Through the first three weeks of the season, all of the teams in the NL Central have been competitive. There’s only a three-game gap between first and fifth place, which is tied for the smallest gap in the majors (the AL East also has a three-game gap). The first and fifth place teams will face off this weekend in St. Louis, as the Brewers travel to face the Cardinals. It wouldn’t take much for the Cardinals to close that gap this weekend, so the Brewers have to be careful as they enter the weekend series.
The major difference between the Brewers and Cardinals this season has been their offenses.