 Coming into this second half of the season, the Cardinals are currently in second place in the NL Central. They are four and a half games back of the first place Brewers, and the Pirates are in third place in the division. They are sitting six and a half games back. As far as the Cubs go, by the way, they have already played today, and they end up losing to the Diamondbacks by a 5-2 score as the Cubs continue to sit in last place in the division.