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Stars maligned

In the suddenly hot N.L. Central, the Cubs and Cardinals are thriving. But now each team faces an injury to its best hitter. By Ryan Fagan

This sure has been an odd season in middle America.

The Centrals are all mixed up. The A.L. Central-which has produced World Series teams in two of the past three seasons-has one dub on the sunny side of .500. The N.L. Central-which has been won with 83 and 85 wins the past two seasons-has not only the best record in baseball (the Cubs) but also the best second-place record in the game (the Cardinals).

And the surprising season took another twist in two painful days last week First, Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols crumpled to the ground in Cincinnati ...

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