No earlier finals pit them against each other yet this year—the head-to-head ledger starts with this one.

Torii Hunters come in at 9-7. Run differential is in the black: 341 plated against 313 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.546. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 2 wins and 3 losses. They have lost 2 straight finals with a score on the board. In the AL picture, Torii Hunters slot in 5th at 3.0 games back.

Buster Poseys post 2-14. Runs against (343) have outpaced their own scoring (144) in the team totals. Their posted team clip sits at 0.416. Their five most recent posted finals read 1 wins and 4 losses. They lost their last finished game. Standings-wise, Buster Poseys are 8th in the NL, 13.0 out of first.

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

Not real betting.