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MiLB: The Walk-Off Sports Report Southern League Playoff Watch (August 30th, 2018)

Following the final off day of the regular season, a lot of teams gave out extra baseball with two games going into extra innings and a doubleheader. Montgomery overcame their deficit to defeat the Mobile BayBears while the Biloxi Shuckers inched the Birmingham Barons in the 10th.

The Montgomery Biscuits clinched the second-half championship with their victory on Thursday night while the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are inching further away from the Mobile BayBears for the Wild Card in the South Division.

North Division Playoff Picture

The Montgomery Biscuits clinched the North Division Second-Half Championship on Thursday. The Biscuits defeated the Mobile BayBears late in the game while Birmingham Barons also played extra-inning baseball but dropped it 3-2 to the Biloxi Shuckers. Tennessee also played a South Division team in the form of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. 

The Jackson Generals defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts but it wasn't enough to keep them in the hunt to sweep the season halves. 

North Division Standings - Games Behind - Elimination Number

  1. Montgomery Biscuits - 0 GB
  2. * Jackson Generals - 5.0 GB - ELIMINATED 
  3. Birmingham Barons  - 7.0 GB - ELIMINATED
  4. Tennessee Smokies -  9.0 GB - ELIMINATED
  5. Chattanooga Lookouts -  11.0 GB - ELIMINATED

North Division Wild Card Standings

  1. Montgomery Biscuits: (76 - 60)
  2. Tennessee Smokies: (65 - 69)
  3. Birmingham Barons: (64 - 70)
  4. Chattanooga Lookouts: (63 - 70)

South Division Playoff Picture

The division-leading Biloxi Shuckers inched the Birmingham Barons in the 10th inning to secure the victory while Mobile fell short in 10 innings against the Montgomery Biscuits. The Pensacola Blue Wahoos defeated the Tennessee Smokies handing the Smokies their second straight loss.

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp and Mississippi Braves battled in their first of two doubleheaders this week. Mississippi swept the Jumbo Shrimp during the first doubleheader.

The Biloxi Shuckers magic number is now four. 

South Division Standings - Games Behind - Elimination Number

  1. * Biloxi Shuckers - 0 GB
  2. Pensacola Blue Wahoos - .5 GB - 4
  3. Mississippi Braves - 1 GB - 3
  4. Mobile BayBears - 9 GB - ELIMINATED
  5. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp - 12.5 GB - ELIMINATED

South Division Wild Card Standings

  1. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (67-66)
  2. Mobile BayBears: (65-67)
  3. Mississippi Braves: (65-69) 
  4. Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp: (53-80)
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