After Tuesday’s Game 4 loss against the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals became the ninth 100-win team to face a division series postseason exit in the 21st century, falling victim to modern era theory that postseason is not won by the best team, but the team that performs the best in October.
The tables turned quickly for St. Louis, who dropped their last three games of the postseason for the fourth consecutive year. After John Lackey established momentum with a vintage performance in Game 1, the Cubs powered through the next three games and never looked back, scoring 15 of their 20 runs via the home run.