St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Sep 27, 2018
Cards notebook: Shildt doesn't regret ejection; NL Central has bragging rights
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt argues with home plate umpire Will Little (left) as crew chief Ted Barrett watches. Little ejected Matt Carpenter in the seventh inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. Shildt was later ejected as well. Photo by Robert Cohen,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.