No earlier finals pit them against each other yet this year—the head-to-head ledger starts with this one.

Ken Griffey Jrs come in at 11-5. Run differential is in the black: 280 plated against 241 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.542. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 3 wins and 2 losses. They lost their last finished game. Standings-wise, Ken Griffey Jrs are 3rd in the AL, 1.0 out of first.

John Kruks show 15-1. They have scored 414 runs while allowing 191, so they have outscored opponents on the year. As a club they are hitting 0.602. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 5 wins and 0 losses. Winners of 8 in a row with a score on the board. In the NL, John Kruks sit 1st at 0.0 games back.

What we expect: The table favors John Kruks: they have outpaced Ken Griffey Jrs in the standings story and the run chart. If John Kruks play to that form early, Ken Griffey Jrs will need a rally script to flip the night.

For fun only—not a betting line.