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Paul Sullivan: In a tight but flawed NL Central race, who will make the difference for the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers? 'It's like the good, the bad and the ugly'

We're seemingly headed toward an epic finish in the National League Central race between the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers, just as many predicted before the season.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon said in the spring it would be a "cluster" until the end, and thus far that terminology is appropriate.

The Cubs and Cardinals will meet in a season-ending series Sept. 27-29 at Busch Stadium, while the Brewers end the season against the Rockies at Coors Field.

So which team has the edge?

It's difficult to say because each has its own peculiar problems.

"It's like the good, the bad and the ugly," Cardinals shortstop Paul DeJong told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "It's

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