NL Central – All Articles
Another year, another unhappy ending for St. Louis baseball. Entering the offseason, the Cardinals again have several questions on their radar. Most of them center around what the club will look like next season, as a couple of key players hit the free agent market. Some questions are more-lighthearted. So what questions do the St.…
The St. Louis Cardinals left San Diego with a lot on their minds on Saturday. None of those included a division series matchup with the Dodgers. The Padres managed to take two consecutive games against St. Louis after losing the first in the three-game Wild Card set. Halfway through game two, the Cardinals still looked…
On Saturday, The Chicago Cubs clinched the NL Central. With the St. Louis Cardinals’ loss to the Milwaukee Brewers by a score of 3-0, this paved the way for the Cubs to win their first division title since 2017. In an interesting and unfamiliar playoff format in 2020, the expansion of playoff teams (from five…
As Kolten Wong made the throw from second base, the bench already knew what was about to happen. After four days, five games, a double-header, a threat of a second double-header to break a tie, endless scoreboard watching and a frenetic last day of the regular season, the Cardinals got what they wanted. A playoff…
The Chicago Cubs are headed back to the postseason. Although they lost on Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 3-2, they still clinched a postseason berth due to the Phillies losing two games to the Nationals. This marks the fourth time in five years that the Chicago Cubs will be in the…
St. Louis fans everywhere collectively held their breath on Thursday night, as they heard news that young Dakota Hudson, one of the Cardinals’ most reliable pitchers this season, would not return to in the third inning to face the Pirates lineup. Just one day later Hudson hit the 10-day IL with what president of baseball…
Coming into 2020, the NL Central was said to be the most competitive division in all of baseball. However, that hasn’t been the case. Only two teams in the division are above .500, the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Although the Cubs have a comfortable lead in the division, the Cardinals, Reds and…
The baseball season is in the home stretch with only two weeks of the regular season left. The Chicago Cubs are 28-20 with only 12 games to play. They currently hold a four-game lead in the NL Central with the St. Louis Cardinals trying to make a late surge for the division crown. This week…
No one ever said the wins would be pretty. The St. Louis Cardinals remain in second place in the National League Central after nearly two weeks of sometimes ugly, but always surprising baseball. The Cardinals are in a prime position for a playoff spot after MLB’s altered postseason format was announced earlier this season. Up…
The MLB trade deadline has officially passed, and the Cubs made two moves to bolster their bullpen before the buzzer sounded. They acquired Andrew Chafin from the Arizona Diamondbacks and Josh Osich from the Red Sox. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the news via Twitter on Monday, seven minutes before the trade deadline. Josh Osich was…
The former 2016 NL MVP, Kris Bryant, has struggled in the 2020 season thus far. Rumors were circulating this offseason if it was time for the Cubs to move on from Bryant. Although no trade was completed, his trade value keeps diminishing due to his poor hitting in 2020. What exactly is Bryant doing differently…
In a baseball season that relies on small sample sizes to make large-scale judgements, the St. Louis Cardinals are struggling. In a two-game sweep at Minnesota Twins earlier this week, neither Cardinals starter managed to pitch four innings. Carlos Martínez seemed rattled during his start on Tuesday, with an errant pickoff throw to second base…
For Pittsburgh, 2019 was not exactly a kind year. They were getting in fights, having unfortunate injuries and even the extended offseason has not helped this team. After finishing in last with a 69-93 record, it may be a while before the Pirates are contending again as the other four teams in the division are…
Last season the St. Louis Cardinals surprised many and were able to win the NL Central. The surprise came due to the fact that the team got extremely hot during the last half of the season and were able to be out two extremely strong teams in the Brewers and Cubs. While they did not…
The 2019 season saw Milwaukee finish only two games behind the Cardinals in the division but they were still able to grab a Wild Card spot. They went 89-73 with a strong lineup even after losing Christian Yelich for the year near the final run and sported one of the best bullpens in baseball. This…
Most MLB spring training facilities are shut down after several players and personnel tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. This marks yet another unprecedented development in baseball’s path to a return. It might be time for fans to consider which teams would be most impacted by a season cancellation. 1. Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers…
After the 2019 Major League Baseball season, some all-decade teams have been speculated. Of course, there are different opinions on what players should make the rosters, but if everyone agreed on the same roster, it could get boring. Some may even go as far as saying the decade should count as 2011-through-2020 while others say…
The MLB playoffs are right around the corner as the division and Wild Card races are heating up. Teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Houston Astros have all locked up the division as they battle for the best record in baseball. The Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves have a seven and…
The Oakland Athletics will start their first full week of August by heading to Chicago to take on the Cubs. Both of these teams would love to win this series considering the spots they are in. For the A’s, they are falling behind a hot Astros team in the AL West but are still really…
The St. Louis Cardinals have won 15 of their last 22 games, bringing their record to 56-49. The Cubs also sit at 56-49 heading into their series against the Cardinals. This three-game set will be played in St. Louis, and one team will lead the other when the series is said and done. The Cubs…
