(09-17-2020, 04:24 AM)OutsiderFan Wrote: Gabe Kapler’s former Phillies team and his current Giants team are the two wild card teams in the NL as of today, both tied 24-24.
What conclusions can be drawn should they face each other? And does anything change depending on which team prevails for the right to get slaughtered by the Dodgers?
Hard to reach any conclusion in this weird short year. 60 games in a real season is still relatively early. It’s definitely a plus, however, for the Giants to be playing pressure games down the stretch. We’ll see how they do. I believe there are 12 games left - all in the Bar Area nine at Oracle (today’s game vs Seattle, four against Colorado and four against San Diego) and three at Oakland. I think the Reds are the team closest on their heels. Due in part to the fact that they just took six out of seven from the hapless Pirates. But the Reds schedule gets much tougher from here on out.
I think if the Giants go seven and five they’re in. Six and six they’re probably in. Not an easy task given the opposition