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# 5 Beartooth Bitteroots (89-73)
         
. . McCutchen . Rivera
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Bruce

.289-29-101 Harper .
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.214-8-56

. . .223-11-49 .
           
. . Andrus

Phillips

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. . .252-5-43

.292-7-48

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Starters  

Beltre

Carter    
Cueto 20-6, 2.59

.309-12-86

.227-25-75 . .
Leake 10-14, 3.52

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DH .
Kennedy 8-10, 3.20

Mesoraco

Marte  
Minor 6-3, 4.42 .256-19-48 .312-16-60 .
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The Beartooth Bitteroots secured the $ 5 spot for this round and will face a very tough Nuts club.  Andrew McCutchen leads the 'Roots while up and coming Bryce Harper is still trying to shake off the choke heard round the world.  Harper will be a stud next year for sure, but Beartooth needs him now.  Cueto is one of the leagues best on the hill and will have his hands full in this series.
# 4 Protect Your Nuts (92-70)
         
. . Elsbury . Rivera
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Markakis

.279-15-54 Kemp .
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.307-13-81

. . .301-22-58 .
           
. . Hechavarria

Pedroia

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. . .256-0-27

.290-8-58

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Starters .

Cabrera

LInd . .
Kershaw 17-3, 2.14

.261-25-80

.354-4-31 . .
Samardzija 14-16, 3.16

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DH .
Hamels 11-11, 3.90 Joseph Mayberry  
Verlander 6-13, 4.08 .186-10-32 .235-5-40 .
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The Protect Your Nuts franchise has been one of the leagues best for years as well and 2015 sends Miggy back to the playoffs.  His '15 numbers are a shadow of what they once were but he is as clutch as they come.  Pair him with Kershaw and this team has a chance every time the take the field.  Matt Kemp may be the key to the series for the Nuts. 
Prediction:  Protect in 7 games (Correct)

Miguel Cabrera.  If Beartooth pitches to him the series won't go long.

Due to incorrect use of Starters in this series, the Commissioner simmed games 3 and 4.  Protect wins series and advances.