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Thursday, October 9, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Philadelphia leads series 1 - 0

Los Angeles Dodgers 2
Philadelphia Phillies 3
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pat Burrell 2
1 Andre Ethier 2
1 Manny Ramirez 2
1 Carlos Ruiz 2
1 Chase Utley 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Burrell 1
1 Chase Utley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 2
2 Pat Burrell 1
2 Blake DeWitt 1
2 Manny Ramirez 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Cole Hamels 1.00
2 Derek Lowe 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 8
2 Derek Lowe 2
3 Brad Lidge 1
3 Ryan Madson 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Vladimir Guerrero .467
1 Mark Teixeira .467
3 Manny Ramirez .438
4 J. J. Hardy .429
5 Jason Bay .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Burrell 3
1 B. J. Upton 3
3 Jason Bay 2
3 J. D. Drew 2
3 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 6
1 James Loney 6
3 Jason Bay 5
3 Pat Burrell 5
3 5 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 3
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
4 Carlos Pena 2
5 18 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Lester 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
1 Hiroki Kuroda 0.00
1 Jonathan Papelbon 0.00
1 J. P. Howell 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 2
1 Scott Kazmir 2
3 Chad Billingsley 1
3 Joe Blanton 1
3 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 17
2 Jon Lester 11
3 Jonathan Papelbon 9
4 Derek Lowe 8
4 Carlos Zambrano 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 3
2 Jonathan Broxton 1
2 Bobby Jenks 1
2 Jonathan Papelbon 1
2 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Rays 97 65 .599 --
Red Sox 95 67 .586 2.0
Yankees 89 73 .549 8.0
Blue Jays 86 76 .531 11.0
Orioles 68 93 .422 28.5

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 89 74 .546 --
Twins 88 75 .540 1.0
Indians 81 81 .500 7.5
Royals 75 87 .463 13.5
Tigers 74 88 .457 14.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 100 62 .617 --
Rangers 79 83 .488 21.0
Athletics 75 86 .466 24.5
Mariners 61 101 .377 39.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 92 70 .568 --
Mets 89 73 .549 3.0
Marlins 84 77 .522 7.5
Braves 72 90 .444 20.0
Nationals 59 102 .366 32.5

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 97 64 .602 --
Brewers 90 72 .556 7.5
Astros 86 75 .534 11.0
Cardinals 86 76 .531 11.5
Reds 74 88 .457 23.5
Pirates 67 95 .414 30.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 78 .519 --
D'backs 82 80 .506 2.0
Rockies 74 88 .457 10.0
Giants 72 90 .444 12.0
Padres 63 99 .389 21.0