A’s over Red Sox. The A’s won the initial matchup between these two teams and have been a bit stronger throughout the season. The Sox’s weaker defense should prove the difference-maker in this game to decide the division.

D’Backs over Monsters. The season began with the D’Backs putting up a piddling performance while the Monsters annihilated them, but a lot has changed over the course of the season, and it might well end with the roles reversed.

Pirates over Tigers. The two underdogs of the AL Central have both shown an ability to break out and sneak in some upsets. It’s tough to know who will prevail in their final contest, but the Pirates’s Eckman bonus gives them the edge.

Indians over Rockies. The Rockies could prevail in an upset, but the Indians have just been more consistent over the course of the season, and are more likely than most teams to shut down the Rockies with their AI defense – as they did in Opening Week.

Blue Jays over Orioles. The first team to clinch the division, the Jays are now just running a victory lap. One more game at home, vs. an Orioles team that collapsed during the final series, should give them a break-even record entering the playoffs.

Wombats over Melonheads. On Opening Week, the Wombats won a high-scoring matchup. Since then, both teams have had similar struggles, but the Wombats have on the whole done better over the second half of the season and will likely get another big score off the Melonheads’ suspect defense.

Angels over Marlins. It’s a tense winner-take-all match for the NL East title here. The Marlins narrowly won the first contest between these two, but both have started scoring a lot more runs since then. Deschenes vs. Dunkel is a starting matchup for the ages, but we give the edge to the, on the whole, stronger Angels in a game played at their home park.

Cardinals over Braves. The Braves won the first contest between these two and have been the higher-scoring team, but in a field where the long ball will be largely eliminated, the Cards should have an easier time containing them.

Mariners over Bombers. The Mariners have been on fire here at the end of the season. They have only the narrowest of hopes of squeaking into the playoffs, but an upset against one of the top teams in the NL to cap things off would make a nice statement nonetheless.

Tapirs over Yankees. Good news for New York – they’re finally done playing at the hated Casa. Bad news – their final game will be at the other sandy park in the league. The Tapirs should clean house here.

Expos over Giants. Their Opening Week matchup saw the Giants’ AI beating the Expos by 8 runs, but this is a whole different Expos team here, and they should turn the tables accordingly.

Cubs over Devil Rays. Two weeks ago, the Rays would be the easy favorites, but new coaching has dramatically improved the Cubs’ output and they just might get one more win to cap off their season.