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Saturday, October 11, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

Boston Red Sox 8
Tampa Bay Rays 9
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bay 3
1 Coco Crisp 3
1 Evan Longoria 3
1 Dustin Pedroia 3
1 Kevin Youkilis 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dustin Pedroia 2
2 Jason Bay 1
2 Cliff Floyd 1
2 Evan Longoria 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 4
2 Evan Longoria 3
3 Carl Crawford 2
3 Dustin Pedroia 2
3 B. J. Upton 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 B. J. Upton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Josh Beckett 0.50
2 Scott Kazmir 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Price 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 5
2 Dan Wheeler 4
3 J. P. Howell 2
3 Scott Kazmir 2
5 6 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vladimir Guerrero .467
1 Mark Teixeira .467
3 Jason Bay .440
4 J. J. Hardy .429
5 Carlos Pena .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 4
2 Jason Bay 3
2 Pat Burrell 3
2 Evan Longoria 3
2 Manny Ramirez 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bay 9
1 Shane Victorino 9
3 James Loney 7
3 Evan Longoria 7
3 Manny Ramirez 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 3
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
4 Carlos Pena 2
5 20 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Lester 0.00
1 Jonathan Papelbon 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
5 Cole Hamels 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 2
1 Scott Kazmir 2
1 Brett Myers 2
4 Chad Billingsley 1
4 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 17
2 Daisuke Matsuzaka 14
3 Chad Billingsley 12
3 Jonathan Papelbon 12
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 4
2 Jonathan Papelbon 2
3 Jonathan Broxton 1
3 Bobby Jenks 1
3 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