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Friday, October 18, 2019

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2019 Playoffs

Houston leads series 3 - 2

Houston Astros 1
New York Yankees 4
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Springer 2
2 Alex Bregman 1
2 Carlos Correa 1
2 Didi Gregorius 1
2 5 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aaron Hicks 1
1 DJ LeMahieu 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Aaron Hicks 3
2 DJ LeMahieu 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
None

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Justin Verlander 1.80
2 James Paxton 1.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 James Paxton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 James Paxton 9
1 Justin Verlander 9
3 Zack Britton 2
4 Aroldis Chapman 1
4 Brad Peacock 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Anthony Rendon .414
2 Ronald Acuna .400
3 Dansby Swanson .389
4 Gleyber Torres .353
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Altuve 4
2 Max Muncy 3
2 Gleyber Torres 3
4 Willy Adames 2
4 7 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gleyber Torres 10
2 Howie Kendrick 9
3 Max Muncy 7
3 Anthony Rendon 7
5 3 tied 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cody Bellinger 3
2 Aaron Judge 2
2 Cameron Maybin 2
2 Gleyber Torres 2
2 Kolten Wong 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gerrit Cole 0.40
2 Max Scherzer 0.60
3 Anibal Sanchez 0.71
4 Mike Soroka 1.13
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gerrit Cole 3
1 Masahiro Tanaka 3
3 Max Scherzer 2
3 Stephen Strasburg 2
5 18 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gerrit Cole 32
2 Justin Verlander 31
3 Stephen Strasburg 29
4 Patrick Corbin 26
5 Jack Flaherty 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Aroldis Chapman 3
1 Daniel Hudson 3
3 Mark Melancon 2
4 Sean Doolittle 1
4 3 others tied 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 103 59 .636 --
Rays 96 66 .593 7.0
Red Sox 84 78 .519 19.0
Blue Jays 67 95 .414 36.0
Orioles 54 108 .333 49.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 101 61 .623 --
Indians 93 69 .574 8.0
White Sox 72 89 .447 28.5
Royals 59 103 .364 42.0
Tigers 47 114 .292 53.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 107 55 .660 --
Athletics 97 65 .599 10.0
Rangers 78 84 .481 29.0
Angels 72 90 .444 35.0
Mariners 68 94 .420 39.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 97 65 .599 --
Nationals 93 69 .574 4.0
Mets 86 76 .531 11.0
Phillies 81 81 .500 16.0
Marlins 57 105 .352 40.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 91 71 .562 --
Brewers 89 73 .549 2.0
Cubs 84 78 .519 7.0
Reds 75 87 .463 16.0
Pirates 69 93 .426 22.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 106 56 .654 --
D'backs 85 77 .525 21.0
Giants 77 85 .475 29.0
Rockies 71 91 .438 35.0
Padres 70 92 .432 36.0