The bragging-rights count tilts to Ken Griffey Jrs at 1-0 against Paul Molitors across 1 game that went final.

Ken Griffey Jrs come in at 11-5. Run differential is in the black: 280 plated against 241 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.544. Across their last five games with a final score, they are 3 wins and 2 losses. They lost their last finished game. Standings-wise, Ken Griffey Jrs are 3rd in the AL, 1.0 out of first.

Paul Molitors post 9-7. Run differential is in the black: 317 plated against 263 allowed over the season. As a club they are hitting 0.560. In five-score games going back from today, they are 3 wins and 2 losses. They lost their last finished game. In the AL, Paul Molitors sit 4th at 3.0 games back.

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

Not a real line; just a fan read.