Cardinals clinch 1st NL Central title in 4 years, beat Cubs 7-0 behind resurgent Lance Lynn

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Cardinals clinched their first NL Central title in four years, beating the Chicago Cubs 7-0 Friday night behind the strong pitching of Lance Lynn and home runs by David Freese and Matt Holliday.

St. Louis (95-65) has won six of seven and is tied with Atlanta for the best record in the NL. They are assured of home-field advantage when the NL division series starts Thursday.

Adam Wainwright (18-9) was moved up to start Saturday, putting the St. Louis ace on track to start his team’s post-season opener against Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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