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Thursday, October 13, 2011

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2011 Playoffs

Series tied 2 - 2

Milwaukee Brewers 4
St. Louis Cardinals 2

Texas leads series 3 - 2

Texas Rangers 5
Detroit Tigers 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ryan Braun 2
1 David Freese 2
1 Jerry Hairston 2
1 Josh Hamilton 2
1 7 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Delmon Young 2
2 Alex Avila 1
2 Allen Craig 1
2 Nelson Cruz 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Delmon Young 3
2 Nelson Cruz 2
2 Josh Hamilton 2
4 Alex Avila 1
4 10 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Cabrera 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Wolf 0.86
2 Justin Verlander 0.73
3 Kyle Lohse 0.50
3 C. J. Wilson 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 1
1 Randy Wolf 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 8
2 Randy Wolf 6
3 C. J. Wilson 5
4 Kyle Lohse 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Axford 1
1 Phil Coke 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ryan Braun .471
2 Albert Pujols .429
3 David Freese .382
4 Jerry Hairston .375
5 Yuniesky Betancourt .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Nelson Cruz 5
1 Delmon Young 5
3 Prince Fielder 4
4 Adrian Beltre 3
4 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Nelson Cruz 11
1 David Freese 11
3 Ryan Braun 9
3 Robinson Cano 9
3 Prince Fielder 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Bloomquist 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 2
2 Starlin Castro 2
2 Craig Gentry 2
2 4 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott Feldman 0.00
2 Matt Moore 0.90
3 Alexi Ogando 1.00
4 Joaquin Benoit 1.17
4 Fernando Salas 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Chris Carpenter 2
1 Doug Fister 2
1 Justin Verlander 2
4 Mike Adams 1
4 22 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 25
2 C. J. Wilson 18
3 Yovani Gallardo 16
3 Roy Halladay 16
5 3 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Neftali Feliz 4
2 John Axford 3
2 Jason Motte 3
2 Jose Valverde 3
5 3 tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 65 .599 --
Rays 91 71 .562 6.0
Red Sox 90 72 .556 7.0
Blue Jays 81 81 .500 16.0
Orioles 69 93 .426 28.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 95 67 .586 --
Indians 80 82 .494 15.0
White Sox 79 83 .488 16.0
Royals 71 91 .438 24.0
Twins 63 99 .389 32.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 96 66 .593 --
Angels 86 76 .531 10.0
Athletics 74 88 .457 22.0
Mariners 67 95 .414 29.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 102 60 .630 --
Braves 89 73 .549 13.0
Nationals 80 81 .497 21.5
Mets 77 85 .475 25.0
Marlins 72 90 .444 30.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 96 66 .593 --
Cardinals 90 72 .556 6.0
Reds 79 83 .488 17.0
Pirates 72 90 .444 24.0
Cubs 71 91 .438 25.0
Astros 56 106 .346 40.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
D'backs 94 68 .580 --
Giants 86 76 .531 8.0
Dodgers 82 79 .509 11.5
Rockies 73 89 .451 21.0
Padres 71 91 .438 23.0