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 8-4. Run differential is in the black: 209 plated against 172 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.543. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 3 wins and 2 losses. They have lost 2 straight finals with a score on the board. Standings-wise, Ken Griffey Jrs are 3rd in the AL, 0.5 out of first.

John Kruks show 11-1. They have scored 291 runs while allowing 140, so they have outscored opponents on the year. As a club they are hitting 0.587. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 4 wins and 1 losses. Winners of 4 in a row with a score on the board. In the NL, John Kruks sit 2nd at 0.5 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.