NL Central

Wainwright gets 9th win, Cardinals pound Reds 9-2

10 days ago

Adam Wainwright pitched seven innings for his ninth win, and every Cardinals starter had a hit in a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that gave St. Louis a four-game lead in the...

Cincinnati Reds (33-21) at Pittsburgh Pirates (34-20), 7:05 p.m. (ET)

18 days ago

The Cincinnati Reds pay a visit to the increasingly daunting PNC Park on Friday, as they open a key three-game series with the NL Central-rival Pittsburgh Pirates.

Nobody asked me, but ...

19 days ago

Oh, amidst all this "rookiness" on the mound, the Cardinals have somehow managed to stay atop the NL Central as they are battling the Cincinnati Reds and Pirates.

Cardinals beat Kershaw, Dodgers 5-3

23 days ago

The Cardinals improved the major league's best record to 32-17 and increased their NL Central lead over Cincinnati to 1 1/2 games.

Cubs fall to Reds 5-2 for 6th straight loss

23 days ago

The Cubs are last in the NL Central at 18-30, a season-worst 12 games under .500.

Cardinals beat Dodgers 7-0 behind Lance Lynn

24 days ago

"Lynn (7-1) struck out nine and walked one for the NL Central leaders.

Votto, Hanigan HRs lead Reds over Cubs 7-4

24 days ago

Chicago is last in the NL Central, having lost a season-high five straight.

St. Louis Cardinals (30-16) at Los Angeles Dodgers (19-26) 10:10 p.m. (ET)

25 days ago

The St. Louis Cardinals hope to pad their NL Central lead while the Los Angeles Dodgers look to climb out of the NL West basement, as the two are set to begin a three-game series at Dodger Stadium...

Marquis wins 5th straight, Padres beat Cards 4-2

28 days ago

Jason Marquis combined with four relievers on a four-hitter to win his fifth straight start and Will Venable homered to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win against the NL Central-leading St....

St. Louis Cardinals (28-15) at San Diego Padres (20-23), 10:10 p.m. (ET)

29 days ago

St. Louis has won 14 of its last 18 games overall and leads the NL Central with a 2 1/2-game margin over Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

Freese hits slam, Cardinals hold off Brewers 7-6

31 days ago

The NL Central-leading Cardinals had five hits and a walk while batting around against Wily Peralta in the first, but the right-hander was still in the game when Garcia (5-2) was chased with one...

New York Mets (14-23) at St. Louis Cardinals (26-13), 1:45 p.m. (ET)

33 days ago

The NL Central-leading Cardinals have won the first three tests of this series in rather easy fashion and posted a 4-2 win Wednesday with some late-inning production.

Milwaukee Brewers (15-20) at Pittsburgh Pirates (21-16) 7:05 p.m. (ET)

36 days ago

The Brewers opened the three-city, 10-day NL Central trip by suffering a three-game sweep in Cincinnati over the weekend.

Brewers again frustrated by Cardinals

44 days ago

"The result Saturday afternoon at Miller Park was a discouraging 7-6 loss to the Cardinals, who have won the first three games of the series to push the Brewers from 11/2 games out to 41/2 out in...

San Diego Padres (10-17) at Chicago Cubs (11-16), 2:20 p.m. (ET)

47 days ago

The Chicago Cubs are trying to get out of the NL Central basement as fast as they can and shoot for a series win Thursday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set versus the San Diego Padres at...