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Thursday, October 27, 2011

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2011 World Series

Series tied 3 - 3

Texas Rangers 9
St. Louis Cardinals 10
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Berkman 3
1 Josh Hamilton 3
3 Elvis Andrus 2
3 Daniel Descalso 2
3 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adrian Beltre 1
1 Lance Berkman 1
1 Allen Craig 1
1 Nelson Cruz 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lance Berkman 3
1 David Freese 3
1 Josh Hamilton 3
4 Ian Kinsler 2
4 Yadier Molina 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Colby Lewis 0.67
2 Jaime Garcia 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Westbrook 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Colby Lewis 4
2 Jaime Garcia 3
2 Fernando Salas 3
4 Neftali Feliz 2
5 2 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lance Berkman .435
2 Mike Napoli .375
3 Adrian Beltre .333
3 David Freese .333
5 Ian Kinsler .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Albert Pujols 3
2 Adrian Beltre 2
2 Allen Craig 2
2 Nelson Cruz 2
2 Mike Napoli 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Napoli 10
2 Yadier Molina 7
3 Albert Pujols 6
4 Lance Berkman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ian Kinsler 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Derek Holland 0.87
2 Jaime Garcia 1.80
3 Colby Lewis 2.25
4 Chris Carpenter 2.77
5 C. J. Wilson 3.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Adams 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Derek Holland 1
1 Lance Lynn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jaime Garcia 10
2 Chris Carpenter 8
2 Colby Lewis 8
4 Neftali Feliz 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 2
2 Jason Motte 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Braun .405
2 David Freese .393
3 Jerry Hairston .385
4 Albert Pujols .364
5 Mike Napoli .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 8
2 Adrian Beltre 5
2 David Freese 5
2 Albert Pujols 5
2 Delmon Young 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 David Freese 19
2 Nelson Cruz 16
2 Albert Pujols 16
4 Mike Napoli 15
5 Josh Hamilton 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Bloomquist 3
1 Ian Kinsler 3
3 Lance Berkman 2
3 Miguel Cabrera 2
3 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Moore 0.90
2 Roy Halladay 2.00
3 Scott Feldman 2.08
4 Neftali Feliz 2.38
4 Jason Motte 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 3
2 Mike Adams 2
2 Octavio Dotel 2
2 Doug Fister 2
2 4 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 25
1 C. J. Wilson 25
3 Jaime Garcia 21
4 Colby Lewis 20
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 6
2 Jason Motte 5
3 John Axford 3
3 Jose Valverde 3
5 3 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