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Saturday, October 14, 2006

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2006 Playoffs

Detroit wins series 4 - 0

Oakland Athletics 3
Detroit Tigers 6

St. Louis leads series 2 - 1

New York Mets 0
St. Louis Cardinals 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Milton Bradley 3
1 Placido Polanco 3
3 Jason Kendall 2
3 Craig Monroe 2
3 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Magglio Ordonez 2
2 Jay Payton 1
2 Jeff Suppan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 4
2 Scott Spiezio 2
3 Milton Bradley 1
3 Eric Chavez 1
3 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Suppan 1.00
2 Dan Haren 0.78
3 Jeremy Bonderman 0.38
4 Steve Trachsel 0.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wil Ledezma 1
1 Jeff Suppan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Haren 7
2 Jeff Suppan 4
3 Jeremy Bonderman 3
3 Darren Oliver 3
5 Huston Street 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Placido Polanco .471
2 Dave Roberts .438
3 Derek Jeter .421
4 Carlos Delgado .400
5 Carlos Guillen .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milton Bradley 3
1 Carlos Delgado 3
1 Curtis Granderson 3
1 Craig Monroe 3
1 Magglio Ordonez 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Magglio Ordonez 8
2 Milton Bradley 7
2 Curtis Granderson 7
2 Craig Monroe 7
5 3 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Beltran 3
2 David Eckstein 2
2 Rafael Furcal 2
2 Curtis Granderson 2
5 9 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Glavine 0.00
1 Chris Young 0.00
3 Kenny Rogers 0.53
4 Jeff Weaver 1.69
5 Johan Santana 2.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 2
1 Tom Glavine 2
1 Kenny Rogers 2
4 Jeremy Bonderman 1
4 15 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Kenny Rogers 15
2 Chris Carpenter 13
3 Justin Verlander 11
4 Dan Haren 9
4 3 others tied 9

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Todd Jones 3
1 Billy Wagner 3
3 Huston Street 2
4 Trevor Hoffman 1
4 2 others tied 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