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Thursday, October 18, 2012

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2012 Playoffs

Detroit wins series 4 - 0

New York Yankees 1
Detroit Tigers 8
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andy Dirks 3
2 Prince Fielder 2
2 Avisail Garcia 2
2 Matt Holliday 2
2 9 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jhonny Peralta 2
2 Miguel Cabrera 1
2 Austin Jackson 1
2 Hunter Pence 1
2 Pablo Sandoval 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jhonny Peralta 3
2 Miguel Cabrera 2
2 Matt Holliday 2
2 Jon Jay 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Avisail Garcia 1
1 Eduardo Nunez 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Max Scherzer 2.50
2 Adam Wainwright 1.25
3 Tim Lincecum 0.33
4 CC Sabathia 0.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Max Scherzer 1
1 Adam Wainwright 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 10
2 Adam Wainwright 5
3 Tim Lincecum 3
3 CC Sabathia 3
5 2 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlos Beltran .407
2 Ryan Zimmerman .381
3 Brandon Phillips .375
4 Ian Desmond .368
5 Derek Jeter .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlos Beltran 3
1 Raul Ibanez 3
1 Ryan Ludwick 3
4 Daniel Descalso 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pablo Sandoval 9
2 Delmon Young 8
3 Matt Holliday 7
3 Jon Jay 7
3 2 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Quintin Berry 2
1 Yoenis Cespedes 2
1 Brett Gardner 2
1 Curtis Granderson 2
1 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Coke 0.00
1 Bronson Arroyo 0.00
1 Jeremy Affeldt 0.00
1 Brett Anderson 0.00
1 Ross Detwiler 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Justin Verlander 3
2 Matt Cain 2
2 CC Sabathia 2
4 Al Alburquerque 1
4 21 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Justin Verlander 27
2 Adam Wainwright 20
3 CC Sabathia 19
4 Max Scherzer 18
5 Hiroki Kuroda 14

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Phil Coke 2
1 Jim Johnson 2
1 Jason Motte 2
4 Grant Balfour 1
4 3 others tied 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