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Thursday, October 12, 2000

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2000 Playoffs

New York leads series 2 - 0

New York Mets 6
St. Louis Cardinals 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Edgar Renteria 3
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 2
2 Will Clark 2
2 Todd Zeile 2
5 10 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Piazza 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Todd Zeile 2
2 Benny Agbayani 1
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 J. D. Drew 1
2 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 3

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Al Leiter 1.12
2 Rick Ankiel 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Turk Wendell 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 9
2 Britt Reames 6
3 Matt Morris 2
4 Rick Ankiel 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Armando Benitez 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chipper Jones .467
2 Tino Martinez .444
3 Jim Edmonds .440
4 Chuck Knoblauch .412
5 Ramon Hernandez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Edmonds 2
2 Benny Agbayani 1
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 1
2 Jay Buhner 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Edgardo Alfonzo 7
1 Jim Edmonds 7
3 Derek Jeter 6
4 Jay Payton 5
4 Luis Sojo 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Edgar Renteria 5
2 Jose Valentin 3
3 Mike Cameron 2
3 J. D. Drew 2
5 15 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 John Halama 0.00
1 Jim Mecir 0.00
5 Aaron Sele 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Orlando Hernandez 2
2 Paul Abbott 1
2 James Baldwin 1
2 Armando Benitez 1
2 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Al Leiter 16
2 Kevin Appier 13
3 Orlando Hernandez 12
4 Roger Clemens 10
4 Freddy Garcia 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mariano Rivera 3
1 Kazuhiro Sasaki 3
3 Armando Benitez 1
3 John Franco 1
3 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 74 .540 --
Red Sox 85 77 .525 2.5
Blue Jays 83 79 .512 4.5
Orioles 74 88 .457 13.5
Devil Rays 69 92 .429 18.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 95 67 .586 --
Indians 90 72 .556 5.0
Tigers 79 83 .488 16.0
Royals 77 85 .475 18.0
Twins 69 93 .426 26.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 91 70 .565 --
Mariners 91 71 .562 0.5
Angels 82 80 .506 9.5
Rangers 71 91 .438 20.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 95 67 .586 --
Mets 94 68 .580 1.0
Marlins 79 82 .491 15.5
Expos 67 95 .414 28.0
Phillies 65 97 .401 30.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 95 67 .586 --
Reds 85 77 .525 10.0
Brewers 73 89 .451 22.0
Astros 72 90 .444 23.0
Pirates 69 93 .426 26.0
Cubs 65 97 .401 30.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 97 65 .599 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 11.0
D'backs 85 77 .525 12.0
Rockies 82 80 .506 15.0
Padres 76 86 .469 21.0