Hotting up now. NL Central certainly is. We've taken the first of our series with the Cards before the Dodgers come to town and the Pirates (got six games left v them). Can't see us catching the Cards. They line-up is too potent to see them slip up against the sub-.500 teams they've got left to play after our series (16 of their 19 remaining games).

Realistically we're going to have to sweep the Cards to give us an outside shot of the division.

Three from four against the Cards. Great result. Hopefully the Pirates will take some more games of them to give us a chance of catching both next week. Cardinals have been hitting .326 with RISP which is leagues ahead of the next team, the Tigers (.284). Allen Craig went down injured during the series and Lance Lynn is struggling so perhaps they're unfolding as we speak

Big game tonight for the Reds. Wild card sudden death at the PNC vs the Pirates who just swept us at home lol.

Don't agree with the 1 game playoff,yes if they're tied after 162 but not if they have a playoff spot.You battle for 6 months to get in then are out after 1 game.If fitting extra playoff games in is the problem then cut the season down to 156 or 158 games then make the wild card games at least the best of 3.As it is now 1 bad game and your out.

So Cards v Red Sox. Might tune in for a couple. Not the series I would have liked i.e. more exciting when there's teams that haven't won for a while in it. Also Cardinals suck.