How can you fall apart, go 3-7 over your last 10 and still have a lead in your division? It’s possible when you play in the National League Central. The division is simply horrible. The Cardinals have been getting loss after loss handed to them, yet they still have a 2 game lead over Cincinnati. However, the fun stops here. Rival Houston is just 3 games back as the two clubs begin a series today. Houston is a -130 favorite and the Cardinals are a +120 dog. The under/over is 10.

Tonight the Boston Red Sox go to Chicago to face the White Sox. Boston will be looking to get back on track. After a minor skid, they resumed their winning ways yesterday. However, they must face the hot Chicago White Sox now. The Red Sox are 3 games up on the Yankees and 5 up and the Blue Jays. The White Sox, on the other hand, are very hot and just 1 game back of division leading Detroit. A win tonight and a Detroit loss would put them in the driver’s seat.

The Detroit Tigers come into Seattle having lost 2 of 3 in Oakland. They are now just 1 game in front of very hot Chicago. The Mariners have lost 4-4 and are now just 5-5 over their last 10. The Angels came in and cooled their jets by sweeping them. Seattle finds themselves basically 4 games behind Oakland and in a crucial series. Last night Oakland beat LA. Should Seattle have an off series, they could end up being 5-7 games behind Oakland by the All Star break.