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Thursday, October 23, 2008

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2008 World Series

Series tied 1 - 1

Philadelphia Phillies 2
Tampa Bay Rays 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Bartlett 2
1 Ryan Howard 2
1 Dioner Navarro 2
1 Carlos Ruiz 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Bruntlett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Bartlett 1
1 Eric Bruntlett 1
1 Evan Longoria 1
1 Carlos Pena 1
1 B. J. Upton 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Ruiz 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 James Shields 0.44
2 Brett Myers 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Shields 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Shields 4
2 Brett Myers 2
2 David Price 2
2 Dan Wheeler 2
5 J. C. Romero 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Shane Victorino .500
2 Akinori Iwamura .429
3 Carlos Ruiz .400
4 Jayson Werth .333
5 Pedro Feliz .286

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Bruntlett 1
1 Carl Crawford 1
1 Chase Utley 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chase Utley 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Eric Bruntlett 1
2 Carl Crawford 1
2 5 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Chase Utley 2
2 Jason Bartlett 1
2 Carlos Ruiz 1
2 Jayson Werth 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 James Shields 0.00
2 Cole Hamels 2.57
3 David Price 3.86
4 Brett Myers 3.86
5 Scott Kazmir 4.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 1
1 James Shields 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 5
2 Scott Kazmir 4
2 James Shields 4
4 Grant Balfour 2
4 5 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Ramirez .481
2 Coco Crisp .417
3 Jason Bay .341
4 Willy Aybar .333
4 James Loney .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 B. J. Upton 7
2 Evan Longoria 6
3 Manny Ramirez 4
4 Jason Bay 3
4 4 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 B. J. Upton 16
2 Evan Longoria 13
3 Shane Victorino 11
4 Manny Ramirez 10
5 2 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carl Crawford 6
2 Jacoby Ellsbury 3
2 Carlos Pena 3
2 Jimmy Rollins 3
2 Shane Victorino 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jonathan Papelbon 0.00
2 Ryan Madson 0.90
3 Hiroki Kuroda 1.46
4 Cole Hamels 1.55
5 J. P. Howell 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Cole Hamels 4
2 Matt Garza 2
2 Scott Kazmir 2
2 Hiroki Kuroda 2
2 3 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Cole Hamels 27
2 Jon Lester 26
3 Matt Garza 18
3 Scott Kazmir 18
5 James Shields 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Brad Lidge 6
2 Jonathan Papelbon 3
3 Jonathan Broxton 1
3 Bobby Jenks 1
3 3 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