Cardinals Claim N.L Central

UNDATED (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals have won their first division title in four years by trouncing the Chicago Cubs.   The Cardinals are NL Central champions after Jack Flaherty limited the Cubs to a pair of hits over seven innings of the Redbirds’ 9-0 victory. Flaherty received early run support as St. Louis grabbed an 8-0 lead by the third inning after dropping the first two games of the series.
Matt Carpenter’s three-run blast gave the Cards an eight-run cushion. Dexter Fowler belted a two-run homer in the second and Paul Goldschmidt added a solo blast after his RBI single put the Cardinals ahead in the first inning.  The outcome sets up a division series between the Cardinals and Braves.