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Thursday, October 2, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Los Angeles leads series 2 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 10
Chicago Cubs 3
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Philadelphia leads series 2 - 0

Milwaukee Brewers 2
Philadelphia Phillies 5
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Tampa Bay leads series 1 - 0

Chicago White Sox 4
Tampa Bay Rays 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Furcal 3
1 Evan Longoria 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
4 Jason Bartlett 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Evan Longoria 2
2 Paul Konerko 1
2 Manny Ramirez 1
2 Shane Victorino 1
2 Dewayne Wise 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Victorino 4
2 Evan Longoria 3
2 Russell Martin 3
2 Dewayne Wise 3
5 3 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shane Victorino 2
2 Gabe Gross 1
2 Evan Longoria 1
2 Jimmy Rollins 1
2 Jayson Werth 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chad Billingsley 1.17
2 Carlos Zambrano 0.88
3 Brett Myers 0.80
4 Javier Vazquez 0.67
5 James Shields 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Brett Myers 1
1 James Shields 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chad Billingsley 7
1 Carlos Zambrano 7
3 Javier Vazquez 6
4 Clayton Richard 5
4 CC Sabathia 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1
1 Dan Wheeler 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jacoby Ellsbury .600
2 Evan Longoria .571
3 Mark DeRosa .500
3 Akinori Iwamura .500
3 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Evan Longoria 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
3 Jason Bay 1
3 Mark DeRosa 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Victorino 5
2 Mark DeRosa 4
2 James Loney 4
2 Evan Longoria 4
2 Russell Martin 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Shane Victorino 3
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 2
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 J. D. Drew 1
3 9 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
1 Jon Lester 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
1 Clayton Richard 0.00
1 12 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chad Billingsley 1
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 Scott Kazmir 1
1 Jon Lester 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 9
2 Carlos Zambrano 8
3 Chad Billingsley 7
3 Jon Lester 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 2
2 Jonathan Papelbon 1
2 Dan Wheeler 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 97 65 .599 --
Red Sox 95 67 .586 2.0
Yankees 89 73 .549 8.0
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 11.0
Orioles 68 93 .422 28.5

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 74 .546 --
Twins 88 75 .540 1.0
Indians 81 81 .500 7.5
Royals 75 87 .463 13.5
Tigers 74 88 .457 14.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 100 62 .617 --
Rangers 79 83 .488 21.0
Athletics 75 86 .466 24.5
Mariners 61 101 .377 39.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 92 70 .568 --
Mets 89 73 .549 3.0
Marlins 84 77 .522 7.5
Braves 72 90 .444 20.0
Nationals 59 102 .366 32.5

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 97 64 .602 --
Brewers 90 72 .556 7.5
Astros 86 75 .534 11.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 11.5
Reds 74 88 .457 23.5
Pirates 67 95 .414 30.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 78 .519 --
D'backs 82 80 .506 2.0
Rockies 74 88 .457 10.0
Giants 72 90 .444 12.0
Padres 63 99 .389 21.0