The Pittsburgh Pirates clinched the post-season yesterday. Today they tried to get closer to the goal of winning the top Wild Card spot, or getting closer to winning the NL Central. That didn’t happen, as they lost 6-2 to the Atlanta Braves. However, everyone else lost, meaning the Pirates didn’t lose any ground. Here is an update on all of the races based on tonight’s results.
NL Central
Cubs 3, Cardinals 1
Braves 6, Pirates 2
The Cardinals lost for the second night in a row against the Cubs, keeping the Pirates 1.5 games back in the NL Central. If the Pirates win tomorrow, they would enter the weekend series one game back from the Cardinals. In the event of a tie between the two teams, there would be a tiebreaker held in St. Louis on Monday, with the game being held in St. Louis due to the Cardinals winning the season series.
Wild Card
Braves 6, Pirates 2
Dodgers 9, Giants 1
Brewers 5, Reds 0
The Pirates maintained their one game lead over the Giants. San Francisco continues with a difficult schedule, going up against Andrew Cashner and Ian Kennedy the next two nights. The Brewers haven’t officially been eliminated, but their next loss or the next San Francisco win would result in their elimination. The only way the Giants could take home field advantage would be to win two more games than the Pirates for the remainder of the season.
Playoff Seeding
Here are the current playoff seeds if the season would end today. The winner of the Wild Card game would go on to play the Washington Nationals.
1. Washington
2. Los Angeles
3. St. Louis
4. Pittsburgh
5. San Francisco
