Warpigs 3, DVs 2
The DVs won 2 of the first 3 to clinch a tie for the NERDD with the Drillers, but when the calendar turned to September, the Pig bats got hot. The Warpigs outscored the DVs in the final two games 27-4, with most of the damage coming from Albert Pujols and Garrett Atkins.
The game scores...
Gm 1 - DVs 2, Pigs 1 - Felix Hernandez loses his 20th game of the year, but it wasn't his fault. The DV runs came in the first inning when, with two outs, the 2e5 at 2b let a ball go past him for a single. Ken Griffey then doubled in both runners. Roger Clemens went 5 for the win. Bobby Jenks got the save.
Gm 2 - Pigs 8, DVs 5 - The Pigs scored early and often off of Scott Kazmir and Aaron Heilman. Pujols went 3-4 with a homer and Atkins hit a 3-run homer. Jair Jurrjens got the win. Edgar Gonzalez went 3 innings for the save.
Gm 3 - DVs 13, Pigs 7 - The big 4 for the DVs (Todd Helton, Magglio Ordonez, Chase Utley, and Matt Holliday) combined to go 12-19, leading the DVs to a 13-7 blowout win. John Maine threw a 1-hitter for 7.1 innings, but walked 8. It was 13-0 going to the 9th, but the Pigs finally put some hits together, including a grand slam by Marcus Thames. The 7 run outburst was a sign of things to come.
Gm 4 - Pigs 17, DVs 1 - The Warpigs pounded the DV pitching for 17 runs and 22 hits. Eight of the nine batters for the Pigs had multi-hit games. Scot "Panty" Shields took one for the team, going 7.1 innings in relief but allowing 11 runs on 16 hits and 5 walks. Jurrjens threw a complete game for the Warpigs.
Gm 5 - Pigs 10, DVs 3 - In the big showdown game, with the NERDD title (and probable first round bye) on the line, the DVs led 3-2 going to the 6th, but former DV Jason Bartlett homered to tie the game. Then in the top of the 7th, with Joba Chamberlain stirring in the Pig pen, the Warpigs exploded for 6 runs, the last 3 coming on a Pujols homer. Jenks was pounded, giving up all 6 of the runs. John Lackey went 6 for the win. Chris Capuano mopped up the last 3 innings for the save.
The DVs end the year 95-67 and tied for first in the NERDD with the Drillers. A 1-game playoff will be played to determine which one will represent the NERDD as division champ.
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Does home team depend on head to head record?
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According to the Constitution...
The determination of the home team for the 1-game playoff is determined by roll of the dice prior to the start of the game.
Commish? Make the call.
NERDD finishes season first....again.
And by the way, mathematically the winner of the NERDD has not yet clinched a first round bye. Both the AWD winner and the Inmates could possibly finish with better records. The AWD winner will undoubtedly finish higher, but the Inmates are a long shot to win 95+ games. Right now, they'd need to go 22-9 or better to do that.
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