Seung Hwan Oh and Brett Cecil each allowed a home run on Sunday that carried the Pirates over the Cardinals in Pittsburgh, keeping the Cardinals' playoff chances hanging by a thread.

As Hurricane Irma approaches Florida, Cardinals' first base coach Oliver Marmol remembers Hurricane Andrew and the damage it did to his family's home in Miami when he was 6 years old.

Despite starting only 7 games since joining the Cardinals, Carson Kelly says he has benefited from his time in the majors and doesn't think the lack of playing time has hurt his development.

Whether the Cardinals remain in the pennant race or not, there are at least 10 players, including Luke Weaver, who have the most to prove in September as the team looks to 2018.

The Cardinals Hall of Fame will induct Mark McGwire and Tim McCarver on Saturday while two deserving candidates can't even get on the fans ballot - Ray Lankford and Vince Coleman.

Almost exactly a year after he openly questioned whether he had a future with the Cardinals, Kolten Wong has become one of the catalysts responsible for the team's recent success.