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 8-2. Run differential is in the black: 189 plated against 139 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.563. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 5 wins and 0 losses. They have taken 5 straight finals. Standings-wise, Ken Griffey Jrs are 1st in the AL, 0.0 out of first.

John Kruks show 9-1. They have scored 245 runs while allowing 124, so they have outscored opponents on the year. As a club they are hitting 0.585. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 4 wins and 1 losses. They are riding a 2-game win streak. In the NL, John Kruks sit 2nd at 1.0 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.