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Paul Sullivan: Imbalance between NL Central and AL Central could have impact on wild-card races

CHICAGO - The yin and yang of baseball reside in the Central divisions.

The National League Central has four teams over .500 and battling for first place. The American League Central has four teams under .500 and was led entering Tuesday by an Indians club only two games over .500.

The AL Central had a combined run differential of minus-172, compared with plus-81 for the NL Central.

The bottom line?

One division rules, while the other stinks.

The disparity couldn't be more obvious after the first two months, and the fact they're

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