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Thursday, October 12, 2017

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2017 Playoffs

Chicago wins series 3 - 2

Chicago Cubs 9
Washington Nationals 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bryce Harper 2
1 Jon Jay 2
1 Daniel Murphy 2
1 Addison Russell 2
1 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Daniel Murphy 1
1 Michael Taylor 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Addison Russell 4
1 Michael Taylor 4
3 Daniel Murphy 2
4 Kris Bryant 1
4 3 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Trea Turner 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gio Gonzalez 0.71
2 Kyle Hendricks 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brian Duensing 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kyle Hendricks 7
2 Gio Gonzalez 5
3 Wade Davis 3
4 Sean Doolittle 2
5 4 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wade Davis 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hanley Ramirez .571
2 Yuli Gurriel .529
3 Jose Altuve .471
4 Yasiel Puig .455
5 Justin Turner .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Altuve 3
2 Greg Bird 2
2 Alex Bregman 2
2 Jay Bruce 2
2 5 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Michael Taylor 8
2 Carlos Correa 6
2 Anthony Rizzo 6
4 Jackie Bradley 5
4 2 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yonder Alonso 1
1 Javier Baez 1
1 Austin Barnes 1
1 Mookie Betts 1
1 11 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stephen Strasburg 0.00
1 Trevor Bauer 0.00
1 Masahiro Tanaka 0.00
1 David Price 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 2
2 Trevor Bauer 1
2 Yu Darvish 1
2 Brian Duensing 1
2 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stephen Strasburg 22
2 CC Sabathia 14
2 Chris Sale 14
4 Kyle Hendricks 13
5 2 tied 11

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wade Davis 3
2 Aroldis Chapman 2
2 Kenley Jansen 2
4 Cody Allen 1
4 4 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 93 69 .574 --
Yankees 91 71 .562 2.0
Rays 80 82 .494 13.0
Blue Jays 76 86 .469 17.0
Orioles 75 87 .463 18.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 102 60 .630 --
Twins 85 77 .525 17.0
Royals 80 82 .494 22.0
White Sox 67 95 .414 35.0
Tigers 64 98 .395 38.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 101 61 .623 --
Angels 80 82 .494 21.0
Rangers 78 84 .481 23.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 23.0
Athletics 75 87 .463 26.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 97 65 .599 --
Marlins 77 85 .475 20.0
Braves 72 90 .444 25.0
Mets 70 92 .432 27.0
Phillies 66 96 .407 31.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 92 70 .568 --
Brewers 86 76 .531 6.0
Cardinals 83 79 .512 9.0
Pirates 75 87 .463 17.0
Reds 68 94 .420 24.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 104 58 .642 --
D'backs 93 69 .574 11.0
Rockies 87 75 .537 17.0
Padres 71 91 .438 33.0
Giants 64 98 .395 40.0