highest run differential by a team in their first 8 playoff games in a season

The Tampa Bay Rays had the highest run differential by a team in a postseason in their first 8 games, with a differential of 24 runs in 2008.

	TEAM	DIFF	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Rays	24	2008	8	.750	6	2	288	52	84	14	4	16	52	29	0	69	12	1	320	154	34	1	2	3	4	.292	.354	.535	.889
2	Mets	18	1969	8	.875	7	1	272	42	72	16	1	12	37	25	1	60	6	2	302	126	29	3	1	4	5	.265	.328	.463	.791
3	Athletics	16	1910	3	1.000	3	0	104	25	37	12	1	1	22	11	1	11	3	6	120	54	14	4		0	2	.356	.422	.519	.942
4	Reds	15	1919	8	.625	5	3	251	35	64	10	7	0	34	25	5	22	7	10	292	88	17	11		0	4	.255	.335	.351	.685
5	Americans	15	1903	8	.625	5	3	281	39	69	4	16	2	34	14	3	29	5	2	304	111	22	6		0	4	.246	.289	.395	.684
6	Indians	13	1920	7	.714	5	2	217	21	53	9	2	2	18	21	0	21	2	6	240	72	13	2		3	3	.244	.311	.332	.643
7	Rockies	12	2007	4	1.000	4	0	134	21	35	5	3	4	19	15	0	32	2	1	152	58	12	3	0	2	2	.261	.336	.433	.768
8	Giants	12	1905	5	.800	4	1	153	15	33	7	0	0	13	15	2	26	11	5	175	40	7	5		2	1	.216	.294	.261	.556
9	Cardinals	10	1926	7	.571	4	3	239	31	65	12	1	4	30	11	1	30	2	4	260	91	17	9		0	3	.272	.307	.381	.688
10	Braves	10	1914	4	1.000	4	0	135	16	33	6	2	1	14	15	1	18	9	3	153	46	9	2		1	3	.244	.325	.341	.665
11	Orioles	9	1966	2	1.000	2	0	69	11	17	3	1	2	8	9	0	8	0	0	80	28	6	2	0	2	1	.246	.333	.406	.739
12	White Sox	6	1917	2	1.000	2	0	63	9	21	2	0	1	9	3	0	8	4	3	67	26	3	1		0	0	.333	.364	.413	.776
13	Royals	5	1977	3	.667	2	1	96	15	24	6	0	3	14	9	0	12	3	3	108	39	9	2	1	0	0	.250	.311	.406	.718
14	Expos	4	1981	8	.625	5	3	258	24	67	15	1	3	23	24	0	47	8	7	287	93	19	3	2	4	5	.260	.320	.360	.681
15	White Sox	4	1906	6	.667	4	2	187	22	37	10	3	0	19	18	3	35	6	6	214	53	13	6		0	1	.198	.279	.283	.562
16	Mariners	3	1995	8	.625	5	3	305	45	85	10	1	16	42	31	4	61	6	4	347	145	27	4	3	6	4	.279	.350	.475	.825
17	Senators	3	1925	1	1.000	1	0	32	4	8	0	0	1	4	0	1	5	0	0	34	11	1	1		0	0	.250	.273	.344	.616
18	Marlins	2	1997	8	.750	6	2	246	28	53	13	0	5	27	34	3	59	3	0	287	81	18	4	0	6	7	.215	.318	.329	.647
19	Robins	2	1920	3	.667	2	1	86	6	18	3	0	0	6	7	0	8	1	2	97	21	3	4		1	1	.209	.269	.244	.513
20	Cubs	2	1907	2	1.000	1	0	68	6	18	1	0	0	5	7	3	18	11	3	82	19	1	4		0	0	.265	.359	.279	.638
21	Angels	1	1982	4	.500	2	2	125	20	29	6	1	4	20	13	1	30	1	1	143	49	11	2	2	0	2	.232	.305	.392	.697
22	Royals	1	1976	5	.400	2	3	162	24	40	6	4	2	24	11	1	18	5	5	178	60	12	0	4	0	3	.247	.292	.370	.663
23	Rangers	0	1996	4	.250	1	3	142	16	31	4	0	6	16	20	0	30	1	1	166	53	10	4	0	2	2	.218	.315	.373	.688
24	Blue Jays	-1	1985	7	.429	3	4	242	25	65	19	0	2	23	16	3	37	2	2	263	90	21	0	2	0	5	.269	.319	.372	.691
25	Astros	-1	1980	5	.400	2	3	172	19	40	7	5	0	18	31	0	19	4	1	212	57	12	7	2	9	4	.233	.346	.331	.678