St. Louis Cardinals Playoffs 2026

St. Louis Cardinals 2026 playoff page. The Cardinals are 75-78, 4th in the NL Central with a -14 point differential and a 2-game losing streak. They are in the hunt, 8.5 games behind the last wild-card spot with 9 games left.

Last time out they lost to the San Francisco Giants 5-6 at home. Next up: home to the Washington Nationals (71-82) on Friday, September 18, 2026 at 8:15 PM EDT. Their remaining opponents have a combined 0.527 record, including 3 games against teams currently in playoff position. Updated Sep 17, 2026 6:10 AM EDT.

2026 MLB playoffs · NL Central · 4th in division

In the hunt · 8.5 games back

75-78Record–NL seed5-7Home9-11Away6-5Division11-15Conference-14Point diffL2Streak9Games left

Cardinals Playoff Outlook

NL Central Standings

#	Team	W-L	Div	Conf	Diff	Strk
1	Milwaukee Brewers	95-57	10-5	17-8	+200	W2
2	Chicago Cubs	85-68	6-10	11-15	+143	W1
3	Pittsburgh Pirates	75-77	3-5	7-10	+21	L2
4	St. Louis Cardinals	75-78	6-5	11-15	-14	L2
5	Cincinnati Reds	71-81	7-7	13-19	-148	W1

Season Trend

Cardinals Playoff Push: 2026 Recent Results and Upcoming Games

#	Date	Opponent	Opp. record	Result
1	Sep 1	at Dodgers #2	92-60	W 13-8
2	Sep 2	at Dodgers #2	92-60	W 8-6
3	Sep 3	at Dodgers #2	92-60	L 2-3
4	Sep 4	at Rockies	56-96	W 7-6
5	Sep 5	at Rockies	56-96	L 7-10
6	Sep 6	at Rockies	56-96	W 10-8
7	Sep 7	at Giants	64-89	L 4-5
8	Sep 8	at Giants	64-89	L 1-2
9	Sep 9	at Giants	64-89	L 6-7
10	Sep 11	vs White Sox #6	77-75	W 7-3
11	Sep 12	vs White Sox #6	77-75	L 5-6
12	Sep 13	vs White Sox #6	77-75	W 3-1
13	Sep 14	vs Giants	64-89	W 2-1
14	Sep 15	vs Giants	64-89	L 3-10
15	Sep 16	vs Giants	64-89	L 5-6
16	Sep 18	vs Nationals	71-82	8:15 PM
17	Sep 19	vs Nationals	71-82	7:15 PM
18	Sep 20	vs Nationals	71-82	2:15 PM
19	Sep 22	at Pirates	75-77	6:40 PM
20	Sep 23	at Pirates	75-77	6:40 PM
21	Sep 24	at Pirates	75-77	12:35 PM
22	Sep 25	at Brewers #1	95-57	7:40 PM
23	Sep 26	at Brewers #1	95-57	7:10 PM
24	Sep 27	at Brewers #1	95-57	3:10 PM

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