2031 RECAP

2031-RIVETING SEPTEMBER

NL EAST
FLA  92-67  ---
ATL  90-69  2
PHI   88-71  4

NL WILD CARD
ATL  ---
PHI   2
STL   2

29
PHI  14 ATL 7
WAS 2 FLA 3
STL  7  NYM 4

30
PHIL 2 ATL 3
WAS 0 FLA 3
STL  4 NYM  1

OCT 1
PHIL 8  ATL 7
WAS 8  FLA 14
STL   3 NYM 1

OCT. 2 ONE-GAME WILD CARD PLAYOFF

STL 10  ATL  11

BRAVES SCORED FOUR RUNS IN BOTTOM OF NINTH TO WIN.

              1 2 3  4 5 6  7 8 9   R  H  E
STL       2 0 0  1 4 0  0 3 0   10 12 1
ATL      0 1 4  1 1 0  0 0 4   11 13 3

MIAMI - THE MARLINS POSTED A 24-4 SEPTEMBER - WHICH INCLUDED A 12-GAME WINNING STREAK - TO  OVERCOME A 7,5 GAME DEFECIT AND FINISH ATOP THE NL EAST.

FLORIDA HAD A 15-13 AUGUST TO SEEMINGLY FALL TOO FAR BEHIND PHILADELPHIA AND ATLANTA IN ITS OWN DIVISION LET ALONE HARBOR ANY WILD CARD DREAMS.NUT THE MARLINS HAD THREE GAME SWEEPS OVER THE METS AND TWICE EACH AGAINST ATLANTA AND WASHINGTON, ALL THREE DIVISION RIVALS TO RISE TO THE TOP.

FLORIDA HAS TO BE CONSIDERED THE WORLD SERIES FAVOROTES BRCAUSE OF THEIR HITING PROWESS DESPITE A POOR RELIEF CORPS.

STANDINGS
AL
EAST
NY   107-55  ---
BOS  95-67   12
TOR 76-86    31
TB    75-87    32
BAL  70-92   37

CENTRAL
CLE  86-76 ---
KC    85-77  1
MIN 83-79  3
DET 83-79  3
CWS 50-112 36

WEST
SEA  92-70  ---
ANA 76-86  16
OAK 75-87  17
TRX  67-95  25

NL EAST
FLA   95-67  ---
ATL   92-71 3.5
PHIL  90-72 5
NYM 71-91 24
WAS 61-101 34

CENTRAL
CIN   96-66   ---
STL   01-72   5.5
PIT   88-74    8
CHI  77-85   19
MIL 71-01   25
HOU 68-94  28

WEST
ARI   89-73  ----
SD     87-75  2
COL  86-76   3
LA    83-79   6
SF     66-96   23

LEADERS
AVG
AL-E VILLEGAS  SEA  .345
NL-A CONNER  FLA  .360

HITS
AL-VILLRGA  232
NL=J AUSTIN  224

2B
AL-VILLEGAS    57
NL-J PRSTKY CIN 58

3B
AL-VILLEGAS  17
NL-J SPANOS  11

HR
AL-D McCLELLAN NY  43
NL-M NAVARRO  MIL  43

RBI
AL-McCLLELAN  141
NL-M GUILLEN PIT 142

RUNS
AL-M ELLER  CLE    125
NL-P MORALES  FLA  130
       SPANO                 130

SB
AL-VILLEGAS     74
NL-E SAUCDO NYM  72

SLUG
AL-ELLER   .588
       R JARRELL NY .588
NL-CONNER  .600

W
AL-J SMITH  NY  20
NL-E PENA ATL  19

SVS
AL-B QUINTANA  NY  46
NL-J AYALA    PHI        42
      E MACHADO  STL  42
      L SIMMS       CIN     42

ERA
AL=E FLORES   BOS  2.94
NL-P TEJADA   SD    2.23

SO
AL-C RODRIGUEZ  SD  220
NL-G CISNEROS  SEA    243


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