Playoff tiebreaker

[Cardinals/TigersGM]

Can we get a clarification of how the stats are broken down for playoff tiebreakers?

With the Braves/Cardinals matchup, in particular, how do the pitching stats get compared with the difference in innings?

[Cardinals/TigersGM]

Its clear the Braves took the hitting stats 4-2, but on the pitching side, the Cardinals take Saves, Holds, K's, Braves win W, which leaves the teams even at 5-5 with ERA/WHIP to be considered. I'm presuming from the result of Braves advancing, that there is no innings limit for consideration to compare bench results?

[Cardinals/TigersGM]

If this is the case, I'd like to hear the rest of the league's thoughts of whether we want playoff matchups decided along these lines or if we want to consider some other mechanism for breaking ties, prioritizing active categories? team winning percentages? just throwing out ideas. I just hate to see a playoff matchup decided ultimately by the players an owner deemed not good enough to start during the matchup.

[Mets/WhiteSoxGM]

Yes... this is how the league was set up for playoff tiebreakers. We can explore the system in the offseason. It happens rarely... but enough that should be revisited.

[Mets/WhiteSoxGM]

Even if you go to the next tiebreaker... the Braves beat the Cardinals in the regular season which would advance the Braves.

[Cardinals/TigersGM]

I think the H2H record would make much more sense as a tiebreaking mechanism vs bench players. I'm not against the current result (it is what it is), but I am very much in favor of a result based on starting players production rather than bench players. H2H record would be one version of that solution and probably the cleanest.

[AstrosGM]

I'm a fan of H2H record as the tie breaker.