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Cubs, on verge of clinching division, visit St. Louis

It took a little while for the Chicago Cubs to get going this season after ending 108 years of frustration by winning the World Series last fall.

Now, the Cubs are on the verge of completing the first step toward defending their long-awaited championship -- winning a division title.

Chicago takes a magic number of two for clinching the National League Central into the opener of a four-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium on Monday.

Leaders
AVG:	K. Bryant	.294
HR:	A. Rizzo	32
RBI:	A. Rizzo	109
SB:	J. Báez	10
W:	J. Arrieta	14
ERA:	J. Arrieta	3.43
Saves:	W. Davis	32
K:	J. Lester	169

NL Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Chi Cubs	87	68	.561	-
Milwaukee	82	74	.526	5.5
St. Louis	81	74	.523	6
Pittsburgh	71	85	.455	16.5
Cincinnati	66	90	.423	21.5
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General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.256 (16)
Runs:	783 (7)
Hits:	1346 (17)
Home Runs:	213 (9)
Stolen Bases:	61 (24)
OBP:	.339 (2)
SLG:	.439 (8)
Total Bases:	2306 (10)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	4.03 (10)
Runs Allowed:	676 (9)
Saves:	37 (14)
Strikeouts:	1372 (8)
OpBA:	.239 (4)
OBP:	.316 (10)
SLG:	.399 (5)
Run Support:	5.09 (8)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
9/18	W. Contreras	Reinstated From League Suspension
9/17	W. Contreras	Starting to Serve Suspension
9/16	W. Contreras	Suspension Announced By League (two games, reduced to one)
9/16	A. Russell	Removed From 10-Day DL (Strained right foot)
9/13	P. Johnson	Designated for Assignment
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Injuries
Date	Player	Status
9/13	K. Uehara	Right knee infection (day-to-day)
8/18	J. Grimm	off 10-day DL
8/18	J. Lester	off 10-day DL
8/10	W. Contreras	off 10-day DL
8/9	K. Uehara	off 10-day DL
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