Playoff Race - Six Games Remain

A golden opportunity missed last night, as West Michigan and Fort Wayne both lost, but so did the Silver Hawks in extra innings.  Technically the elimination number is 3, but because of the tiebreakers, if the Hawks lose one game to Fort Wayne, they would be mathematically eliminated.  (If South Bend only took 2 out of 3 from Fort Wayne, they'd be 3 games back of the TinCaps, but they'd also be at least one game back of West Michigan.  Since West Michigan plays Fort Wayne over the final weekend, the Hawks would need a Whitecaps sweep to tie Fort Wayne, but that would then leave South Bend a game back of West Michigan.  Understand?   Good).

The playoff picture is listed below...
Eastern Division First Round
Dayton (Second Half Champ) vs. Lansing (First Half Wild Card)
Bowling Green (First Half Champ) vs. TBA (Second Half Wild Card)

Western Division First Round
Burlington (First Half Champ) vs. TBA (Second Half Wild Card)
Quad Cities (First Half Wild Card) vs. TBA (Second Half Champ)
*Clinton has clinched one of the two remaining spots, but it is not decided which one yet.

**Eastern Division Wild Card Race** (Note, this is only for the wild card since Dayton has clinched the championship)

Team	W	L	GB
Fort Wayne	35	29	--
West Michigan	34	30	-1.0
Great Lakes	31	33	-4.0
South Bend	31	33	-4.0

Lake County has been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention.

Western Division (Top Two Make Playoffs - Clinton has clinched at least one spot)

Team	W	L	GB
Clinton	37	26	--
Kane County	34	30	-4.0
Beloit	28	35	-9.0

Peoria, Wisconsin, and Cedar Rapids have all been mathematically eliminated.