Heading into the All-Star break, some distance is opening up between the top two teams and everyone else. The Reds winning ways continue; the Brewers hit the throttle a bit more; the Cubs scuffle towards mediocrity; the Pirates road record continues to bring pain; and the Cardinals are simply bad.
1: Cincinnati Reds (50-41, - GB)
Coming into Saturday’s affair with the Brewers, the Reds had won eight of their last 10, and needed a win to keep Milwaukee from tying things up in the central. (They got it.) More and more, it seems as though Cincinnati is going to stick around to make a run at the division, particularly if the Brew Crew can’t find a true identity.