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 3-1. Run differential is in the black: 78 plated against 61 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.530. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 3 wins and 1 losses. They are riding a 3-game win streak. Standings-wise, Ken Griffey Jrs are 4th in the AL, 0.5 out of first.

Paul Molitors post 3-1. Run differential is in the black: 106 plated against 50 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.647. In five-score games going back from today, they are 3 wins and 1 losses. They are riding a 2-game win streak. In the AL, Paul Molitors sit 2nd at 0.5 games back.

What we expect: Paul Molitors enter with the stronger résumé; Ken Griffey Jrs are live if the bats wake up, but the likelier path is Paul Molitors dictating innings and finishing in front.

Not a real line; just a fan read.