Cards Clinch Postseason Berth Despite Losing to Cubs

UNDATED (AP) - The St. Louis Cardinals were the first major league team to clinch a playoff berth when the San Francisco Giants absorbed a 6-0 loss to Arizona. But the Cardinals' lead in the NL Central dropped to four games over Pittsburgh with the Redbirds' 5-4 loss to the Cubs in Chicago and the Pirates' 3-2 win over the Dodgers. Jorge Soler  and Kris Bryant hit back-to-back homers as the Cubs picked up their fifth straight win.

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MLB Scoreboard

Final            N-Y  Yankees          5    N-Y  Mets            0

AMERICAN  LEAGUE

Final            L.A.  Angels          4    Minnesota          3    (first  game),  ,  12  Innings

Final            L.A.  Angels          5    Minnesota          2    (second  game)

Final            Boston                    7    Toronto              6

Final            Baltimore              2    Tampa  Bay          1

Final            Detroit                  6    Kansas  City      5,  11  Innings

Final            Chi  White  Sox      4    Cleveland          3

Final            Houston                10    Oakland              6

Final            Texas                    10    Seattle              1

NATIONAL  LEAGUE

Final    Chi  Cubs          5    St.  Louis              4

Final    Arizona            6    San  Francisco      0

Final    Washington      5    Miami                      2

Final    Cincinnati      9    Milwaukee              7

Final    Atlanta            2    Philadelphia        1

Final    Colorado        10    San  Diego              2

Final    Pittsburgh      3    L.A.  Dodgers        2

TOP-25  COLLEGE  FOOTBALL

Final    (  1)  Ohio  State            20              Northern  Illinois        13
Final    (15)  Mississippi          43    (  2)  Alabama                            37
Final    (  3)  T-C-U                      56              Southern  Methodist      37
Final    (  4)  Michigan  State    35              Air  Force                        21
Final              Stanford                41    (  6)  Southern  California    31
Final    (  8)  Notre  Dame            30    (14)  Georgia  Tech                  22
Final    (10)  U-C-L-A                  24    (19)  Brigham  Young                23
Final    (12)  Oregon                    61              Georgia  St.                    28
Final    (13)  L-S-U                      45    (18)  Auburn                              21
Final    (16)  Oklahoma                52              Tulsa                                38
Final    (17)  Texas  A-and-M      44              Nevada                              27
Final    (21)  Utah                        45              Fresno  State                  24
Final    (22)  Missouri                  9              Connecticut                      6
Final    (23)  Northwestern        19              Duke                                  10
Final    (24)  Wisconsin              28              Troy  State                        3
Final    (25)  Oklahoma  State    69              UTSA                                  14