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St. Louis Cardinals News and Rumors

Teddy Cahill, MLB.com

For at least one more day, the Braves kept their hopes for a National League East title alive. Their 6-2 victory against the Mets on Sunday, combined with the Cardinals' 10-4 win over the Nationals, kept Washington's magic number for clinching the divis…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Carlos Beltran homered from both sides of the plate for the ninth time in his career and drove in five runs, and the St. Louis Cardinals closed in on the NL's second wild-card berth by beating the Washington Nationals 10-4 Sunday.

MLB.com

David Freese, who made a pinch-hit appearance on Saturday, passed all the necessary ankle tests in order to be cleared to return to the Cardinals' lineup on Sunday.

MLB.com

Rafael Furcal, still recovering from a right elbow strain, sounded hardly optimistic on Sunday that he'd have a chance to return to the club should the Cardinals make a deep postseason run.