 11, Rockies 0 in 7th inning

The Cardinals and Braves are currently tied for the best overall record. The Dodgers will win tonight, but they have no shot at the top two seeds. The Braves own the head to head tiebreaker, so if the two teams finish tied, Atlanta would have home field advantage in the playoffs, and the number one seed. That is who the Pirates would play if they won the Wild Card game, unless the Cardinals finish with more wins. Here are the current standings.

1. Atlanta

2. St. Louis

3. Los Angeles

4. Pittsburgh

5. Cincinnati

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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