- The St. Louis Cardinals lost 5-4 to the Chicago Cubs on Saturday but had something to celebrate when they became the first Major League Baseball team to clinch a post-season berth. The Cardinals, who lead National League teams with 11 World Series championships, reserved their berth in the 2015 playoffs via Arizona's 6-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. St. Louis, whose 92-56 record is tops in the major leagues, extended their run as a playoff team to five years in a row, and manager Mike Matheny stands as the only MLB manager ever to lead his club to the post-season in his first full four seasons.