The National League Central Division, often scorned, is likely to have four of its teams over .500 for the first time in history, and that includes the 19 seasons when it had six teams before Houston moved to the American League.
Chicago, Milwaukee and the Cardinals already have cemented plus-500 marks and Pittsburgh needed just one win in its last five games to do the same.
Entering Wednesday night’s play, the AL Central was a staggering 102 games below break-even as Detroit, Chicago and Kansas City all had lost 93 or more games. Not surprisingly, the NL Central was plus-22 at 59-37 in interleague matchups between the two divisions, with a chance to go up more this weekend when Milwaukee plays host to Detroit.