MLB Showdown 200-2001 Sim League: Update after Game 159

This post brings the latest update in the Sim League series. Old posts are below:

1. Introduction to the league and rules
2. Eastern Conference Teams
3. Western Conference Teams
4. Update after Game 40
5. Update after Game 80
6. Update after Game 100
7. All-Stars
8. Update after Game 120
9. Update after Game 141: No-hitter!
10. Update after Game 153

Teams have now played 159 games each, and with 3 games left, there are still a few races coming down to the wire. Full stats after 159 games can be found here. This is a mini-update, so I'm not going to go into as much depth as usual - just wanted to build suspense before posting the full end of season standings. 

Eastern Conference

Williams Division

Providence only went 3-3, but it was enough to lock-up the division, as Ottawa went 4-2 and Columbus 1-5. With three games to play, Ottawa and Columbus are fighting for the final wild card spot. Ottawa just needs a single win or a Columbus loss to make the playoffs, due to Columbus' awful six-game stretch.

Musial Division

Memphis clinched the division by going 3-3. Indianapolis, Louisville, and Nashville all had slight playoff chances after 153 games, but are now eliminated from both the division and wild card.

Aaron Division

Birmingham broke the season-long tie with Charlotte, going 4-2 to Charlotte's 2-4, but both teams clinched playoff spots. Charlotte is now 12-27 in their last 39 games since their peak of holding a 7 game division lead. With 3 to play, Charlotte has a slim division chance, but is locked in to the WC1 spot at worst. Jacksonville's 3-3 was not enough to keep them in the wild card race, and Orlando already was eliminated going into this stretch.

Western Conference

Mays Division

Providence went 3-3, retaining a narrow one-game division lead on Calgary who went 4-2. Both teams have clinched playoff spots. Anchorage went 5-1 to move into the second wild card spot, but is eliminated from the division. Vancouver went an awful 0-6 to become eliminated from the playoffs.

Gibson Division

Las Vegas went 3-3, and has now clinched the #1 seed. Boise and Salt Lake City were already eliminated from the division, but have now eliminated themselves from the playoffs as well, with identical 2-4 performances. Sacramento was the one team to do well, going 5-1, but they were already eliminated from the playoffs before this stretch of games.

Koufax Division

Albuquerque went 5-1 to clinch the division. Tucson went 3-3 to fall a game behind Anchorage in the wild card. Oklahoma City went 2-4, and now has to win out and have Tucson lose out, plus Anchorage lose a game, to have any playoff chance. San Antonio is eliminated after going 2-4.