In 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
