The magic number stays put and the lead in the division over Pittsburgh is down to 2.5 games after the Cardinals lost the suspended game from Friday night 4-2 and the scheduled game on Saturday 5-1. The Pirates followed that up with a 10-2 blowout win over the Brewers
Cardinals magic number to clinch the Central Division — 19
Cardinals 88-54
Pittsburgh 86-56
We can lop off two more for the Royals. They bounced with a 14-8 win of their own over Baltimore and the White Sox turned the tables on the Twins for a 7-2 win.
Royals magic number to clinch the Central Division — 11
Royals 84-57
Minnesota 73-68
The magic number is determined by taking 163 and subtracting the number of wins for the Cardinals (or Royals) and subtracting the number of losses for the Pirates (and Twins) respectively.
