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National League Central Preview: Red Is the Color

The Houston Astros have moved to the American League West, so now a new contender must emerge as the doormat of the league. As with the A.L. West, two of these teams figure to dominate this division while the others will likely be on the outside looking in, according to the latest MLB futures. CINCINNATI

Statistics

	w-l	money	home	away
ML	94-76	$178	51-34	43-42
ATS	90-80	$597	43-42	47-38

	o/u	home	away
O/U	73-89-8	34-48-3	39-41-5

National League Central Standings

Team	Win / Loss	ATS	OU
STL	94-76	90-80	73-89-8
MIL	89-73	81-81	69-87-6
CHC	84-77	76-85	74-80-7
CIN	74-87	80-81	61-92-8
PIT	69-92	75-86	93-62-6

Team Leaders

Offense

	season stats	rank
Runs/g	4.72	19
Ba	0.25	14
Ops	0.74	19
Hr	210	24
Sb	116	4

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Defense

	season stats	rank
Era	3.82	26
Whip	1.27	24
Ks	1420	18
Complete games	1	17
Errors	-	-

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Line Up - Last Game

Hitter

Player	Pos
Matt Wieters	PH
Matt Carpenter	PH
Jose Martinez	RF
Tommy Edman	3B
Yairo Munoz	PH
Marcell Ozuna	LF
Paul Goldschmidt	1B
Paul DeJong	SS
Dexter Fowler	PH
Yadier Molina	C
Delrick Abrams Jr.	PH
Kolten Wong	2B
Harrison Bader	CF

Pitchers

Player	Pos
Giovanny Gallegos	RP
Andrew Miller	RP
Dakota Hudson	SP
Adam Wainwright	RP
Ryan Helsley	RP

Injuries

Player	Pos	Description	Notes
Matt Carpenter	3B	Ques Tues - Rest - 10/15/19	+ -
Carpenter is not expected to suit up against the Nationals in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series due to a day of rest.
Matt Carpenter	3B	Ques Mon - Rest - 10/14/19	+ -
Carpenter is not expected to play in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Nationals due to a day of rest.
Matt Carpenter	3B	Ques Thurs - Rest - 10/03/19	+ -
Carpenter is not expected to be in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series against the Braves as he is likely to receive a day of rest.
Paul Goldschmidt	1B	Ques Wed - Rest - 09/25/19	+ -
Goldschmidt is likely to be absent from the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Diamondbacks as he is expected to be given a day of rest.
Yadier Molina	C	Ques Wed - Rest - 09/25/19	+ -
Molina is not expected to be in the starting lineup against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday as he is likely to receive a day of rest.
Marcell Ozuna	LF	Ques Wed - Rest - 09/25/19	+ -
Ozuna is likely to be left out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's matchup against the Diamondbacks as he is expected to be given a day of rest.
Michael Wacha	SP	Out indefinitely - Shoulder - 09/25/19	+ -
Wacha has a right shoulder strain, and it is uncertain when he will make his next scheduled start.
Kolten Wong	2B	Prob Thurs - Hamstring - 09/19/19	+ -
Kolten Wong has a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, but it is projected that he will return for Game 1 of the NL Divisional Series against the Braves.
Matt Carpenter	3B	Ques Sun - Rest - 09/15/19	+ -
Carpenter is unlikely to play Sunday against the Brewers as he is to be rested.
Carlos Martinez	RP	Prob Mon - Illness - 09/15/19	+ -
Martinez missed the previous game with an upper-respiratory illness. It is likely that the symptoms will subside in time for Monday's tilt against the Nationals.

Injuries