The Lineup Is ranked 82 games on Wednesday, September 16 and found 3 worth watching, led by Palmeiras at LDU (importance 107). Here's how that day's slate finished.
Palmeiras won the shootout 4-3 after LDU and Palmeiras could not be separated in 120 minutes, Marlon Freitas, Luis Segovia, Vitor Roque and Michael Estrada the scorers. And LDU had 69 per cent of the ball, and Palmeiras won the last meeting 1-0.
Estudiantes won the second leg by one goal, Alexis Castro scoring in the 87th minute, and the tie closed 2-1 on aggregate. Estudiantes were in front from the first goal onwards.
The Marlins led from the second to the last out and won by one run, holding the Diamondbacks to three. Marsee finished with 2-for-3 and a home run, and the Marlins won the last meeting 4-2 last night.
Every game gets an importance score, built from 11 factors — rankings, playoff stakes, rivalry, star power, elimination pressure, how close the game actually projects to be, and more. The score is explained, never a black box. Narratives are written from the real state of the season — not "tune in tonight."