10 numbers for the ALDS: Twins vs. Yankees

As the start of the postseason approaches, Big League Stew's Alex Remington will take a look at the statistics that might make a difference in each series. Bringing up the rear is Twins-Yankees, which is about to start in two shakes of a lamb's tail. 915 The Yankees' major-league leading run total, 32 runs higher than the second-place Angels. Want to know what $208 million buys you? It buys you the major league lead in homers, runs, RBI, walks, OBP, SLG, OPS, plate appearances, and total bases. So, yeah, they can swing the stick a little bit and there's a reason the Yanks were the only 100-win team in baseball this year.* * * .327 Career batting average of Twins catcher Joe Mauer(notes), second only to Ichiro Suzuki(notes) among active AL players. He just won his third batting title and has arguably replaced Ichiro as the best hitter in the American League. The Twins have relied on him more than ever since losing Justin Morneau(notes).* * * 724 The number of innings...