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Friday, October 16, 2015

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2015 Playoffs

Kansas City leads series 1 - 0

Toronto Blue Jays 0
Kansas City Royals 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alcides Escobar 2
2 Lorenzo Cain 1
2 Chris Colabello 1
2 Josh Donaldson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Salvador Perez 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lorenzo Cain 1
1 Alcides Escobar 1
1 Eric Hosmer 1
1 Kendrys Morales 1
1 Salvador Perez 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lorenzo Cain 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Marco Estrada 1.00
2 Edinson Volquez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Edinson Volquez 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Marco Estrada 6
2 Edinson Volquez 5
3 Kelvin Herrera 2
4 Mark Lowe 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Kyle Schwarber .538
2 Justin Turner .526
3 Colby Rasmus .412
4 Curtis Granderson .389
5 Stephen Piscotty .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Colby Rasmus 4
2 Kendrys Morales 3
2 Daniel Murphy 3
2 Salvador Perez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kendrys Morales 7
2 Eric Hosmer 6
2 Stephen Piscotty 6
2 Colby Rasmus 6
5 6 tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jarrod Dyson 2
1 Dalton Pompey 2
1 Ben Revere 2
4 Jose Altuve 1
4 18 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roberto Osuna 0.00
1 Jeurys Familia 0.00
1 Aaron Sanchez 0.00
1 Tony Sipp 0.00
1 Wade Davis 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jake Arrieta 2
1 Jacob deGrom 2
1 Dallas Keuchel 2
1 David Price 2
5 15 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jacob deGrom 23
2 Zack Greinke 21
3 Jake Arrieta 20
3 Clayton Kershaw 20
5 Dallas Keuchel 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luke Gregerson 3
2 Wade Davis 2
2 Jeurys Familia 2
2 Kenley Jansen 2
2 Hector Rondon 2

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Blue Jays 93 69 .574 --
Yankees 87 75 .537 6.0
Orioles 81 81 .500 12.0
Rays 80 82 .494 13.0
Red Sox 78 84 .481 15.0

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 95 67 .586 --
Twins 83 79 .512 12.0
Indians 81 80 .503 13.5
White Sox 76 86 .469 19.0
Tigers 74 87 .460 20.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 88 74 .543 --
Astros 86 76 .531 2.0
Angels 85 77 .525 3.0
Mariners 76 86 .469 12.0
Athletics 68 94 .420 20.0

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 90 72 .556 --
Nationals 83 79 .512 7.0
Marlins 71 91 .438 19.0
Braves 67 95 .414 23.0
Phillies 63 99 .389 27.0

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 100 62 .617 --
Pirates 98 64 .605 2.0
Cubs 97 65 .599 3.0
Brewers 68 94 .420 32.0
Reds 64 98 .395 36.0

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 70 .568 --
Giants 84 78 .519 8.0
D'backs 79 83 .488 13.0
Padres 74 88 .457 18.0
Rockies 68 94 .420 24.0