Playoff Preview (League Championship Series)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Salem Silver Bullets (115 - 47) vs. Montreal Royals (95 - 67)

This matchup features the AL West Division winner vs. the AL North winner. Winner of this series will advance to the World Series to play the winner of Las Vegas vs. Wichita. Here are the probable match-ups for the first 3 games. Montreal won the season series 6-4.

Game 1 (in Salem)
- Salem Starter - Dave House (20-4, 2.64); Home Stats (13-3, 2.84)
- Montreal Starter - Adam Halladay (16-10, 3.54); Away Stats (6-6, 3.52)

Game 2 (in Salem)
- Salem Starter - Cy Harris (20-6, 3.70); Home Stats (10-3, 3.96)
- Montreal Starter - Elston Park (12-9, 3.11); Away Stats (7-4, 2.32)

Game 3 (in Montreal)
- Salem Starter - Alberto Bennett (14-8, 4.75); Away Stats (10-4, 4.40)
- Montreal Starter - Vince Easley (5-1, 4.11); Home Stats (2-0, 3.58)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Las Vegas Lightning (102 - 60) vs. Wichita Lineman (87 - 75)

This matchup features the AL West Division winer vs. the AL East Division winner. Winner of this series will advance to the World Series to play the winner of Salem vs. Atlanta or Montreal. Here are the probable match-ups for the first 3 games. Wichita won the season series 7-3. 

Game 1 (in Las Vegas)

- Las Vegas Starter - Clay Brush (9-4, 3.44); Home Stats (8-3, 2.64)

- Wichita Starter - Marvin Walter (13-6, 2.38); Away Stats (5-3, 2.18)

Game 2 (in Las Vegas)

- Las Vegas Starter - Felipe Torrealba (15-5, 3.17); Home Stats (7-3, 3.32)

- Wichita Starter - Don Masato (14-9, 3.16); Away Stats (7-3, 3.28)

Game 3 (in Wichita)

- Las Vegas Starter - Quilvio Ordonez (12-8, 2.95); Away Stats (8-3, 2.85)

- Wichita Starter - Jack Stafford (4-4, 2.94); Home Stats (2-1, 3.09)