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

Torii Hunters come in at 9-6. Run differential is in the black: 319 plated against 290 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.546. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 3 wins and 2 losses. They lost their last finished game. In the AL picture, Torii Hunters slot in 4th at 2.5 games back.

Buster Poseys post 2-14. Runs against (343) have outpaced their own scoring (144) in the team totals. Their posted team clip sits at 0.422. Their five most recent posted finals read 1 wins and 4 losses. Their last game with a result went in the win column. Standings-wise, Buster Poseys are 8th in the NL, 13.0 out of first.

What we expect: Torii Hunters enter with the stronger résumé; Buster Poseys are live if the bats wake up, but the likelier path is Torii Hunters dictating innings and finishing in front.

Not real betting.