NL Central week 21 090212

Here are the National League Central standings through week 21. 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 81-53 --- Home: 42-24 Road: 39-29

Hot: Chris Heisey (7 for 17) 2 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB \ season: .284/.321/.426 with 6 HR, 29 RBI, 36 R, 6 SB in 97 games.
Johnny Cueto 3-1, 2.31 ERA, 29 K, 0.77 WHIP in 35.0 IP over 5 games \\ season: 17-6, 2.48 ERA, 144 K, 1.12 WHIP in 181.2 IP over 27 games.

Cold: Drew Stubbs (2 for 19) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 RBI, 0 SB \ season: .221/.286/.360 with 14 HR, 39 RBI, 70 R, 28 SB in 113 games.
Jonathan Broxton 2-1, 5.63 ERA, 5 K, 1.63 WHIP, (2 BS) in 8.0 IP over 9 games \\ season: 3-3, 2.82 ERA, 31 K, 1.41 WHIP in 44.2 IP over 45 games.

St Louis Cardinals 72-61 --- Home: 40-26 Road: 32-35

Hot: Matt Carpenter (6 for 15) 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .309/.375/.495 with 4 HR, 36 RBI, 31 R, 1 SB in 90 games.
Kyle Lohse 3-0, 2.41 ERA, 28 K, 0.99 WHIP in 37.1 IP over 6 games \\ season: 14-2, 2.81 ERA, 111 K, 1.10 WHIP in 179.2 IP over 28 games.

Cold: Carlos Beltran (4 for 23) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .268/.340/.502 with 28 HR, 86 RBI, 71 R, 13 SB in 126 games.
Lance Lynn 0-1, 7.78 ERA, 19 K, 1.93 WHIP in 19.2 IP over 6 games \\ season: 13-5, 3.99 ERA, 146 K, 1.36 WHIP in 146.2 IP over 27 games.

Pittsburgh Pirates 70-62 --- Home: 40-26 Road: 30-36

Hot: Pedro Alvarez (12 for 23) 4 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 0 SB \ season: .252/.331/.500 with 27 HR, 71 RBI, 56 R, 1 SB in 120 games.
Joel Hanrahan 0-1, 1.08 ERA, 8 K, 1.08 WHIP, 3 SV in 8.1 IP over 10 games \\ season: 4-1, 2.49 ERA, 58 K, 1.16 WHIP, 34 SV (3 BS) in 50.2 IP over 54 games.

Cold: Jose Tabata (2 for 15) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .231/.300/.337 with 3 HR, 12 RBI, 38 R, 8 SB in 83 games.
Jeff Karstens 1-2, 4.28 ERA, 17 K, 1.13 WHIP in 27.1 IP over 5 games \\ season: 5-4, 3.89 ERA, 59 K, 1.18 WHIP in 83.1 IP over 15 games.

Milwaukee Brewers 64-68 --- Home: 40-28 Road: 24-40

Hot: Ryan Braun (11 for 28) 2 HR, 7 RBI, 7 R, 2 SB \ season: .309/.388/.603 with 36 RBI, 92 RBI, 89 R, 22 SB in 124 games.
Yovani Gallardo 5-0, 2.02 ERA, 39 K, 1.07 WHIP in 35.2 IP over 5 games \\ season: 14-8, 3.52 ERA, 172 ERA, 1.26 WHIP in 168.2 IP over 27 games.

Cold: Jean Segura (4 for 20) 0 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB \ season: .192/.231/.219 with 0 HR, 7 RBI, 6 R, 3 SB in 21 games.
Jim Henderson 4.38 ERA, 19 K, 1.78 WHIP, 3 SV (2 BS) in 12.1 IP over 15 games \\ 0-2, 3.45 ERA, 24 K, 1.60 WHIP, 3 SB (2 BS) in 15.2 IP over 19 games.

Chicago Cubs 51-81 --- Home: 34-33 Road: 17-48

Hot: Anthony Rizzo (9 for 25) 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, 0 SB \ season: .291/.336/.463 with 10 HR, 31 RBI, 26 R, 2 SB in 59 games.
Carlos Marmol 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 10 K, 0.89 WHIP, 4 SV in 9.0 IP over 9 games \\ season: 2-2, 3.83 ERA, 53 K, 1.61 WHIP, 17 SV (2 BS) in 42.1 IP over 48 games.

Cold: Josh Vitters (0 for 10) 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R, 0 SB \ season: .085/.113/.169 with 1 HR, 4 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 19 games.
Justin Germano 1-4, 7.03 ERA, 20 K, 1.41 WHIP in 32.0 IP over 6 games \\ season: 2-5, 5.52 ERA, 31 K, 1.38 WHIP in 45.2 IP over 9 games.

Houston Astros 41-92 --- Home: 28-39 Road: 13-53

Hot: Matt Dominguez (4 for 11) 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB \ season: .316/.350/.632 with 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 7 games.
Lucas Harrell 2-2, 3.08 ERA, 30 K, 1.24 WHIP in 38.0 IP over 6 games \\ season: 10-9, 3.81 ERA, 116 K, 1.32 WHIP in 165.1 IP over 27 games.

Cold: Brandon Barnes (2 for 15) 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB \ season: .180/.226/.260 with 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 0 SB in 18 games.
Armando Galarraga 0-4, 7.58 ERA, 12 K, 2.11 WHIP in 19.0 IP over 4 games \\ season: 0-4, 6.75 ERA, 17 K, 1.92 WHIP in 24.0 IP over 5 games.