On This Day

Monday, October 13, 2008

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2008 Playoffs

Philadelphia leads series 3 - 1

Philadelphia Phillies 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 5

Tampa Bay leads series 2 - 1

Tampa Bay Rays 9
Boston Red Sox 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chase Utley 3
2 Willy Aybar 2
2 Casey Blake 2
2 Akinori Iwamura 2
2 8 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rocco Baldelli 1
1 Casey Blake 1
1 Evan Longoria 1
1 Carlos Pena 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rocco Baldelli 3
1 B. J. Upton 3
3 Matt Stairs 2
3 Shane Victorino 2
5 10 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Pena 1
1 Jimmy Rollins 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Lester 0.70
2 Derek Lowe 0.57
3 Matt Garza 0.56
4 Joe Blanton 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Matt Garza 1
1 Ryan Madson 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 7
2 Matt Garza 5
3 Joe Blanton 4
3 Derek Lowe 4
5 4 tied 2

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 .458
4 Jason Bay .429
5 Carlos Pena .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 5
2 Evan Longoria 4
3 Jason Bay 3
3 Pat Burrell 3
3 Manny Ramirez 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Shane Victorino 11
2 Jason Bay 9
2 Manny Ramirez 9
2 B. J. Upton 9
5 2 tied 8

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 3
1 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
1 Carlos Pena 3
1 Shane Victorino 3
5 Jimmy Rollins 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jonathan Papelbon 0.00
1 Yovani Gallardo 0.00
3 Ryan Madson 1.13
4 J. P. Howell 1.17
5 Cole Hamels 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 2
1 Scott Kazmir 2
1 Hiroki Kuroda 2
1 Brett Myers 2
5 15 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Lester 18
2 Cole Hamels 17
3 Daisuke Matsuzaka 14
4 Chad Billingsley 12
4 2 others tied 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 5
2 Jonathan Papelbon 2
3 Jonathan Broxton 1
3 Bobby Jenks 1
3 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