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Friday, October 3, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Boston leads series 2 - 0

Boston Red Sox 7
Los Angeles Angels 5
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Tampa Bay leads series 2 - 0

Chicago White Sox 2
Tampa Bay Rays 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jermaine Dye 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 J. D. Drew 3
2 Vladimir Guerrero 3
2 Mark Teixeira 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 1
1 J. D. Drew 1
1 Akinori Iwamura 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 3
1 J. D. Drew 3
3 Torii Hunter 2
3 Akinori Iwamura 2
3 Dioner Navarro 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.45
2 Scott Kazmir 0.40
3 Ervin Santana 0.38
4 Mark Buehrle 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 1
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Daisuke Matsuzaka 5
2 Scott Kazmir 4
3 Mark Buehrle 3
3 J. P. Howell 3
3 Ervin Santana 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Teixeira .714
2 Vladimir Guerrero .625
3 Willy Aybar .600
4 Jason Bay .556
4 Jermaine Dye .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Bay 2
1 J. D. Drew 2
1 Evan Longoria 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
5 8 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 5
1 J. D. Drew 5
1 Shane Victorino 5
4 Mark DeRosa 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 Carl Crawford 1
3 10 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
1 Jon Lester 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
1 Jonathan Papelbon 0.00
1 12 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 2
2 Chad Billingsley 1
2 Cole Hamels 1
2 Jon Lester 1
2 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

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