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MiLB: The Walk-Off Sports Report Southern League Playoff Watch (August 22nd, 2018)

Wednesday night was a good night for some teams and a bad night for others. The Biloxi Shuckers put up their fifth straight victory putting the Shuckers on top in the South Division. While in the North, Montgomery is one game away from making the Chattanooga Lookouts the first team to be eliminated from the playoff picture. Intensity is picking up and the level of importance of games is heightening.

North Division Playoff Picture

As noted above, Montgomery snapped Chattanooga's streak at two games defeating the Lookouts 3-2 setting up a series-deciding game on Thursday Night. On top of that, Montgomery has three teams behind them who could make a run including the Tennessee Smokies who play the Biscuits starting Friday. 

The Smokies dropped Thursday's game to the Jackson Generals resulting in the two being tied going into the series-deciding game five.  As noted Tennessee travels to Montgomery on Friday while Jackson travels to Birmingham. 

Birmingham and Jacksonville ended Thursday's game tied at 0-0 in the sixth which means the two will battle in a doubleheader on Thursday. Jacksonville travels to Chattanooga on Friday to begin their five-game series. 

Montgomery's magic number to clinch the second half championship is now seven. 

North Division Standings - Games Behind - Elimination Number

  1. Montgomery Biscuits - 0 GB
  2. * Jackson Generals - 5 GB - 7
  3. Tennessee Smokies - 5 GB - 6
  4. Birmingham Barons - 5 GB - 7
  5. Chattanooga Lookouts - 10 GB - 1

South Division Playoff Picture

The rain finally didn't interfere in Mobile and Mississippi's games. The two games were split between the two with Mobile taking the victory in game one 6-4 while Mississippi defeated Mobile 7-2 in the second game. The series ends with a final doubleheader between the two as Mobile then travels to Pensacola. 

Speaking of Pensacola, the organization lost the series to Biloxi last night and tonight they lost the lead in the south division with a 6-3 loss to the Shuckers. 

Jacksonville and Birmingham's game was postponed to Thursday setting up a doubleheader. As noted above, Jacksonville travels to Chattanooga in the battle of the last place teams. 

Pensacola, Mississippi, and Mobile all three still can punch their ticket to the playoffs if the Shuckers clinch the second half. Biloxi already clinched the first half meaning if they clinch the second half, whoever finishes second in the standings will face Biloxi in the playoffs. Biloxi's magic number to clinch is 11. 

South Division Standings - Games Behind - Elimination Number

  1. * Biloxi Shuckers - 0 GB
  2. Pensacola Blue Wahoos - 0.5 GB - 11
  3. Mississippi Braves - 2.0 GB - 10
  4. Mobile Bay Bears - 7.5 GB - 4
  5. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 9.5 GB - 3
* - clinched first half
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