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Friday, October 4, 2013

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2013 Playoffs

Boston leads series 1 - 0

Tampa Bay Rays 2
Boston Red Sox 12

Detroit leads series 1 - 0

Detroit Tigers 3
Oakland Athletics 2

Series tied 1 - 1

Pittsburgh Pirates 7
St. Louis Cardinals 1

Series tied 1 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Atlanta Braves 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hanley Ramirez 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
3 Matt Adams 2
3 Pedro Alvarez 2
3 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 1
1 Yoenis Cespedes 1
1 Starling Marte 1
1 Yadier Molina 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hanley Ramirez 3
1 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3
3 Pedro Alvarez 2
3 Yoenis Cespedes 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 Starling Marte 1
1 Shane Victorino 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Scherzer 2.20
2 Gerrit Cole 1.67
3 Jon Lester 1.17
4 Zack Greinke 0.75
5 Lance Lynn 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerrit Cole 1
1 Jon Lester 1
1 Mike Minor 1
1 Max Scherzer 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 11
2 Jon Lester 7
3 Lance Lynn 6
4 Gerrit Cole 5
4 Mike Minor 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Benoit 1
1 Craig Kimbrel 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shane Victorino .750
2 A. J. Ellis .500
2 Jarrod Saltalamacchia .500
4 Hanley Ramirez .444
5 Matt Adams .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 2
2 Carlos Beltran 1
2 Yoenis Cespedes 1
2 Adrian Gonzalez 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hanley Ramirez 4
2 Pedro Alvarez 3
2 Carlos Beltran 3
2 Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 1
1 Starling Marte 1
1 Andrew McCutchen 1
1 Shane Victorino 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jeanmar Gomez 0.00
1 Jason Grilli 0.00
1 Matt Harvey 0.00
1 Chris Sale 0.00
1 3 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerrit Cole 1
1 Clayton Kershaw 1
1 Jon Lester 1
1 Mike Minor 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 12
1 Max Scherzer 12
3 Adam Wainwright 9
4 Jon Lester 7
5 Lance Lynn 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Benoit 1
1 Craig Kimbrel 1
1 Joe Nathan 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 97 65 .599 --
Rays 92 71 .564 5.5
Yankees 85 77 .525 12.0
Orioles 85 77 .525 12.0
Blue Jays 74 88 .457 23.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 93 69 .574 --
Indians 92 70 .568 1.0
Royals 86 76 .531 7.0
Twins 66 96 .407 27.0
White Sox 63 99 .389 30.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 66 .593 --
Rangers 91 72 .558 5.5
Angels 78 84 .481 18.0
Mariners 71 91 .438 25.0
Astros 51 111 .315 45.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 96 66 .593 --
Nationals 86 76 .531 10.0
Mets 74 88 .457 22.0
Phillies 73 89 .451 23.0
Marlins 62 100 .383 34.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 97 65 .599 --
Pirates 94 68 .580 3.0
Reds 90 72 .556 7.0
Brewers 74 88 .457 23.0
Cubs 66 96 .407 31.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 70 .568 --
D'backs 81 81 .500 11.0
Giants 76 86 .469 16.0
Padres 76 86 .469 16.0
Rockies 74 88 .457 18.0