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Cards rout Bucs, but eliminated from playoffs
- Updated: October 2, 2016
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinals did their part, thumping the Pirates, 10-4, to end the season with four straight wins. But they did not get the necessary help out West, where the Giants, with their own sweep, ended the Cardinals’ postseason pursuit at 5:11 p.m. CT on Sunday.
It means that for the first time since 2010, Major League Baseball’s postseason will not feature any games in St. Louis. The Cardinals, with a record of 86-76, finished one game behind both the Giants and Mets in the National League Wild Card race.
The Pirates, who dropped six of their final eight games, end the year at …