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Friday, October 12, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

New York wins series 3 - 2

Baltimore Orioles 1
New York Yankees 3

St. Louis wins series 3 - 2

St. Louis Cardinals 9
Washington Nationals 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carlos Beltran 3
1 Daniel Descalso 3
1 Kurt Suzuki 3
4 David Freese 2
4 5 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Daniel Descalso 1
1 Curtis Granderson 1
1 Bryce Harper 1
1 Mike Morse 1
1 Ryan Zimmerman 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Daniel Descalso 3
2 Bryce Harper 2
2 Matt Holliday 2
2 Pete Kozma 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Daniel Descalso 1
1 Curtis Granderson 1
1 Nate McLouth 1
1 Mark Teixeira 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 CC Sabathia 1.50
2 Jason Hammel 1.00
3 Adam Wainwright 0.71
4 Gio Gonzalez 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jason Motte 1
1 CC Sabathia 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 CC Sabathia 9
2 Jason Hammel 6
3 Gio Gonzalez 5
3 Adam Wainwright 5
5 Troy Patton 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Beltran .421
2 David Freese .400
3 Ryan Zimmerman .381
4 Derek Jeter .375
4 Brandon Phillips .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ryan Ludwick 3
2 Carlos Beltran 2
2 Daniel Descalso 2
2 Raul Ibanez 2
2 3 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brandon Phillips 7
2 Daniel Descalso 6
2 Pablo Sandoval 6
4 Matt Holliday 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
1 Jon Jay 2
1 Nate McLouth 2
4 Carlos Beltran 1
4 11 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 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 2
1 CC Sabathia 2
1 Justin Verlander 2
4 Al Alburquerque 1
4 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 24
2 CC Sabathia 16
3 Adam Wainwright 15
4 Gio Gonzalez 11
4 2 others tied 11

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