NL Central week 12 063012

Here are the National League Central standings through week 12 in 2012. Also listed are a couple hot and cold players for each team. Position players will now be based on the last seven days and pitchers the last 30

Cincinnati Reds 42-34 --- Home: 23-16 Road: 19-18


Hot: Jay Bruce (9 for 26) 1 HR, 8 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB \ season: .258/.328/.530 with 17 HR, 54 RBI, 41 R, 4 SB in 74 games.
Johnny Cueto 4-1, 1.72 ERA, 33 K, 0.93 WHIP in 36.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 9-4, 2.26 ERA, 79 K, 1.14 WHIP in 107.2 IP over 16 games.


Cold: Zack Cozart (2 for 25) 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .246/.289/.403 with 8 HR, 16 RBI, 43 R, 2 SB in 72 games.
Homer Bailey 1-3, 6.00 IP, 16 K, 1.63 WHIP in 27.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 5-6, 4.42 ERA, 61 K, 1.37 WHIP in 89.2 IP over 15 games.


Pittsburgh Pirates 41-35 --- Home: 23-13 Road: 18-22


Hot: Michael McKenry (9 for 17) 2 HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .241/.330/.470 with 5 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 0 SB in 29 games.
A J Burnett 5-0, 2.84 ERA, 27 K, 1.23 WHIP in 31.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 9-2, 3.31 ERA, 69 K, 1.24 WHIP in 81.2 IP over 13 games.


Cold: Josh Harrison (1 for 13) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB \ season: .228/.285/.395 with 2 HR, 9 RBI, 16 R, 5 SB in 47 games.
Erik Bedard 1-3, 6.58 ERA, 21 K, 1.62 WHIP in 26.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 4-8, 4.27 ERA, 72 K, 1.44 WHIP in 78.0 IP over 15 games.


St Louis Cardinals 40-37 --- Home: 17-17 Road: 23-20


Hot: Matt Holliday (11 for 23) 0 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 1 SB \ season: .303/.385/.4989 with 12 HR, 47 RBI, 51 R, 3 SB in 74 games.
Kyle Lohse 2-1, 1.80 ERA, 19 K, 0.86 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 7-2, 2.82 ERA, 58 K, 1.09 WHIP in 102.0 IP over 16 games.


Cold: Daniel Descalso (2 for 18) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .230/.323/.352 with 3 HR, 11 RBI, 20 R, 2 SB in 65 games.
Adam Wainwright 2-3, 5.21 ERA, 40 K, 1.34 WHIP in 38.0 IP over 6 games \\ season: 6-8, 4.75 ERA, 91 K, 1.34 WHIP over 96.2 IP over 16 games.


Milwaukee Brewers 34-42 --- Home: 18-19 Road: 16-23


Hot: Norichika Aoki (10 for 23) 1 HR, 2 RBI, 6 R, 5 SB \ season: .289/.358/.443 with 4 HR, 14 RBI, 30 R, 10 SB in 68 games.
Zack Greinke 4-0, 1.67 ERA, 40 K, 1.00 WHIP in 43.0 IP over 6 games \\ season: 9-2, 2.82 ERA, 102 K, 1.17 WHIP in 102.0 IP over 16 games.


Cold: Carlos Gomez (1 for 14) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB \ season: .237/.288/.393 with 3 HR, 13 RBI, 19 R, 8 SB in 54 games.
John Axford 1-3, 9.00 ERA, 10 K, 1.60 WHIP, 3 SV (3 BS) in 10.0 IP over 10 games \\ season: 1-5, 5.22 ERA, 41 K, 1.53 WHIP, 13 SV (4 BS) in 29.1 IP over 31 games.




Houston Astros 32-45 --- Home: 23-19 Road: 9-26


Hot: Chris Johnson (8 for 27) 1 HR, 7 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB \ season: .275/.318/.411 with 6 HR, 34 RBI, 30 R, 4 SB in 71 games.
Dallas Keuchel 1-0, 1.35 ERA, 8 K, 1.15 WHIP in 20.0 IP over 3 games.


Cold: Brian Bixler (3 for 19) 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB \ season: .250/.311/.446 with 2 HR, 6 RBI, 10 R, 3 SB in 22 games.
Bud Norris 0-4, 10.59 ERA, 20 K, 1.82 WHIP in 17.0 IP over 4 games \\ season: 5-5, 4.90 ERA, 82 K, 1.42 WHIP in 79.0 IP over 14 games.


Chicago Cubs 27-49 --- Home: 17-20 Road: 10-29


Hot: David DeJesus (8 for 18) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .272/.363/.396 with 2 HR, 21 RBI, 37 R, 2 SB in 71 games.
Travis Wood 2-2, 2.27 ERA, 24 K, 1.20 WHIP in 31.2 IP in 5 games \\ season: 2-3, 3.54 ERA, 35 K, 1.20 WHIP in 48.1 IP over 8 games.


Cold: Geovany Soto (0 of 14) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .160/.248/.319 with 5 HR, 9 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 35 games.
Jeff Samardzija 0-4, 10.41 ERA, 20 K, 2.06 WHIP in 23.1 IP over 5 games \\ season: 5-7, 5.05 ERA, 85 K, 1.42 WHIP in 87.1 IP over 15 games.