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Saturday, October 8, 2011

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2011 Playoffs

Texas leads series 1 - 0

Detroit Tigers 2
Texas Rangers 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ramon Santiago 3
2 Adrian Beltre 1
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 Nelson Cruz 1
2 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 1
1 Austin Jackson 1
1 Ian Kinsler 1
1 David Murphy 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 0.71
2 C. J. Wilson 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alexi Ogando 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 C. J. Wilson 6
2 Justin Verlander 5
3 Neftali Feliz 3
3 Alexi Ogando 3
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Braun .500
2 Jimmy Rollins .450
3 Paul Goldschmidt .438
3 Chase Utley .438
5 Jorge Posada .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 3
1 Chris Young 3
1 Delmon Young 3
4 Robinson Cano 2
4 6 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Robinson Cano 9
2 Prince Fielder 6
2 Paul Goldschmidt 6
2 Ryan Howard 6
2 2 others tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Bloomquist 3
2 Starlin Castro 2
2 Craig Gentry 2
2 Carlos Gomez 2
2 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
1 Alexi Ogando 0.00
3 Matt Moore 0.90
4 Max Scherzer 1.23
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Axford 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Tyler Clippard 1
1 17 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 17
2 Roy Halladay 16
3 Yovani Gallardo 14
4 C. J. Wilson 13
5 CC Sabathia 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 4
2 Jason Motte 2
2 Jose Valverde 2
4 John Axford 1
4 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 65 .599 --
Rays 91 71 .562 6.0
Red Sox 90 72 .556 7.0
Blue Jays 81 81 .500 16.0
Orioles 69 93 .426 28.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 95 67 .586 --
Indians 80 82 .494 15.0
White Sox 79 83 .488 16.0
Royals 71 91 .438 24.0
Twins 63 99 .389 32.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 96 66 .593 --
Angels 86 76 .531 10.0
Athletics 74 88 .457 22.0
Mariners 67 95 .414 29.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 102 60 .630 --
Braves 89 73 .549 13.0
Nationals 80 81 .497 21.5
Mets 77 85 .475 25.0
Marlins 72 90 .444 30.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 96 66 .593 --
Cardinals 90 72 .556 6.0
Reds 79 83 .488 17.0
Pirates 72 90 .444 24.0
Cubs 71 91 .438 25.0
Astros 56 106 .346 40.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 94 68 .580 --
Giants 86 76 .531 8.0
Dodgers 82 79 .509 11.5
Rockies 73 89 .451 21.0
Padres 71 91 .438 23.0