Game 162

The San Francisco Giants (91-70) host the San Diego Padres (90-71) in the last scheduled game of the regular season today at 2:05 p.m. MT. For some reason, the game doesn't appear to be scheduled for national TV so you'll have to catch it on MLB Extra Innings or mlb.tv. Jonathan Sanchez starts for the Giants and Mat Latos goes for the Padres. The first place Giants have lost the first two games of the weekend series to the second place Padres, but can still clinch the National League West with a win today.

The Atlanta Braves (90-71) are currently tied with the Padres for the National League Wild Card. The Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies (97-64) today and currently lead 6-2 in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Phillies have already assured themselves of home field advantage throughout the playoffs, but have still beaten the Braves in the first two games of that series.

No matter what happens, the Giants cannot be eliminated from the playoffs today. If the Braves hold on to win and the Giants lose, then it would set up a couple of play in games for the Giants in which they would only have to win one. If all that comes into play, I will set the scene for you later. But I say, just win today and clinch the West and not have to worry about any of that.

I'm pretty nervous about the game today, it's the biggest one all year. I will say that the Giants have been resilient and I don't expect them to go down without a fight today. Sanchez and Latos are not particularly beloved in the respective opposing teams' clubhouses so the pitching match-up today should be a fun one. Go Giants!