On This Day

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

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2013 Playoffs

St. Louis wins series 3 - 2

Pittsburgh Pirates 1
St. Louis Cardinals 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Marlon Byrd 3
2 Matt Adams 2
2 Matt Holliday 2
2 Justin Morneau 2
5 8 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Adams 1
1 David Freese 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Adams 2
1 David Freese 2
3 Pedro Alvarez 1
3 Jon Jay 1
3 Pete Kozma 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gerrit Cole 1.25
2 Adam Wainwright 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adam Wainwright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Adam Wainwright 6
2 Gerrit Cole 5
3 Vin Mazzaro 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Coco Crisp .500
1 Jacoby Ellsbury .500
1 Hanley Ramirez .500
4 Yasiel Puig .471
5 Yunel Escobar .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pedro Alvarez 3
1 Carl Crawford 3
3 Carlos Beltran 2
3 David Ortiz 2
3 Juan Uribe 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Alvarez 6
1 Carlos Beltran 6
1 Hanley Ramirez 6
4 Carl Crawford 5
4 3 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 4
2 Quintin Berry 1
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 Coco Crisp 1
2 7 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sonny Gray 0.00
1 Justin Verlander 0.00
1 Jeanmar Gomez 0.00
1 Alex Torres 0.00
5 Clayton Kershaw 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Scherzer 2
1 Adam Wainwright 2
3 Grant Balfour 1
3 Craig Breslow 1
3 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clayton Kershaw 18
2 Adam Wainwright 15
3 Max Scherzer 14
4 Justin Verlander 11
5 Gerrit Cole 10

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Koji Uehara 2
2 Grant Balfour 1
2 Joaquin Benoit 1
2 Jason Grilli 1
2 4 others tied 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