The Reds magic number is down to 15. Basically, the Reds can clinch the central division with a combination of 15 wins and/or 15 losses by the Cardinals.
Realistically, with 19 games to play, the Reds need to play a touch over .500 baseball and it will be extremely difficult for the Cards to catch them.
Reds remaining:
4 at home with Arizona
3 on the road with Houston
3 on the road with Milwaukee
3 on the road with San Diego
3 at home with Houston
3 at home with Milwaukee
With the current record at 81-62, the Reds can go 10-9 over the last 19 and finish 91-71. For the Cardinals to catch the Reds and force a tie, they would need to go 17-4.
St. Louis does get a break in the schedule with getting the Pirates and Cubs for 12 of their final 21 games. Or is it a break? The Cards are 4-5 against the Cubs and 6-3 against the Pirates this year.
Keep tuned!
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