Cardinals' Playoff Hopes Hinge on Brewers' September Schedule.

The St. Louis Cardinals will have to chase down the Milwaukee Brewers by beating teams other than the Brewers, as the two National League Central rivals do not play again until September 18 due to Major League Baseball's revised schedule. The number of games against division foes was reduced from 19 to 13, making fewer head-to-head games mean less direct chances to chew into Milwaukee's lead or chomp into the gap with Pittsburgh. The Cardinals will have to get help to climb in the standings and inch into the race, not stride.