The Cardinals went into yesterday with a good chance to make the playoffs, win or lose. They may have needed help from the San Francisco Giants or to play the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, but the easiest route was to just win. With a Giants loss and a Reds win, the Cardinals were in the weird position of either facing the San Diego Padres as the #5 seed or Los Angeles Dodgers as the #1 seed. Since they won, they face the Padres.
Meet the Padres
