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Friday, October 5, 2007

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2007 Playoffs

Boston leads series 2 - 0

Los Angeles Angels 3
Boston Red Sox 6

Cleveland leads series 2 - 0

New York Yankees 1
Cleveland Indians 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garret Anderson 2
1 Travis Hafner 2
1 Kenny Lofton 2
1 Grady Sizemore 2
5 17 tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Melky Cabrera 1
1 Manny Ramirez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Ramirez 3
2 J. D. Drew 2
3 Melky Cabrera 1
3 Orlando Cabrera 1
3 4 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maicer Izturis 2
1 Howie Kendrick 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roberto Hernandez 1.00
2 Kelvim Escobar 0.56
2 Andy Pettitte 0.56
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jonathan Papelbon 1
1 Rafael Perez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roberto Hernandez 5
1 Kelvim Escobar 5
1 Andy Pettitte 5
4 Daisuke Matsuzaka 3
4 Mariano Rivera 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kenny Lofton .714
2 Augie Ojeda .571
3 David Ortiz .500
4 Stephen Drew .444
4 Victor Martinez .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Matt Holliday 2
1 Victor Martinez 2
3 Pat Burrell 1
3 Asdrubal Cabrera 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kazuo Matsui 5
2 Kenny Lofton 4
2 Victor Martinez 4
2 Jimmy Rollins 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Maicer Izturis 2
1 Howie Kendrick 2
3 Bobby Abreu 1
3 Coco Crisp 1
3 9 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Josh Beckett 0.00
1 Andy Pettitte 0.00
1 Rafael Perez 0.00
1 Manny Corpas 0.00
1 8 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Josh Beckett 2
2 Doug Davis 1
2 Josh Fogg 1
2 Jeff Francis 1
2 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Josh Beckett 10
2 Brandon Webb 9
3 Doug Davis 8
3 Jeff Francis 8
3 Carlos Zambrano 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Manny Corpas 2
2 Francisco Rodriguez 1
2 Jose Valverde 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 96 66 .593 --
Yankees 94 68 .580 2.0
Blue Jays 83 79 .512 13.0
Orioles 69 93 .426 27.0
Devil Rays 66 96 .407 30.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 96 66 .593 --
Tigers 88 74 .543 8.0
Twins 79 83 .488 17.0
White Sox 72 90 .444 24.0
Royals 69 93 .426 27.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 94 68 .580 --
Mariners 88 74 .543 6.0
Athletics 76 86 .469 18.0
Rangers 75 87 .463 19.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 73 .549 --
Mets 88 74 .543 1.0
Braves 84 78 .519 5.0
Nationals 73 89 .451 16.0
Marlins 71 91 .438 18.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 85 77 .525 --
Brewers 83 79 .512 2.0
Cardinals 78 84 .481 7.0
Astros 73 89 .451 12.0
Reds 72 90 .444 13.0
Pirates 68 94 .420 17.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 90 72 .556 --
Rockies 90 73 .552 0.5
Padres 89 74 .546 1.5
Dodgers 82 80 .506 8.0
Giants 71 91 .438 19.0