Cardinals win and Pirates split doubleheader Tuesday.
Cardinals magic number to clinch the Central Division — 16
Cardinals 90-54
Pittsburgh 87-57
A Royals win and a Twins loss on Tuesday drops KC’s magic number.
Royals magic number to clinch the Central Division — 9
Royals 85-59
Minnesota 75-69
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.
