Bluedude Sportstalk SPORTS SHORTS Take 31....NL POST SEASON almost set as REDBIRDS start to pull away with #2 Wild Card Seed...BRAVES Clinch Wild Card...RED LEGS, NATS, and GIGANTES all waiting on FALL CLASSIC Tourney 2012

The Senior Circuit Post Season is almost set as the Atlanta Braves clinch at least a NL Wild Card Berth and now who will be the 5th Team in the NL Tourney?

The Defending World Champion St. Louis Redbirds are in the Catbird Seat with a 4 1/2 Game lead on the Boys in Blue with 7 Games to play. The Cards have help themselves by winning 4 in a row and 8 of their Last 10 Games. They have been hot down the stretch and so have the Atlanta Braves. Redbirds will have Money Pitcher in Right-Hander Chris Carpenter (pictured) from Shoulder Injury in Playoffs  

The Red Legs and Nats are in a Fight for the NL's Best Record and Home Field Throughout the Senior Circuit Part of the Tourney. Both Teams are 93-61 with exactly 8 Games to play. The Nats finish with 2 @ the Phightin' Phils 3 @ Redbirds and Home for 3 with the Phightin' Phils. The Red Legs with 2 vs Brew Crew, 3 @ Buccos, and 3 @ Redbirds. There will be no easy out shuffling through the Last Week and a Half.

As for the Redbirds they are @ 'Stros finishing up  3 Piece and then go home for Red Legs and Nationals both 3 Pieces at New Busch Stadium.

National League Seeds as we go to Press....

#1 NATS 93-61 fighting for Home Field with Red Legs

#1 RED LEGS 93-61 fighting for Home Field with Nats

#3 GIGANTES 89-65 will be playing Nats or Red Legs

#4 BRAVES 89-65 will be playing Redbirds if they win #2 Wild Card in 1Game Play-In Game

#5 REDBIRDS 84-71 trying to clinch NL Wild Card #2....

Note: Numbers from MLB.com