Dennis Eckersleys have the series edge at 1-0 over Derek Jeters with 1 posted result.

Derek Jeters sit at 3-12. They have scored 217 runs while allowing 344, so opponents have plated more against them than they have pushed across themselves. As a club they are hitting 0.465. Their five most recent posted finals read 1 wins and 4 losses. They are on a 3-game skid in games that finished. In the AL, Derek Jeters sit 7th at 8.5 games back.

Dennis Eckersleys post 6-9. They are underwater on the run chart—288 allowed next to 266 driven in. As a club they are hitting 0.535. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 1 wins and 4 losses. They have dropped 4 finals in a row. Standings-wise, Dennis Eckersleys are 6th in the AL, 5.5 out of first.

What we expect: Dennis Eckersleys enter with the stronger résumé; Derek Jeters are live if the bats wake up, but the likelier path is Dennis Eckersleys dictating innings and finishing in front.

Not real betting.