The 12th matchday out of 14 total. The final three matchups will be decisive for the last three playoff spots, as it’s already certain that the Rouen Huskies will be among the top four qualifiers and could even finish first in the regular season.
Teams like Metz, Savigny, Montpellier, La Rochelle, and Toulouse are all in the mix for that final playoff berth.
Montpellier and La Rochelle face off at the Boucaniers’ home field, and if either team sweeps the doubleheader, they’ll gain a significant advantage in the standings.
Senart hosts Savigny in a clash of the second-place team against the seventh. Savigny has everything to lose if they drop both games, while Senart has a golden opportunity to avoid finishing eighth.
The Rouen Huskies host Metz. Even with two losses, Rouen would still finish first, while a single win would clinch their playoff spot and the top seed. Metz needs a sweep to stay in the playoff hunt.
Toulouse hosts Montigny, with the Cougars in dire straits after a brutal doubleheader sweep at the hands of Montpellier. They won’t pose much of a threat to Toulouse, who, despite their struggles before the break, will be well-rested and hungry to keep their playoff hopes alive at home.
Let’s take a look at some individual player stats.
As fans, we’d love to see fewer walks—like the 15 allowed by Perdomo or the 14 hit by pitch by Fabien Kovacs. But we’d love to see more home runs from Ivan Acuna (four so far) and more stolen bases from Leo Jiminian (16 and counting).
We’d also like to see the strikeout totals rise for the league leaders, Canelon and De la Rosa (around 60 each), while hoping the walks allowed by Laot and Kurima don’t increase.
Finally, let’s look at the team stats.
The standings don’t differ much from the points table.
Starting with the pitchers and their ERA:
- Rouen 1.78, 2. Montpellier 3.13, 3. Savigny 3.26, 4. La Rochelle 3.36, 5. Metz 3.74, 6. Senart 4.91, 7. Toulouse 5.43, 8. Montigny 6.38
And for batting average:
- Rouen .294, 2. Montpellier .269, 3. Metz .260, 4. Savigny .257, 5. Toulouse .247, 6. Senart .246, 7. La Rochelle .245, 8. Montigny .220
Except for Toulouse/Montigny, all matches will be broadcast on Baseball TV France. The first game between Metz and Toulouse kicks off this Saturday at 4 PM, while the other teams play on Sunday at 11 AM and 2:30 PM.
