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Cardinals in the hunt for a Wild October; follow along daily

Cardinals in the hunt for a Wild October; follow along daily

Cardinals in the hunt for a Wild October; follow along daily

Because the chase for two Wild Card spots will likely come down to the wire, 5 On Your Side has compiled a daily rundown of who is playing who, who won to who and who lost to who.

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Chacin pitches 6 scoreless, Brewers beat Cardinals 2-1

The Cardinals lost for just the second time in their last 12 games.

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Why Harrison Bader is the outfielder the Cardinals have been looking for

When was the last time the Cardinals grew an outfielder like that from their own system? He may have put on a red jacket on Saturday afternoon, carrying the name of Lankford.

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Things going the Cardinals' way helps team move into wild-card spot

The Cardinals have now won seven consecutive series.

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Cardinals down Brewers 7-2, move into 2nd wild-card spot

St. Louis moved a half-game ahead of Milwaukee and within four of the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

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Cardinals top Brewers to open series

Flaherty allowed only three hits over six scoreless innings as the Cardinals moved just a half-game back of the Brewers in the wild-card race with the win at Busch Stadium.

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Cardinals beat Brewers 5-2, pull closer in wild-card race

The Cardinals won for the ninth time in 10 games and pulled within a half-game of the Brewers for the National League's second wild-card spot.

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Buffa: Why the 'Yadier Molina needs rest' argument needs to be retired

Normally, I'd vouch for some rest, even for Matt Carpenter. The thing with Molina is simple: he's not normal. Molina's effect on a baseball game is unique.

COMMENTARY
Buffa: There's no reason Greg Garcia should be starting for the Cardinals

In the words of Winston Wolf, please don't start Garcia again, Mr. Shildt. You can't explain your way out of this one, and if you could, I'd be worried.

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Bader homers, Cardinals rally, but fall short 5-4 to Nats

And even though the Cardinals' comeback bid fell just short against the Nationals, the fact that they made it a one-run game shows how much things have changed at Busch Stadium.

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Harper drives in 3, Nationals snap skid, beat Cardinals 5-4

The Nationals won for just the third time in their last 10 games and snapped the Cardinals' season-high, eight-game winning streak.

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'If I can open it, I can play!': Carpenter's salsa comes in handy after he's hit by pitch

Matt Carpenter didn't need the fancy technology to prove he was okay. All he needed was his famous salsa.

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Bader flashes glove, bat in 4-2 Cardinals win over Nats

On offense, Bader used his speed to lead off the fifth with a double and after being sacrificed to third, scored on a wild pitch that did not bounce very far away from home plate.

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Ozuna homers, Cardinals beat Nationals for 8th straight win

St. Louis has won a season-high eight straight. The Cardinals, who are 18-9 since the All-Star break, captured their sixth successive series after taking the first three of the four-game set.

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Why the Cardinals have found their manager in Mike Shildt

Everything has been better under Shildt, including the two most asinine areas of this team: the bullpen and defense.

COMMENTARY
Cardinals and On the Run offer $6 tickets for series vs Pirates

The $6 tickets will be available while supplies last and are limited to eight per customer.

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