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Hummel: Cardinals are in the driver's seat for second wild card spot

Here are the highlights from our weekly chat with Cardinals fans.

Q: Who will be the Cardinals’ biggest challenger for the second wild-card spot? The Padres have pitching issues and the hardest schedule. The Reds have the easiest schedule but have lost their last eight series. The other possibility is the NL East loser between the Braves and Phillies.

A: I still think the Phillies will be heard from in some capacity (wild card, Eastern Division), beginning with their current weeklong home stand against Baltimore and Pittsburgh. But if the Cardinals go 8-6 or maybe even 7-7 the rest of the way, there should be no issues with them traveling westward for the one-game wild card, which would be on Oct.