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Baseball's "Arms" Race - July 10
By SPORTSBETTING.COM

The Milwaukee Brewers acquired a good starter for their rotation; the Chicago Cubs have followed suit and we haven't even hit the All-Star break yet.

Yes, the National League Central seems to be where all the action is these days and with all the wheeling and dealing that has taken place the past week, the stage is set for a wild second half.

Things are crowded atop the NL Central standings as the Cubs currently reign supreme and the St. Louis Cardinals and the aforementioned Brewers are hot in pursuit.

The Milwaukee Brewers ensured the race for the division would be a tight one with the acquisition of the defending AL Cy Young award winner CC Sabathia from the Cleveland Indians.

The Brewers are currently five back of the Cubbies and adding another fireballer to the rotation could shift the balance of power.

In the 17 games before Sabathia moved to the NL, the Brew Crew had gone 11-6 and the team has gone 1-2 since with the lone win being Sabathia's Milwaukee debut; a 7-3 win over Colorado.

In the five games preceding Sabathia's departure to Milwaukee, the former Indian compiled a record of 4-1 and had gone Under in eight of 13 games.

The Money line numbers when Sabathia starts aren't that great as the southpaw's teams have gone 9-10 this season.

Not to be outdone, the division leading Cubs added the likes of Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin, although let's be honest, Harden is the prize catch.

The Cubs were 53-36 before the deal with Oakland and in Harden they get a pitcher who's been quite profitable on the Money line.

Sporting an overall record of 5-1 in 2008, Harden's teams have gone 9-4 when he has started this season.

With only five games separating the two and another half of the season to be played, you might be interested to know that the two will be playing each other in the last three games of the season in late September.

So how has Harden done against the Brewers and how has Sabathia done against the Cubs?

Harden has not seen any action against Milwaukee so far and Sabathia has only played against Chicago's north siders once losing 9-2 with the game going Over.

In the month of September, Harden has gone 7-4 SU, grabbing eight Overs and three Unders in the same timeframe.

Meanwhile, Sabathia has gone 13-7 in his last 20 starts in the final month of the regular season and has a Total record of six Overs and 14 Unders in the same span.

It isn't even the All-Star break yet and already there is action in the NL Central division making for a very interesting second half.

Enjoy your weekend and the upcoming All-Star game.

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