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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Detroit leads series 2 - 0

Detroit Tigers 8
Oakland Athletics 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milton Bradley 4
2 Mark Kotsay 3
2 Placido Polanco 3
4 Alexis Gomez 2
4 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milton Bradley 2
2 Eric Chavez 1
2 Alexis Gomez 1
2 Curtis Granderson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milton Bradley 4
1 Alexis Gomez 4
3 Craig Monroe 2
4 Eric Chavez 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 0.75
2 Esteban Loaiza 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 6
2 Esteban Loaiza 5
3 Fernando Rodney 3
4 Todd Jones 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Kent .615
2 Jorge Posada .500
3 Ronnie Belliard .462
4 Placido Polanco .440
5 Dave Roberts .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milton Bradley 3
1 Curtis Granderson 3
3 Eric Chavez 2
3 Craig Monroe 2
3 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Milton Bradley 6
1 Curtis Granderson 6
1 Marco Scutaro 6
4 Craig Monroe 5
4 David Wright 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 2
1 Rafael Furcal 2
3 Ronnie Belliard 1
3 Mike Cameron 1
3 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Chris Young 0.00
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
1 Jeff Weaver 0.00
1 Todd Jones 0.00
5 Kenny Rogers 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 2
2 Jeremy Bonderman 1
2 Kiko Calero 1
2 Pedro Feliciano 1
2 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Carpenter 12
2 Justin Verlander 11
3 Kenny Rogers 9
3 Johan Santana 9
3 Chris Young 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 2
1 Huston Street 2
1 Billy Wagner 2
4 Trevor Hoffman 1
4 2 others tied 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 --
Giants 76 85 .472 11.5
Rockies 76 86 .469 12.0
D'backs 76 86 .469 12.0