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Monday, October 8, 2018

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2018 Playoffs

Los Angeles wins series 3 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Atlanta Braves 2

Houston wins series 3 - 0

Houston Astros 11
Cleveland Indians 3

Boston leads series 2 - 1

Boston Red Sox 16
New York Yankees 1
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Brock Holt 4
2 George Springer 3
3 Jose Altuve 2
3 Andrew Benintendi 2
3 11 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Springer 2
2 Carlos Correa 1
2 Brock Holt 1
2 Francisco Lindor 1
2 Manny Machado 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brock Holt 5
2 Manny Machado 4
3 Andrew Benintendi 3
3 Carlos Correa 3
3 Marwin Gonzalez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cody Bellinger 1
1 Andrew Benintendi 1
1 Rafael Devers 1
1 Enrique Hernandez 1
1 Yasiel Puig 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Clevinger 1.50
2 Nathan Eovaldi 1.00
3 Mike Foltynewicz 0.83
4 Dallas Keuchel 0.40
5 Rich Hill 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nathan Eovaldi 1
1 Ryan Madson 1
1 Collin McHugh 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Clevinger 9
2 Nathan Eovaldi 5
2 Mike Foltynewicz 5
4 Collin McHugh 4
5 Rich Hill 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Marwin Gonzalez .538
2 Alex Bregman .500
2 George Springer .500
4 Aaron Judge .467
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Springer 4
2 Alex Bregman 3
2 Aaron Judge 3
4 Francisco Lindor 2
4 4 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Manny Machado 6
2 Alex Bregman 5
2 Marwin Gonzalez 5
2 Brock Holt 5
2 J. D. Martinez 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cody Bellinger 2
1 Andrew Benintendi 2
1 Enrique Hernandez 2
1 Yasiel Puig 2
1 Christian Yelich 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clayton Kershaw 0.00
1 Hyun-Jin Ryu 0.00
1 Jhoulys Chacin 0.00
1 Wade Miley 0.00
1 6 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Corbin Burnes 1
1 Jhoulys Chacin 1
1 Gerrit Cole 1
1 Edwin Diaz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gerrit Cole 12
2 Mike Foltynewicz 11
3 Mike Clevinger 9
3 Chris Sale 9
5 Hyun-Jin Ryu 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 J. A. Happ 1
1 Kenley Jansen 1
1 Jeremy Jeffress 1
1 Craig Kimbrel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 108 54 .667 --
Yankees 100 62 .617 8.0
Rays 90 72 .556 18.0
Blue Jays 73 89 .451 35.0
Orioles 47 115 .290 61.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 91 71 .562 --
Twins 78 84 .481 13.0
Tigers 64 98 .395 27.0
White Sox 62 100 .383 29.0
Royals 58 104 .358 33.0

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 103 59 .636 --
Athletics 97 65 .599 6.0
Mariners 89 73 .549 14.0
Angels 80 82 .494 23.0
Rangers 67 95 .414 36.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 90 72 .556 --
Nationals 82 80 .506 8.0
Phillies 80 82 .494 10.0
Mets 77 85 .475 13.0
Marlins 63 98 .391 26.5

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 96 67 .589 --
Cubs 95 68 .583 1.0
Cardinals 88 74 .543 7.5
Pirates 82 79 .509 13.0
Reds 67 95 .414 28.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 71 .564 --
Rockies 91 72 .558 1.0
D'backs 82 80 .506 9.5
Giants 73 89 .451 18.5
Padres 66 96 .407 25.5