In a 6 to 2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers, the 2022 Cardinals have won the National League Central Division.
St. Louis entered yesterday’s contest in Milwaukee with a 6.5-game lead on the Brewers, 7 wins up, and a magic number of 3. It does take some kind of magic to make 1 (Cardinals) win + 1 (Brewers) loss = 3. But, hey, I don’t do the math. I just write the words.
And the only words that matter are “2022 NL Central Champions”.
Was this an expected result?
If we rewind the tape to the beginning of the season, I think most fans hoped that the Cardinals would win the division and probably even predicted it.