State of the NL Central: July 9

One of these weeks I’m going to be able to tell you the Cubs have claimed the top spot, but this will not be that week. In fact, you’ll notice that the standings have once again remained completely unchanged, albeit with a few adjustments in the games back department (and the Reds edging ever closer to usurping the Pirates).

Let’s see what made and broke the NL Central teams this week.

The Brewers had one heck of a week, making it pretty obvious why they maintained their hold on the top spot. They swept the Twins in a three-game series (and the Twins still somehow managed to get up to the number two spot in the AL Central, which says more about the AL Central than it does the Twins). Then the…