The second to final Saturday Night of the 2018 regular season featured some high scoring games. The Chattanooga Lookouts and Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp kept it calm until the eighth inning while Mississippi came close to shutting out the Biloxi Shuckers.
Two more teams are now closer to elimination the night after the Chattanooga Lookouts became the second team to be eliminated from winning the second half. As we approach the week, things could get a little heated and two teams may be eliminated before the final week of the regular season even begins.
Two more teams are now closer to elimination the night after the Chattanooga Lookouts became the second team to be eliminated from winning the second half. As we approach the week, things could get a little heated and two teams may be eliminated before the final week of the regular season even begins.
North Division Playoff Picture
Tennessee dropped their second straight game to the Montgomery Biscuits landing them with their backs against the wall. The Smokies cannot afford to lose any more games the remainder of the year but more importantly, they have to keep Montgomery from winning anymore if they'd like to have a chance to make the playoffs IF Jackson sweeps the halves.
Jackson pulled ahead of Birmingham earning the victory 7-3 while Chattanooga dropped the second game of their series Saturday Night late after taking the lead late.
Montgomery's magic number is now 5.
North Division Standings - Games Behind - Elimination Numbers
- Montgomery Biscuits - 0 GB
- * Jackson Generals - 4 GB - 5
- Birmingham Barons - 6 GB - 3
- Tennessee Smokies - 7 GB - 1
- Chattanooga Lookouts - 10 GB - ELIMINATED
North Division Wild Card Standings (IF Jackson Sweeps the Halves)
- Montgomery Biscuits: (73 - 59)
- Tennessee Smokies: (64 - 66)
- Birmingham Barons: (62 - 68)
- Chattanooga Lookouts: (61 - 68)
South Division Playoff Picture
Much like Pensacola last weekend, Biloxi could not have picked a worse time to have a losing streak brewing. Though it doesn't really matter if Biloxi wins the half or not, in terms of making the playoffs, it still matters in the form of how many games Biloxi will get to play at home. Mississippi moved closer and closer to making the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
Speaking of Pensacola, they snapped their six-game losing streak on Saturday Night by defeating the Mobile BayBears pushing the BayBears closer and closer to elimination from winning the second-half championship.
IF Biloxi takes the second half championship, Mobile would still be eligible to make the playoffs via the Wild Card. If a team sweeps both halves of the season, then the team with the second best overall record will play the team who swept both halves. From this Watch forward, we will update the Wild Card Standings.
IF Biloxi takes the second half championship, Mobile would still be eligible to make the playoffs via the Wild Card. If a team sweeps both halves of the season, then the team with the second best overall record will play the team who swept both halves. From this Watch forward, we will update the Wild Card Standings.
Biloxi's magic number remains at 8.
South Division Standings - Games Behind - Elimination Numbers
- * Biloxi Shuckers - 0 GB
- Mississippi Braves - .5 GB - 8
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos - .5 GB - 8
- Mobile BayBears - 7.0 - 1
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 10.0 - ELIMINATED
Wild Card Standings - Season Results (IF Biloxi wins Second-Half)
- Mobile BayBears: (64-64)
- Pensacola Blue Wahoos: (64-65)
- Mississippi Braves: (62-67)
- Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp: (52-76)
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