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 Corey Dickerson went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and the Pirates, up by
just one run entering the ninth inning, broke the game open with six
runs to turn a close game into a 13-7 blowout.
The result leaves the Pirates (92-60) mathematically certain to
qualify for the playoffs, with just 10 regular season games left.
St. Louis (96-56) were the first team to advance to the post-season.
Unfortunately for Pittsburgh, both teams are in the National League
Central, which means the Pirates are almost certainly headed to a
one-off wild card game against the Chicago Cubs, who are also in the
NL Central.
Each of the divisional winners, three in the NL and three in the
American League, advance to the playoffs while the two teams in each
league with the next best records earn wild card spots and play each
other for the final post-season position.
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It is the third successive year the Pirates have made the
post-season. Last year they lost a wild card game against the San
Francisco Giants, who went on to win the World Series.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Greg
Stutchbury)
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