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Thursday, October 5, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Detroit Tigers 4
New York Yankees 3

St. Louis leads series 2 - 0

St. Louis Cardinals 2
San Diego Padres 0

New York leads series 2 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 1
New York Mets 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hideki Matsui 3
1 Albert Pujols 3
1 Marcus Thames 3
4 Endy Chavez 2
4 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wilson Betemit 1
1 Johnny Damon 1
1 Carlos Guillen 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Damon 3
2 Curtis Granderson 2
2 Jose Reyes 2
4 Wilson Betemit 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hung-Chih Kuo 0.67
2 Mike Mussina 0.62
3 Jeff Weaver 0.60
4 Justin Verlander 0.45
5 Tom Glavine 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Jamie Walker 1
1 Jeff Weaver 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Mussina 5
1 Justin Verlander 5
3 Hung-Chih Kuo 4
4 Jeff Weaver 3
4 Joel Zumaya 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1
1 Billy Wagner 1
1 Adam Wainwright 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .571
2 Carlos Delgado .556
3 Carlos Guillen .500
3 Derek Jeter .500
3 3 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 2
2 Wilson Betemit 1
2 Michael Cuddyer 1
2 Johnny Damon 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Abreu 4
1 David Wright 4
3 Johnny Damon 3
3 Curtis Granderson 3
3 Albert Pujols 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Jason Giambi 1
1 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
1 Jeff Weaver 0.00
1 Adam Wainwright 0.00
1 Justin Duchscherer 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Guillermo Mota 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johan Santana 9
2 Chris Carpenter 7
3 Derek Lowe 6
4 John Maine 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 2
1 Billy Wagner 2
3 Todd Jones 1
3 Mariano Rivera 1
3 Adam Wainwright 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 65 .599 --
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 10.0
Red Sox 86 76 .531 11.0
Orioles 70 92 .432 27.0
Devil Rays 61 101 .377 36.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 96 66 .593 --
Tigers 95 67 .586 1.0
White Sox 90 72 .556 6.0
Indians 78 84 .481 18.0
Royals 62 100 .383 34.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 69 .574 --
Angels 89 73 .549 4.0
Rangers 80 82 .494 13.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 15.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 65 .599 --
Phillies 85 77 .525 12.0
Braves 79 83 .488 18.0
Marlins 78 84 .481 19.0
Nationals 71 91 .438 26.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 78 .516 --
Astros 82 80 .506 1.5
Reds 80 82 .494 3.5
Brewers 75 87 .463 8.5
Pirates 67 95 .414 16.5
Cubs 66 96 .407 17.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 74 .543 --
Padres 88 74 .543 0.0
Giants 76 85 .472 11.5
Rockies 76 86 .469 12.0
D'backs 76 86 .469 12.0