The Cubs lose today, win the next two plus the make up game, its 2 games. Pirates are in St Louis next week But do the Cards have anything to play for at that point or are they basically an expansion team for those games? They might only be 3 games up on the Pirates by the end of today, they'll want to make extra sure to win at least one to ensure they can hold off Pittsburgh themselves. True, but this is assuming we win the next two, which means the Cards could build a lead by Monday.