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Cardinals clinch NL Central; Cubs lose in Maddon's finale

The St. Louis Cardinals clinched the NL Central on the final day of the regular season, using Jack Flaherty's arm and Matt Carpenter's bat Sunday to win their first division title since 2015 with a 9-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
9/30/26 @ San Diego Padres L 1-4 MLB
9/29/26 @ San Diego Padres L 0-8 MLB
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Head to Head

CHC win series 2-1

CHC Last 5 matchups STL
  1. 0 Final 2019-09-29 @ STL 9
  2. 8 Final 2019-09-28 @ STL 6
  3. 8 Final 2019-09-28 @ STL 2

Injuries

St. Louis Cardinals

  • Richard Fitts Day-To-Day
  • Hunter Dobbins Out
  • Max Rajcic 60-Day-IL

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

STL

  1. Dexter FowlerRF25
  2. Tommy Edman2B25
  3. Paul Goldschmidt1B46
  4. Marcell OzunaLF24
  5. Yadier MolinaC4
  6. Matt Carpenter3B13
  7. Paul DeJongSS18
  8. Harrison BaderCF9
  9. Jack FlahertyP9

Substitutes

  1. Randy ArozarenaPH56
  2. Giovanny GallegosP65
  3. Carlos MartinezP18

CHC

  1. Tony KempRF12
  2. Ben ZobristP18
  3. Ian Happ3B8
  4. Kyle SchwarberLF12
  5. Willson ContrerasC40
  6. Victor Caratini1B37
  7. Nico HoernerCF2
  8. Addison RussellSS27
  9. Derek HollandP49

Substitutes

  1. Robel GarciaLF16
  2. Daniel Descalso2B33
  3. Duane Underwood Jr.P54
  4. James NorwoodP74
  5. Dillon MaplesP36
  6. David BoteSS12

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