Sweet! Cardinals win 16th in row, go ahead in 9th, top Cubs

[ASFN Admin]

Make it a very sweet 16 for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals' franchise-record streak is the longest in the majors since Cleveland took 22 in a row in 2017, and the best in the National League since the New York Giants won 16 straight in 1951 on their way to an improbable pennant. Paul Goldschmidt and Harrison Bader homered to extend a streak that has rocketed the Cardinals into position for the second NL wild card, leading Philadelphia and Cincinnati by six games with six to go.

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