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 7-4. Run differential is in the black: 232 plated against 217 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.544. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 2 wins and 3 losses. They are riding a 2-game win streak. In the AL picture, Torii Hunters slot in 4th at 1.0 games back.

Buster Poseys post 1-12. Runs against (280) have outpaced their own scoring (104) in the team totals. Their posted team clip sits at 0.402. Their five most recent posted finals read 0 wins and 5 losses. They are on a 12-game skid in games that finished. Standings-wise, Buster Poseys are 8th in the NL, 11.0 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.