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Monday, October 6, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Boston wins series 3 - 1

Los Angeles Angels 2
Boston Red Sox 3
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Tampa Bay wins series 3 - 1

Tampa Bay Rays 6
Chicago White Sox 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Pena 3
2 Jason Bay 2
2 Chone Figgins 2
2 Akinori Iwamura 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 2
2 Jermaine Dye 1
2 Paul Konerko 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Torii Hunter 2
1 Carlos Pena 2
1 B. J. Upton 2
4 Jermaine Dye 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 2
1 Carlos Pena 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Sonnanstine 1.00
2 Jon Lester 0.67
3 Gavin Floyd 0.57
4 John Lackey 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Manny Delcarmen 1
1 Andy Sonnanstine 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gavin Floyd 4
1 Jon Lester 4
1 Andy Sonnanstine 4
4 Scot Shields 3
5 Grant Balfour 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Derrek Lee .545
2 Vladimir Guerrero .467
2 Mark Teixeira .467
4 J. J. Hardy .429
5 Manny Ramirez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 3
2 Jason Bay 2
2 Pat Burrell 2
2 J. D. Drew 2
2 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
1 James Loney 6
3 Jason Bay 5
3 J. D. Drew 5
3 4 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 3
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
4 Carlos Pena 2
5 18 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Lester 0.00
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott Kazmir 2
2 Chad Billingsley 1
2 Joe Blanton 1
2 Dave Bush 1
2 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 11
2 Cole Hamels 9
2 Jonathan Papelbon 9
4 Carlos Zambrano 8
5 4 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 2
2 Jonathan Broxton 1
2 Bobby Jenks 1
2 Jonathan Papelbon 1
2 2 others tied 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