
Records: Andy 13-9, Joe 11-10-1
Line: Andy -1.5
Season series: Tied 1-1 (Week 2: Andy 10-8, Week 12: Joe 13-4)
Career playoff records: Andy 0-2, Joe 4-1
All-time head-to-head: Joe 5-3
Playoffs head-to-head: Joe 1-0
Last playoff appearance: Andy 2009, Joe 2009
Hitting
Andy's offense is very streaky - much like Ryan Howard. There's weeks where he will hit for .330 and others he will barely eclipse .200. Joe's, lately, has been very hot, led by Mark Teixeira. Joe has slightly more power, but Andy has slightly more contact.
Advantage: Even
Pitching
This should be an interesting matchup because both managers have a whole bunch of two-start pitchers. So by the weekend, a lot of innings will have been logged. Joe's pitching has been bad all year, but he does have Tommy Hanson going twice. And, of course, Andy and Joe made that big trade that sent Carlos Gonzalez and Casey McGehee to the Punch and Hanson and Alex Gonzalez to the Peddlers.
Advantage: Andy
Managing
Already some interesting managing going on, with Joe benching A.J. Burnett on the first day. Joe's playoff record speaks for itself and he knows how to bring it when the stakes get higher. Andy is feeling the monkey on his back of just trying to make it out of the first round of the playoffs.
Advantage: Joe
Prediction
A back-and-forth matchup all week that won't be decided until Sunday. Joe pulls out the win, 12-8.
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