Hopefully you know about our Play Index by now, but did you know there are ways to filter the results to only include postseason games? It's like having an entirely different set of finders that apply just to the playoffs.

Take for instance the Pitching Game Finder. If you wanted to look up postseason no-hitters after Roy Halladay's gem last night, go to the finder, set up the query you want (in this case, Role-->Starter-->CG, H=0) and change the radio button selection on the left side of the box from "Regular Season" to "Postseason"... Then, voila! Halladay joins Larsen as the only pitchers to spin a postseason no-no.

And you can do the same type of search for postseason batting games via the Batting Game Finder. As an example, here are all the instances of a catcher going 3-for-4 or better with 2+ RBI in a playoff game, a list Bengie Molina joined yesterday. Also, remember that the same queries can be run at the team level using the Team Batting and Pitching Game Finders.

We even have you covered if you're looking for specific events in the postseason. Check out the Postseason Batting Event Finder to query for things like all postseason HR by a New York Yankees 1st baseman in the 7th inning or later with the score tied (a la Mark Teixeira last night), or try the Playoff Pitching Event Finder to search for pitchers who escaped 1st-inning bases-loaded jams (like Cliff Lee did yesterday).

These examples are just a few of the nearly infinite number of searches you can run using the Play Index, so give it a whirl, and as always, let us know what you think in the comments below or with our feedback form.

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