NL Central week nine 060812

Here are the National League Central standings through week nine 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 31-25 --- Home: 16-11 Road: 15-14


Hot: Joey Votto (13 for 23) 1 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 1 SB \ season: .354/.477/.620 with 9 HR, 35 RBI, 36 R, 4 SB in 56 games.
Homer Bailey 3-1, 3.77 ERA, 23 K, 1.16 WHIP in 31.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 4-4, 4.39 ERA, 47 K, 1.36 WHIP in 65.2 IP over 11 games.


Cold: Chris Heisey (2 for 22) 0 Hr, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB \ season: .254/.289/.345 with 1 HR, 12 RBI, 9 R, 1 SB in 47 games.
Bronson Arroyo 0-3, 5.46 ERA, 22 K, 1.55 WHIP in 29.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 2-4, 3.91 ERA, 49 K, 1.33 WHIP in 69.0 IP over 11 games.


Pittsburgh Pirates 29-27 --- Home: 16-11 Road: 13-16


Hot: Neil Walker (10 for 27) 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 1 SB \ season: .270/.323/.365 with 3 HR, 22 RBI, 17 R, 3 SB in 55 games.
Joel Hanrahan 2-0, 1.46 ERA, 14 K, 1.05 WHIP, 10 SB (1 BS) in 12.1 IP over 13 games \\ season: 3-0, 2.86 ERA, 27 K, 1.18 WHIP, 15 SB (2 BS) in 22.0 IP over 23 games. 


Cold: Pedro Alvarez (2 for 14) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .200/.254/.400 with 8 HR, 24 RBI, 19 R, 0 SB in 49 games.
Erik Bedard 1-2, 5.40 ERA, 19 K, 1.38 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 3-6, 3.72 ERA, 56 K, 1.40 WHIP in 55.2 IP over 11 games.


St Louis Cardinals 30-28 --- Home: 13-11 Road: 17-17


Hot: Allen Craig (10 for 25) 2 HR,7 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB \ season: .382/.437/.737 with 7 HR, 25 RBI, 14 R, 1 SB in 19 games.
Jason Motte 2-1, 3.21 ERA, 11 K, 0.93 WHIP, 5 SV (2 BS) in 14.0 IP over 11 games \\ season: 3-2, 2.92 ERA, 24 K, 0.97 WHIP, 10 SV (3 BS) in 24.2 IP over 22 games.


Cold: Tyler Greene (1 for 14) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .210/.274/.395 with 4 HR, 14 RBI, 14 R, 6 SB in 45 games.
Jake Westbrook 0-3, 8.28 ERA, 19 K, 2.04 WHIP in 25.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 4-5, 4.23 ERA, 46 K, 1.44 WHIP in 66.0 IP over 11 games.


Milwaukee Brewers 26-31 --- Home: 14-16 Road: 12-15


Hot: Norichika Aoki (7 for 23) 2 HR, 2 RBI, 5 R, 0 SB \ season: .303/.357/.487 with 3 HR, 9 RBI, 18 R, 2 SB in 49 games.
Zack Greinke 4-1, 2.19 ERA, 46 K, 1.11 WHIP in 37.0 IP over 6 games \\ season: 7-2, 3.13 ERA, 81 K, 1.25 WHIP in 72.0 IP over 12 games.


Cold: Carlos Gomez (2 for 16) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB \ season: .261/.292/.424 with 2 HR, 9 RBI, 12 R, 5 SB in 37 games.
Randy Wolf 0-2, 4.33 ERA, 22 K, 1.44 WHIP in 35.1 IP over 6 games \\ 2-5, 5.45 ERA, 41 K, 1.63 WHIP in 67.2 IP over 12 games.


Houston Astros 24-33 --- Home: 18-14 Road: 6-19


Hot: Jose Altuve (10 for 27) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB \ season: .323/.364/.465 with 3 HR, 19 RBI, 36 R, 9 SB in 56 games.
Brett Myers 0-2, 3.48 ERA, 9 K, 1.16 WHIP, 6 SV (1 BS) in 10.1 IP over 12 games \\ season: 0-2, 2.25 ERA, 15 K, 0.90 WHIP, 14 SV (1 BS) in 20.0 IP over 22 games.


Cold: Fernando Martinez (1 for 15) .067/.067/.133 with 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 4 games.
Jordan Lyles 1-1, 5.09 ERA, 16 K, 1.48 WHIP in 23.0 IP over 4 games \\ season: 1-1, 4.97 ERA, 21 Km 1.41 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 5 games.


Chicago Cubs 19-38 --- Home: 12-15 Road: 7-23


Hot: Bryan LaHair (6 for 18) 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB \ season: .311/.390/.598 with 12 HR, 25 RBI, 25 R, 1 SB in 51 games.
Jeff Samardija 1-2, 3.26 ERA, 32 K, 1.38 WHIP in 30.1 IP over 5 games \\ season: 5-3, 3.13 ERA, 71 K, 1.28 WHIP in 69.0 IP over 11 games.


Cold: Steve Clevenger (2 for 19) 0 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .333/.348/.467 with 0 HR, 6 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB in 16 games.
Matt Garza 0-3, 5.40 ERA, 25 K, 1.36 WHIP in 31.2 IP over 6 games \\ season: 2-4, 3.99 ERA, 61 K, 1.12 WHIP in 65.1 IP over 11 games.