The St. Louis Cardinals will try to win the National League Central title in front of their home crowd Sunday afternoon. The Chicago Cubs will be looking toward next season.
Yes, these arch rivals will have dramatically different motivations when they square off for Game 162 at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals (90-71) have lost four consecutive games. But they still hold a one-game lead over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers (89-72), who lost the first two games of their three-game series at Colorado.
"We can be disappointed, which we are, about tonight," Cardinals manager Mike Shildt told reporters after Saturday night's 8-6 loss.