Down the Stretch They Come: St Louis Cardinals Set for Lift Off

It wasn’t too long ago that five teams were separated by just four games in the NL Central.  How quickly things change.   Heading into August the St Louis Cardinals lead the Chicago Cubs by just a half game, but the Cubs have two less losses.   Losers of nine of 10 games, the Reds have fallen completely out of contention and are currently 10 games out.  The Brewers and Astros still have a pulse, but both have fallen 4.5 games behind the pace.  With just two months of baseball left to be played, I thought this would be a good time to take a closer look at both the Cardinals and Cubs.  The month of August looks to be a very favorable one for the Red Birds.  The Cardinals come into August with a record of 57-49.  They play 14 of their next 25 games at home.   Newly acquired Matt Holliday and Julio Lugo have provided immediate relief to a strugglin...