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Can Cardinals, Pirates stop Cubs from running away with the NL Central?

It's been a little over a year since the changing of the guard atop the National League Central.

When the Cubs took down a 100-win Cardinals team in the 2015 NLDS, they did something the Pirates were never able to fully accomplish: Take sole control of the division.

Whether the Cubs retain control of the NL Central is still up for debate, however.

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Neither the Cardinals nor the Pirates are in rebuilding mode and USATODAY pegged them at 88 and 81 wins, respectively, in the season projections.