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Friday, October 6, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Oakland wins series 3 - 0

Minnesota Twins 3
Oakland Athletics 8

Detroit leads series 2 - 1

New York Yankees 0
Detroit Tigers 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Justin Morneau 3
1 Rondell White 3
3 Sean Casey 2
3 Eric Chavez 2
3 6 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milton Bradley 1
1 Eric Chavez 1
1 Curtis Granderson 1
1 Torii Hunter 1
1 Justin Morneau 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marco Scutaro 4
2 Milton Bradley 2
2 Sean Casey 2
2 Curtis Granderson 2
5 7 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Curtis Granderson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kenny Rogers 1.14
2 Randy Johnson 0.40
3 Brad Radke 0.33
4 Dan Haren 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Haren 1
1 Kenny Rogers 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kenny Rogers 8
2 Randy Johnson 4
3 Brian Bruney 2
3 Dan Haren 2
3 Brad Radke 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Delgado .556
2 Carlos Guillen .500
2 Jeff Kent .500
2 Jorge Posada .500
2 Frank Thomas .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Curtis Granderson 2
1 Justin Morneau 2
1 Frank Thomas 2
4 Wilson Betemit 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marco Scutaro 6
2 Curtis Granderson 5
3 Bobby Abreu 4
3 David Wright 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ronnie Belliard 1
1 Carlos Beltran 1
1 Rafael Furcal 1
1 Jason Giambi 1
1 4 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
1 Jeff Weaver 0.00
1 Adam Wainwright 0.00
4 Kenny Rogers 0.93
5 Barry Zito 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kiko Calero 1
1 Chris Carpenter 1
1 Tom Glavine 1
1 Dan Haren 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kenny Rogers 9
1 Johan Santana 9
3 Chris Carpenter 7
4 Derek Lowe 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Huston Street 2
1 Billy Wagner 2
3 Todd Jones 1
3 Mariano Rivera 1
3 Adam Wainwright 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 65 .599 --
Blue Jays 87 75 .537 10.0
Red Sox 86 76 .531 11.0
Orioles 70 92 .432 27.0
Devil Rays 61 101 .377 36.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 96 66 .593 --
Tigers 95 67 .586 1.0
White Sox 90 72 .556 6.0
Indians 78 84 .481 18.0
Royals 62 100 .383 34.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 69 .574 --
Angels 89 73 .549 4.0
Rangers 80 82 .494 13.0
Mariners 78 84 .481 15.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 97 65 .599 --
Phillies 85 77 .525 12.0
Braves 79 83 .488 18.0
Marlins 78 84 .481 19.0
Nationals 71 91 .438 26.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 83 78 .516 --
Astros 82 80 .506 1.5
Reds 80 82 .494 3.5
Brewers 75 87 .463 8.5
Pirates 67 95 .414 16.5
Cubs 66 96 .407 17.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 74 .543 --
Padres 88 74 .543 0.0
Giants 76 85 .472 11.5
Rockies 76 86 .469 12.0
D'backs 76 86 .469 12.0