On This Day

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

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2011 Playoffs

St. Louis leads series 2 - 1

Milwaukee Brewers 3
St. Louis Cardinals 4

Texas leads series 3 - 1

Texas Rangers 7
Detroit Tigers 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 David Freese 3
1 David Murphy 3
3 Yuniesky Betancourt 2
3 Brandon Inge 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 1
1 Brandon Inge 1
1 Mark Kotsay 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 2
3 Elvis Andrus 1
3 Yuniesky Betancourt 1
3 9 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ian Kinsler 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Porcello 0.75
2 Matt Harrison 0.50
3 Chris Carpenter 0.33
4 Yovani Gallardo 0.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Scott Feldman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Porcello 6
2 Chris Carpenter 3
2 Matt Harrison 3
2 Jason Motte 3
5 5 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jason Motte 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Braun .483
2 Albert Pujols .452
3 Jimmy Rollins .450
4 Chase Utley .438
5 2 tied .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 4
1 Prince Fielder 4
3 Adrian Beltre 3
3 David Freese 3
3 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Freese 11
2 Robinson Cano 9
2 Nelson Cruz 9
2 Prince Fielder 9
5 Ryan Braun 8

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Feldman 0.00
2 Matt Moore 0.90
3 Alexi Ogando 1.00
4 Joaquin Benoit 1.17
5 Josh Collmenter 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 2
1 Doug Fister 2
3 Mike Adams 1
3 John Axford 1
3 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 17
2 Yovani Gallardo 16
2 Roy Halladay 16
4 Doug Fister 13
4 3 others tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 4
2 Jason Motte 3
2 Jose Valverde 3
4 John Axford 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