St. Louis Cardinals sweep against Braves could lead to playoffs

St. Louis Cardinals may be back in the playoffs picture thanks to three hits by Yadier Molina last night (Sunday) – which capped off a three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with a with a 6-3 win.

The Cardinals pulled within 4 1/2 games of NL wild card-leading Atlanta. They have 16 games left and open a three-game set in Pittsburgh on Monday. The Braves start a three-game series with the Marlins on Monday and have 15 games remaining.

Atlanta has dropped seven straight games at Busch Stadium and hasn’t won in St. Louis since Sept. 13, 2009.

Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.