But the Brewers could have a huge impact on the Cardinals’ playoff chances. Milwaukee, which won the NL Central in 20, will be making its fourth consecutive post-season appearance. “You get in that spot where you have it, or you have the lead, your focus is more what you’re doing and you start to see your eyes wander up there a little bit less,” Happ added. Louis since being acquired from Minnesota at the trade deadline. You don’t have to rely on anybody else doing something,” said Happ, who is 4-2 in nine starts with St.
“I think when you’re sort of in the spot we’re at right now, ideally you look at it less because you know you’re the one in control. Happ, who allowed three runs in four innings Sunday against San Diego, said having the edge in the wild card chase allows them to focus on their game, as opposed to watching the scoreboard to see how the other teams are doing. They’re just playing good baseball.”Ĭardinals pitcher J.A. “I don’t think they’ve pulled a rabbit out of their hat, or anything. “We know the team well,” Counsell said of St. The Dodgers, a game behind San Francisco in the NL West and who have clinched a playoff spot, currently hold the first wild card spot by 16 games. Louis after being swept three games by the Cardinals. San Diego, which has lost eight of 10, is 3 1/2 games behind St. Louis leads the chase for the second wild card spot by three games over Philadelphia, which lost to the Mets on Sunday night, and Cincinnati, which has lost seven of its last 10.
CARDINALS MAGIC NUMBER 2021 SERIES
We talk about the next series as the next challenge and it’s right in front of us. “It’s pretty simple, we’ve got to beat this team twice to do it,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said of clinching the division. Louis by 11 1/2 games in the NL Central, lost at home to the Cubs 6-4 on Sunday, keeping the Brewers magic number at three for a division title. Milwaukee counters with right-hander Freddy Peralta (9-4, 2.57 ERA). Right-hander Jake Woodford (2-3, 4.30 ERA) starts the series opener for the Cardinals, who extended their winning streak to eight with an 8-7 victory over San Diego on Sunday. Louis Cardinals head into a four-game series at Milwaukee on Monday with more urgency than the host Brewers, who secured a playoff spot over the weekend. In the thick of the wild card chase, the surging St.
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