2026 Cardinals -- Resetting the reset

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Despite an 8-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox have learned they will be going to the postseason for a fourth consecutive season.
The Red Sox will likely be a wild card, as with an 87-67 record they trail the Baltimore Orioles by seven games in the American League East Division with eight games left in the regular season.
Boston last reached the World Series in 2018 when it defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Record: 90-65, 1st, 6 GA Milwaukee

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With a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians, the St. Louis Cardinals have clinched a spot in the National League postseason field.
At 90-65, the Cardinals lead the Milwaukee Brewers by six games with seven left in the regular season.
The best record in the NL belongs to the Atlanta Braves at 97-58.
The playoff berth is the first for St. Louis since 2026. They last reached the World Series in 2013, losing to the Boston Red Sox.
The Cardinals last World Series win came in 2011 when they defeated the Texas Rangers.

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Record: 91-65, 1st, 7 GA Milwaukee

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MLB news: Sept. 25 -- Week 25 - Awards and standings

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Defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3, the New York Mets have clinched a wild-card berth in the National League playoffs.
At 89-67, the Mets trail the Atlanta Braves by eight games in the NL East Division with six games left in the season.
The playoff berth is the fourth in the last five years for New York.
The Mets last reached the World Series in 2015, losing to the Kansas City Royals.
New York's last won the World Series in 1986, defeating the Boston Red Sox in seven games.

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A 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Cleveland Indians allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to sew up their first National League Central Division crown since 2019.
St. Louis leads the NL Central by seven games over the Milwaukee Brewers with six games left in the season.
The Cardinals will likely be the No. 2 seed in the NL playoffs, as they trail the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves by six games.
The postseason berth is the first for St. Louis since 2026.
The Cardinals last reached the World Series in 2013, losing to the Red Sox in six games, and last won the World Series in 2011, defeating the Texas Rangers in seven.

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The St. Louis Cardinals may be headed back to the playoffs, but they'll do so without two of their best players as they have learned that second baseman Boston Baro will miss at least six weeks with a strained hamstring.
Baro, 24, suffered the injury while running the bases in the ninth inning of a 4-3 11-inning win over the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 24.
Baro joins outfielder Lawrence Butler on the team's injured list.
Butler is out for at least five more weeks with a herniated disc in his back suffered on Sept. 6.
Baro and Butler rank first and third on the team in terms of WAR, 4.9 and 3.5 respectively.
They are first and third in RBIs, with Butler at 75 and Baro at 72.
Baro made the All-Star team for the first time this year.
He also leads National League second baseman in most offensive statistics.

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Record: 91-66, 1st, 7 GA Cincinnati; Division title clinched

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With a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles clinched their third consecutive American League East Division championship.
The Orioles (96-61) lead the Boston Red Sox by 5.5 games in the division race with five games left in the regular season.
The victory also assured Baltimore home-field advantage throughout the AL playoffs as the Red Sox own the league's second-best record.
Only the National League's Atlanta Braves boast a better mark than the Orioles.
The Braves sit atop the National League East Division at 98-59 and have already clinched home-field advantage for the entire postseason.
The playoff berth is Baltimore's third in a row and fifth in the last season seasons.
The Orioles, however, have not reached the World Series since 1983 when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies.

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The Arizona Diamondbacks routed the San Francisco Giants 15-5 to assure themselves at least a wild-card berth in the upcoming National League playoffs.
This marks the fourth straight trip to the postseason for the D'backs and their fifth in the last six seasons.
Arizona (88-70) remains in the race for the championship in the National League West Division, trailing the Colorado Rockies by just a half-game with four games left in the regular season.
The D'backs last reached the World Series in 2023, when they fell to the Texas Rangers.
Arizona's lone World Series title game in 2001, when they defeated the New York Yankees in seven games.

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The Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 to earn the right to defend the World Series title they won a year ago.
Colorado (88-69) doesn't yet know if it will be in the playoffs as a division champion or wild card.
The Rockies own a half-game lead over the second-place Arizona Diamondbacks with five games left in their season.
This will be the second straight trip to the postseason for Colorado.
Their win over the White Sox a year ago provided them with the lone World Series title in team history.

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Record: 92-66, 1st, 7 GA Milwaukee

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The Detroit Tigers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-8 to earn a berth in the American League playoffs.
Whether the Tigers will be a division champion or wild card remains to be seen.
At 85-72, the Tigers lead the American League Central Division by 2.5 games over the Chicago White Sox with five games left in the regular season.
The playoff berth is Detroit first since 2026.
The last time the Tigers reached the World Series was 2012, when they fell to the San Francisco Giants.
Detroit's last World Series championship was all the way back in 1984.

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The Seattle Mariners defeated the Houston Astros 5-1 to clinch their second straight American League West Division title.
At 86-73, the Mariners lead Texas Rangers in the AL West by 5.5 games with three games left in the regular season.
Right now, Seattle sits second in the race for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs.
The AL Central leading Detroit Tigers (85-72) trail them by a game.
The Boston Red Sox (96-62) already have the top seed locked up.
Seattle is still striving to earn its first trip to the World Series.

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Record: 92-67, 1st, 7 GA Milwaukee; Division title clinched

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Record: 92-68, 1st, 7 GA Milwaukee; Division title clinched

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The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a three-year contract extension with third baseman Nolan Gorman worth $35.4 million.
After missing much of last season with thumb injury, the 28-year-old Gorman has established himself as the Cardinals starting third baseman this season.
In 139 games/134 starts, Gorman has hit .242 with 23 home runs and 75 RBIs.
For his career, Gorman has hit .235 with 156 home runs and 437 RBIs in 795 games/744 starts.
The Cardinals own a team option to the third season of the contract.

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The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-4 to clinch the American League Central Division title.
The win improved the Tigers to 87-72 and leaves them 4.5 games ahead of the second-place White Sox with three games remaining in the season.
Detroit sits one game ahead of the Seattle Mariners for the No. 2 seed in the AL playoffs.

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Record: 92-69, 1st, 7 GA Milwaukee and Cincinnati; Division title clinched