Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Cardinals rout Pirates, clinch 3rd straight NL Central title (Yahoo Sports)

St. Louis Cardinals' Jason Heyward (22) is greeted by teammates Matt Carpenter (13), Jhonny Peralta (27) and Jon Jay after hitting a grand slam off Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bobby LaFromboise in the third inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

The St. Louis Cardinals are back in a familiar spot: on top of the NL Central looking down at everyone else. Jason Heyward's third-inning grand slam powered the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-1 in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday night, giving St. Louis its third straight division title and 11th since 1994. The Cardinals and assured themselves of the best record in the majors this season despite losing several stars to injury for long stretches.




from Yahoo Sports http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/top/SIG=13al9d58r/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/news/cardinals-rout-pirates-clinch-3rd-straight-nl-central-021415501--mlb.html

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