 They went 23–9 over their final 32 games to erase a 10.5 game deficit.They went 18–8 in the month of September while the Braves went 9–18 for September to open the door.Since the Braves play in a different division, the two teams played fewer games against each other, also lowering the odds that the Cardinals had to catch up with the Braves in the Wild Card race.