Playoff Picture

Here is the complete playoff picture after Friday night's games:

Jake has clinched his division and will face either Max or Tief in the playoffs.

John has clinched the wild card and will face Avery (almost 100% certain) or Joel (almost impossible) in the playoffs.

Joel entered Friday trailing Avery by 5 games and needed to go at lease 5-1 to have a chance.  Unfortunately for him his starting pitching (Billingsley: -3) let him down for a second consecutive week.  Barring a 3 home run game from his catcher Wilin Rosario he will not catch Avery for the division title.

Avery's pitcher tonight is Madison Bumgarner, although it would seem to matter little how he does.

The final playoff spot between Max and Tief is still too close to call although Max has a decided advantage going into Saturday.  Tief trails by 22 points and would need his starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to make up that difference and more for him to have a chance.

Updates throughout the day as time permits...