The bragging-rights count tilts to Paul Molitors at 1-0 against Dennis Eckersleys across 1 game that went final.

Paul Molitors sit at 6-2. Run differential is in the black: 170 plated against 106 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.586. In five-score games going back from today, they are 4 wins and 1 losses. They are riding a 2-game win streak. In the AL, Paul Molitors sit 1st at 0.0 games back.

Dennis Eckersleys post 5-4. Run differential is in the black: 177 plated against 164 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.546. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 4 wins and 1 losses. They are riding a 3-game win streak. Standings-wise, Dennis Eckersleys are 5th in the AL, 1.5 out of first.

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

Not real betting.