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National League Standings
West Division
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run
San Jose 96 66 .593 - 94- 68 2 47-34 49-32 11- 3 27-11
San Diego 90 73 .552 6.5 94- 69 -4 38-44 52-29 7- 7 21-24
Sacramento 89 74 .546 7.5 89- 74 0 45-36 44-38 5- 1 18-23
Los Angeles 79 83 .488 17.0 79- 83 0 35-46 44-37 1- 7 17-23
Phoenix 76 86 .469 20.0 71- 91 5 38-43 38-43 4-14 21-16
Portland 65 97 .401 31.0 63- 99 2 33-48 32-49 9- 8 20-23
Northeast Division
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run
Pittsburgh 100 62 .617 - 99- 63 1 55-26 45-36 8- 4 34-25
Rochester 99 63 .611 1.0 92- 70 7 50-31 49-32 9- 7 32-19
Hartford 81 81 .500 19.0 78- 84 3 39-42 42-39 11- 8 31-24
Buffalo 77 85 .475 23.0 86- 76 -9 37-44 40-41 8-11 27-30
New Jersey 68 94 .420 32.0 73- 89 -5 34-47 34-47 5- 5 17-34
Harrisburg 53 109 .327 47.0 58-104 -5 22-59 31-50 5- 8 10-23
American League Standings
Southeast Division
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run
Miami 104 58 .642 - 102- 60 2 53-28 51-30 7- 2 23-17
Nashville 84 78 .519 20.0 85- 77 -1 41-40 43-38 5- 7 16-21
Knoxville 81 81 .500 23.0 86- 76 -5 41-40 40-41 8- 4 18-20
Washington 81 81 .500 23.0 75- 87 6 39-42 42-39 6- 5 22-14
Atlanta 73 89 .451 31.0 73- 89 0 37-44 36-45 5- 5 21-18
Charlotte 54 108 .333 50.0 52-110 2 27-54 27-54 5- 8 22-27
Central Division
Team W L PCT GB Pyt.Rec Diff Home Away XInn 1Run
Denver 114 48 .704 - 115- 47 -1 59-22 55-26 7- 6 17-17
Tucson 90 72 .556 24.0 92- 70 -2 46-35 44-37 7- 8 24-22
Grand Rapids 84 78 .519 30.0 86- 76 -2 43-38 41-40 8- 9 27-21
Memphis 75 87 .463 39.0 75- 87 0 38-43 37-44 2-10 16-27
Kansas City 70 92 .432 44.0 68- 94 2 37-44 33-48 3- 3 21-14
Green Bay 62 100 .383 52.0 64- 98 -2 27-54 35-46 8- 4 15-24
Despite losing their final six games, Pittsburgh clinched the Northeast Division because Rochester dropped its final two games against New Jersey(10-5) and Hartford(7-5).
In the West Division, the second place playoff spot came down to a one game playoff between San Diego and Sacramento. On the final day of the regular season, with both teams tied, Sacramento pummeled Pittsburgh 9-2, while an unlikely hero stepped up for San Diego.
Christian Crane, owner of a 6+ ERA and 14 losses, threw a 6-hit shutout against Harrisburg, and the Padres hammered the Capitals 10-0. That gave both the Kings and the Padres a final record of 89-73, and necessitated a playoff to decide who would reach the postseason. Taking the mound for the Kings was
Raymond Labat, winner of 14 games and owner of a 3.68 ERA. The Padres' ace
Carlos Lozoya pitched for San Diego.
Lozoya led the National League in both wins and ERA this season.
It was everything that a do or die game should be. Scoreless through three innings, Sacramento drew first blood in the fourth inning. Shortstop
Alberto O'Campo hit a solo homerun, his 32nd of the season. In the sixth inning, left-fielder
Gregorio Ruiz and first-baseman
George Canales hit back-to-back doubles to tie the game at one. In the bottom of the eighth inning, San Diego third-baseman
Adam Chilson singled in pinch-runner
Melchor Preciado to give the the Padres a 2-1 lead. That lead held up, and the Padres are going to the playoffs.
Labat surrendered 2 runs on 9 hits in 8 innings. He struck out 6 and walked 2.
Lozoya gave up 6 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings, and allowed just the one run. He struck out 4 batters. Reliever
Dario Pena pitched a scoreless ninth for San Diego.
The first round playoff matchups will pit Nashville against Denver, Tucson against Miami, San Diego against Pittsburgh, and Rochester against San Jose. Three of those matchups are rematches from last season. There is only one different playoff team from last season's group- Rochester instead of Buffalo.
Next up: The final league batting and pitching statistics.