On This Day

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

Detroit wins series 3 - 2

Detroit Tigers 6
Oakland Athletics 0

Series tied 2 - 2

Baltimore Orioles 2
New York Yankees 1

San Francisco wins series 3 - 2

San Francisco Giants 6
Cincinnati Reds 4

Series tied 2 - 2

St. Louis Cardinals 1
Washington Nationals 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Allen Craig 2
1 Brandon Crawford 2
1 J. J. Hardy 2
1 Omar Infante 2
1 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Adam LaRoche 1
1 Ryan Ludwick 1
1 Nate McLouth 1
1 Buster Posey 1
1 Jayson Werth 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buster Posey 4
2 Austin Jackson 2
2 Ryan Ludwick 2
2 Brandon Phillips 2
5 11 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andy Dirks 1
1 Omar Infante 1
1 Hunter Pence 1
1 Jhonny Peralta 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 2.20
2 Kyle Lohse 1.67
3 Phil Hughes 1.14
4 Jarrod Parker 0.75
5 Joe Saunders 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 1
1 Drew Storen 1
1 Pedro Strop 1
1 Justin Verlander 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 11
2 Phil Hughes 8
3 Jarrod Parker 6
4 Matt Cain 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Sergio Romo 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ian Desmond .467
2 Derek Jeter .429
3 Allen Craig .400
4 David Freese .375
4 2 others tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 3
2 Carlos Beltran 2
2 Raul Ibanez 2
2 Adam LaRoche 2
2 Buster Posey 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Phillips 7
2 Pablo Sandoval 6
3 Buster Posey 5
4 Carlos Beltran 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
1 Jon Jay 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 Quintin Berry 1
3 8 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bronson Arroyo 0.00
1 Brett Anderson 0.00
1 Ross Detwiler 0.00
1 Chris Carpenter 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 2
1 Justin Verlander 2
3 Al Alburquerque 1
3 Brett Anderson 1
3 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 Jarrod Parker 11
3 Homer Bailey 10
3 Matt Cain 10
3 Adam Wainwright 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Johnson 2
2 Grant Balfour 1
2 Sergio Romo 1
2 Drew Storen 1
2 Jose Valverde 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 67 .586 --
Orioles 93 69 .574 2.0
Rays 90 72 .556 5.0
Blue Jays 73 89 .451 22.0
Red Sox 69 93 .426 26.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 74 .543 --
White Sox 85 77 .525 3.0
Royals 72 90 .444 16.0
Indians 68 94 .420 20.0
Twins 66 96 .407 22.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 68 .580 --
Rangers 93 69 .574 1.0
Angels 89 73 .549 5.0
Mariners 75 87 .463 19.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 98 64 .605 --
Braves 94 68 .580 4.0
Phillies 81 81 .500 17.0
Mets 74 88 .457 24.0
Marlins 69 93 .426 29.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 65 .599 --
Cardinals 88 74 .543 9.0
Brewers 83 79 .512 14.0
Pirates 79 83 .488 18.0
Cubs 61 101 .377 36.0
Astros 55 107 .340 42.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 68 .580 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 8.0
D'backs 81 81 .500 13.0
Padres 76 86 .469 18.0
Rockies 64 98 .395 30.0