matt halliday and matt adams with safe passage home. the team that brought their bats - they remembered to bring their gloves. john j wielding the leather in right center. this was the cardinals night beating the cubs 7-0 taking the central crown, making a third-straight post-season appearance. >> let's stay in the nl central. the pirates and the reds. come on home. pirates taking a 2-0 lead. the reds trying to take the pitch to the gap. marteau spoils the party much to burnett's delight. this was a close game in the six when pedro alvarez went for a run. pirates, if they win saturday or sunday they clinch home-field. >> the pirates were the last team to obtain a divisional crown. the dodgers were the first. they are cruising. clayton kershaw used his 2-nup, a candicy for a second-side award. he pitched against the colorado rockies. kershaw will finish 2013 as the nl strike out leader. he went 1 for 3. curshaw finishes the season as the first dodger starter with a season era under 2.00. damages break up the rockies. must-win game for th

matt halliday gets a safe passage. the team that brought their bats remembered to bring their gloves as well. john j wielding the leather in right center. the sliding catch - this was the cardinals night, beating the kubs 7-0 taking the crown. making a third-straight post-season suspicions. >> any time you win a division is special. this is the third time winning a division in st louis. each time you pop the champagne it gets sweeter. we had a goal and it was to win. a lot didn't believe it. the guys inside the clubhouse believe in themselves and each other. they went out and executed. >> switching gears - the cuban government announced that from now on its best athletes will not have to deflect to play in foreign leaves, they'll go with cuba's blessings, reverse the decade-old policy. we have this report. >> cuba continually produces some of the finest athletes on the planet. take major league baseball stall. he's set to earn over $40 million. for the cuban government he has no sporting icon. he and 20 other baseball