On This Day

Friday, October 12, 2007

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2007 Playoffs

Colorado leads series 2 - 0

Colorado Rockies 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 2

Boston leads series 1 - 0

Cleveland Indians 3
Boston Red Sox 10
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Casey Blake 2
1 Tony Clark 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 David Ortiz 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Travis Hafner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Lowell 3
1 Manny Ramirez 3
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 2
3 Bobby Kielty 2
3 Jason Varitek 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Beckett 1.75
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 0.67
3 Doug Davis 0.56
4 CC Sabathia 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 1
1 Manny Corpas 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 7
2 Ubaldo Jimenez 6
3 Doug Davis 5
4 Eric Gagne 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ryan Speier 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 David Ortiz .636
2 Manny Ramirez .455
3 Jhonny Peralta .421
4 Stephen Drew .409
5 Kenny Lofton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robinson Cano 2
1 Johnny Damon 2
1 Stephen Drew 2
1 Travis Hafner 2
1 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kazuo Matsui 7
1 Manny Ramirez 7
3 Mike Lowell 6
3 Victor Martinez 6
5 3 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maicer Izturis 2
1 Howie Kendrick 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Eric Byrnes 1
3 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Curt Schilling 0.00
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
1 Tony Pena 0.00
1 Mariano Rivera 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 3
2 Jeff Francis 2
3 Paul Byrd 1
3 Manny Corpas 1
3 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 17
2 Doug Davis 13
2 Brandon Webb 13
4 Jeff Francis 12
5 Ubaldo Jimenez 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Manny Corpas 3
2 Joe Borowski 1
2 Francisco Rodriguez 1
2 Ryan Speier 1
2 Jose Valverde 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 96 66 .593 --
Yankees 94 68 .580 2.0
Blue Jays 83 79 .512 13.0
Orioles 69 93 .426 27.0
Devil Rays 66 96 .407 30.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 96 66 .593 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 8.0
Twins 79 83 .488 17.0
White Sox 72 90 .444 24.0
Royals 69 93 .426 27.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 94 68 .580 --
Mariners 88 74 .543 6.0
Athletics 76 86 .469 18.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 19.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 73 .549 --
Mets 88 74 .543 1.0
Braves 84 78 .519 5.0
Nationals 73 89 .451 16.0
Marlins 71 91 .438 18.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 77 .525 --
Brewers 83 79 .512 2.0
Cardinals 78 84 .481 7.0
Astros 73 89 .451 12.0
Reds 72 90 .444 13.0
Pirates 68 94 .420 17.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 90 72 .556 --
Rockies 90 73 .552 0.5
Padres 89 74 .546 1.5
Dodgers 82 80 .506 8.0
Giants 71 91 .438 19.0