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Chicago Cubs Could Turn NL Central into 1-Horse Race in 2016

Last year, the National League Central was a neck-and-neck-and-neck scramble. This year, it could turn into a one-horse race.

It's still early—in case you're not sick of that particular qualifier—but the Chicago Cubs are establishing themselves as the class of the division.

After defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 Tuesday night behind ace Jake Arrieta, Chicago sits at 19-6, five games up on the Bucs and seven games ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Cubs are also now 4-1 in head-to-head matchups with Pittsburgh and St. Louis, the two clubs that finished ahead of them in the NL Central in 2015.