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Saturday, October 4, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Los Angeles wins series 3 - 0

Chicago Cubs 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 3
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Philadelphia leads series 2 - 1

Philadelphia Phillies 1
Milwaukee Brewers 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 J. J. Hardy 3
1 Derrek Lee 3
3 Bill Hall 2
3 Ryan Howard 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 James Loney 2
2 Ryan Braun 1
2 Prince Fielder 1
2 J. J. Hardy 1
2 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ronny Cedeno 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Bush 0.60
2 Rich Harden 0.50
2 Hiroki Kuroda 0.50
4 Jamie Moyer 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Bush 1
1 Hiroki Kuroda 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Harden 4
1 Hiroki Kuroda 4
3 Jonathan Broxton 3
3 Dave Bush 3
3 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jonathan Broxton 1
1 Salomon Torres 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mark Teixeira .714
2 Vladimir Guerrero .625
3 Jason Bay .556
3 Jermaine Dye .556
5 Derrek Lee .545

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 James Loney 6
2 Jason Bay 5
2 J. D. Drew 5
2 Russell Martin 5
2 Shane Victorino 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 Ronny Cedeno 1
3 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
1 Jon Lester 0.00
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 2
2 Chad Billingsley 1
2 Dave Bush 1
2 Cole Hamels 1
2 6 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 Broxton 1
2 Jonathan Papelbon 1
2 Salomon Torres 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