MLB playoffs
MLB playoffs
All Times PDT
DIVISION SERIES
American League
New York vs. Detroit
Friday, Oct. 6
Detroit 6, New York 0, Detroit leads series 2-1
Saturday, Oct. 7
New York (Wright 11-7) at Detroit (Bonderman 14-8), 1:30 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 8
Detroit (Robertson 13-13) at New York (Wang 19-6), 5:05 p.m. (FOX), if necessary
Minnesota vs. Oakland
Friday, Oct. 6
Oakland 8, Minnesota 3, Oakland wins series 3-0
National League
New York vs. Los Angeles
Thursday, Oct. 5
New York 4, Los Angeles 1, New York leads series 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 7
New York (Trachsel 15-8) at Los Angeles (Maddux 15-14), 5:05 p.m. (FOX)
Sunday, Oct. 8
New York (O.Perez 3-13) at Los Angeles (Penny 16-9), 1:09 p.m. (ESPN), if necessary
Monday, Oct. 9
Los Angeles at New York, 5:19 p.m. (FOX), if necessary
San Diego vs. St. Louis
Thursday, Oct. 5
St. Louis 2, San Diego 0, St. Louis leads series 2-0
Saturday, Oct. 7
San Diego (C.Young 11-5) at St. Louis (Suppan 12-7), 10:09 a.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, Oct. 8
San Diego (Williams 12-5) at St. Louis (Carpenter 15-8), 10:09 a.m. (ESPN), if necessary
Monday, Oct. 9
St. Louis at San Diego, 1:17 p.m. (FOX), if necessary
Athletics 8, Twins 3
OAKLAND WINS SERIES 3-0
| Minnesota | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| LCastillo 2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Punto 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Mauer c | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Cuddyer rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Morneau 1b | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| THunter cf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| RoWhite lf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| 1-LFord pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | —- |
| Tyner dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Bartlett ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Oakland | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Kendall c | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Kotsay cf | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Bradley rf | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| Thomas dh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| EChavez 3b | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 |
| Payton lf | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Swisher 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Scutaro ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| DJimenez 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 000 | 101 | 010—3 | 12 | 3 |
| Oakland | 022 | 000 | 40x—8 | 8 | 1 |
1-ran for White in the 9th. E—Morneau (1), Bartlett (2), Radke (1), Kendall (1). LOB—Minnesota 7, Oakland 7. 2B—Morneau (1), THunter (1), EChavez (1), Scutaro 2 (4). HR—Morneau (2), off Duchscherer; THunter (1), off Haren; Bradley (1), off Radke; EChavez (1), off Radke. RBIs—Morneau (2), THunter (2), RoWhite (2), Bradley 2 (2), EChavez (1), Swisher (1), Scutaro 4 (6). S—THunter. GIDP—Cuddyer, Tyner. RLISP—Minnesota 2 (Mauer, Bartlett); Oakland 4 (Kotsay, Swisher, DJimenez 2). DP—Oakland 2 (EChavez, DJimenez and Swisher), (DJimenez, Scutaro and Swisher).
| Minnesota | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Radke L,0-1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Perkins | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| JRincon | 1 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| DReyes | 2/3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Crain | 1/3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Guerrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Oakland | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Haren W,1-0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Duchscherer H,2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Street | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
IR-S—JRincon 2-0, Crain 2-2. IBB—off DReyes (Thomas) 1. T—2:55. A—35,694 (34,077).
Tigers 6, Yankees 0
DETROIT LEADS SERIES 2-1
| New York | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Damon cf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Jeter ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .583 |
| BAbreu rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| ARodriguez 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| Giambi 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Posada c | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Matsui lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| BWilliams dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Cano 2b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Detroit | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg. |
| Polanco 2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| Monroe lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Thames dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .364 |
| MOrdonez rf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| CGuillen ss | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| IRodriguez c | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| Casey 1b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Inge 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 |
| Granderson cf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| New York | 000 | 000 | 000—0 | 5 | 0 |
| Detroit | 030 | 002 | 10x—6 | 10 | 0 |
LOB—New York 7, Detroit 5. 2B—Jeter (4), Posada (1), Matsui (1), IRodriguez (1), Casey (2). HR—Granderson (2), off Bruney. RBIs—Polanco (2), IRodriguez (1), Casey 2 (3), Granderson 2 (5). SB—Granderson (1). CS—Polanco (1). GIDP—Jeter, MOrdonez. RLISP—New York 3 (Damon, ARodriguez, Cano); Detroit 3 (Inge 3). RMU—Matsui, Casey. DP—New York 1 (ARodriguez, Cano and Giambi); Detroit 1 (Polanco, CGuillen and Casey).
| New York | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| RaJohnson L,0-1 | 5 2/3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7.94 |
| Bruney | 1 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.86 |
| Villone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Detroit | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| Rogers W,1-0 | 7 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.00 |
| Zumaya | 1/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TJones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
IR-S—Bruney 1-0, Zumaya 1-0. HBP—by Rogers (ARodriguez). T—3:05. A—43,440 (41,070).
Career Postseason Hits Leaders
The career postseason hits leaders (x-active):
Through Oct. 6
| Hits | |
| 1. x-Derek Jeter | 149 |
| 2. x-Bernie Williams | 128 |
| 3. x-Chipper Jones | 96 |
| 4. David Justice | 89 |
| 5. Pete Rose | 86 |
| 6. Paul O’Neill | 85 |
| 7. x-Kenny Lofton | 84 |
| 8. Tino Martinez | 83 |
| 9. x-Manny Ramirez | 79 |
| 10. Reggie Jackson | 78 |
This date in baseball
Oct. 7, 1995 — Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the eighth inning and drove in seven runs – most in a postseason game – to lead the Mariners past the New York Yankees 11-8 and send the A.L. playoff series to a decisive Game 5.