They have not crossed paths in a posted game this season, so the first box score between them is still to be written.

Kirk Gibsons come in at 5-11. They have scored 266 runs while allowing 323, so opponents have plated more against them than they have pushed across themselves. Collectively they are swinging 0.523 on the year. Their five most recent posted finals read 2 wins and 3 losses. They have lost 2 straight finals with a score on the board. In the NL, Kirk Gibsons sit 6th at 10.0 games back.

Torii Hunters show 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.

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

For fun only—not a betting line.