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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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2012 World Series

San Francisco leads series 1 - 0

Detroit Tigers 3
San Francisco Giants 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pablo Sandoval 4
2 Austin Jackson 2
2 Angel Pagan 2
2 Buster Posey 2
2 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pablo Sandoval 3
2 Jhonny Peralta 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pablo Sandoval 4
2 Jhonny Peralta 2
2 Marco Scutaro 2
4 Miguel Cabrera 1
4 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 0.57
2 Barry Zito 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Barry Zito 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tim Lincecum 5
2 Justin Verlander 4
3 Barry Zito 3
4 Al Alburquerque 2
4 Joaquin Benoit 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Zimmerman .381
2 Brandon Phillips .375
2 Pablo Sandoval .375
4 Marco Scutaro .365
5 Carlos Beltran .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pablo Sandoval 6
2 Carlos Beltran 3
2 Raul Ibanez 3
2 Ryan Ludwick 3
2 Jhonny Peralta 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pablo Sandoval 16
2 Delmon Young 8
3 Matt Holliday 7
3 Jon Jay 7
3 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 3
2 Quintin Berry 2
2 Yoenis Cespedes 2
2 Daniel Descalso 2
2 5 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeremy Affeldt 0.00
1 Trevor Rosenthal 0.00
1 Phil Coke 0.00
1 Bronson Arroyo 0.00
5 Max Scherzer 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Cain 3
1 Justin Verlander 3
3 CC Sabathia 2
3 Ryan Vogelsong 2
3 Barry Zito 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 31
2 Adam Wainwright 20
3 CC Sabathia 19
4 Max Scherzer 18
4 Ryan Vogelsong 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Coke 2
1 Jim Johnson 2
1 Jason Motte 2
4 Grant Balfour 1
4 3 others tied 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