On This Day

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

Detroit leads series 2 - 1

Detroit Tigers 0
Oakland Athletics 2

Cincinnati leads series 2 - 1

San Francisco Giants 2
Cincinnati Reds 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Josh Donaldson 2
1 Jhonny Peralta 2
3 Jay Bruce 1
3 Miguel Cabrera 1
3 10 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Seth Smith 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bruce 1
1 Yoenis Cespedes 1
1 Angel Pagan 1
1 Seth Smith 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Brandon Phillips 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Homer Bailey 5.00
2 Brett Anderson 1.50
3 Ryan Vogelsong 0.83
4 Anibal Sanchez 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Sergio Romo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Homer Bailey 10
2 Brett Anderson 6
3 Ryan Vogelsong 5
4 Jonathan Broxton 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Davis .500
1 Ian Desmond .500
1 Mark Teixeira .500
4 Derek Jeter .455
5 Jhonny Peralta .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 2
2 Alex Avila 1
2 Jay Bruce 1
2 Melky Cabrera 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Bruce 4
1 Jon Jay 4
1 Brandon Phillips 4
4 Carlos Beltran 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
1 Jon Jay 2
3 Carlos Beltran 1
3 Quintin Berry 1
3 3 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bronson Arroyo 0.00
1 Brett Anderson 0.00
1 Sergio Romo 0.00
1 Jeremy Affeldt 0.00
1 George Kontos 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Alburquerque 1
1 Brett Anderson 1
1 Bronson Arroyo 1
1 Matt Cain 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 13
2 Homer Bailey 10
2 Adam Wainwright 10
4 Doug Fister 8
5 CC Sabathia 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Balfour 1
1 Jim Johnson 1
1 Drew Storen 1
1 Jose Valverde 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 67 .586 --
Orioles 93 69 .574 2.0
Rays 90 72 .556 5.0
Blue Jays 73 89 .451 22.0
Red Sox 69 93 .426 26.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 88 74 .543 --
White Sox 85 77 .525 3.0
Royals 72 90 .444 16.0
Indians 68 94 .420 20.0
Twins 66 96 .407 22.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 68 .580 --
Rangers 93 69 .574 1.0
Angels 89 73 .549 5.0
Mariners 75 87 .463 19.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Nationals 98 64 .605 --
Braves 94 68 .580 4.0
Phillies 81 81 .500 17.0
Mets 74 88 .457 24.0
Marlins 69 93 .426 29.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 65 .599 --
Cardinals 88 74 .543 9.0
Brewers 83 79 .512 14.0
Pirates 79 83 .488 18.0
Cubs 61 101 .377 36.0
Astros 55 107 .340 42.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 94 68 .580 --
Dodgers 86 76 .531 8.0
D'backs 81 81 .500 13.0
Padres 76 86 .469 18.0
Rockies 64 98 .395 30.0