By TJ Troup
After losing to the Giants on Friday, July 16th, the Cardinals record was 44-47, and though there were many games left to be played— the boys from St. Louis just did not look like a playoff-caliber team.
Cincinnati and San Diego have jockeyed for the final wild-card position for the past few weeks. Suddenly playing like Cardinal teams of the past with a record of 31-22—here they are positioning themselves for another playoff run.
Can either the Reds or Padres pass them in the standings and win the final wild card? Of course, yet looking at the schedule the Cardinals have many remaining games with Milwaukee, and their so-called rival the Cubs. Over the last ten years St. Louis has a record of 92-83 against Chicago, but this year the Cubs led 7-5.
Earlier in the year 40-year-old Adam Wainwright was 1-4 but has found his old magic to go 15-3 since, and lately(his last five starts a 1.26 e.r.a) led his team.
Seven times in the past ten years St. Louis has earned a playoff berth; are they going to the postseason again?
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