The St. Louis Cardinals have won 15 games in a row — and they can clinch a playoff spot as early as Monday.
Their magic number is three. All they need to do to secure a playoff spot is continue to win. But to lock up a postseason berth by Monday, they need to win their next two games while the Philadelphia Phillies lose just one game.
That should not prove difficult, considering that the Cardinals are baseball’s hottest team. The running joke among baseball people is that they may never lose again.