The Cubs posted win No. 91 on Monday night when Chris Denorfia made history with his pinch-hit walk-off homer in the 11th inning for a 1-0 victory over the Royals. The Cubs moved to within 3 ½ games of the Pirates for home field in the NL Wild Card Game. The Pirates gave the opener to the Cardinals. St. Louis is one win away from the NL Central crown while Pittsburgh’s magic number for the top Wild Card in the NL is three.
The Pirates have two games left with the Cardinals before wrapping up the season against the Reds with three games over the weekend.