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Monday, October 10, 2011

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2011 Playoffs

Series tied 1 - 1

St. Louis Cardinals 12
Milwaukee Brewers 3

Texas leads series 2 - 0

Detroit Tigers 3
Texas Rangers 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Albert Pujols 4
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Nelson Cruz 3
2 Jon Jay 3
5 9 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 2
2 Prince Fielder 1
2 David Freese 1
2 Albert Pujols 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 5
1 Albert Pujols 5
3 Ryan Raburn 3
4 David Freese 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Scherzer 0.86
2 Edwin Jackson 0.38
3 Shaun Marcum 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Lance Lynn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 6
2 Scott Feldman 4
3 Marco Estrada 3
3 Edwin Jackson 3
3 Chris Narveson 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

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 Prince Fielder 4
2 Adrian Beltre 3
2 Nelson Cruz 3
2 David Freese 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Freese 10
2 Robinson Cano 9
2 Prince Fielder 9
4 Ryan Braun 8
5 6 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 Scott Feldman 0.00
1 Alexi Ogando 0.00
1 Cole Hamels 0.00
4 Matt Moore 0.90
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 John Axford 1
1 A. J. Burnett 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 20 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 17
2 Roy Halladay 16
3 Yovani Gallardo 14
4 Zack Greinke 13
4 2 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 4
2 John Axford 2
2 Jason Motte 2
2 Jose Valverde 2
5 2 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