This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Monday, August 14. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: Sorry for the absence last week – vacation out of the country. In the meantime, it’s been a pretty good 30 days for the city of angels.
American League Team W-L 1. Los Angeles 16- 9 2. Cleveland 17-10 3. Boston 16-11 4. Baltimore 17-12 5. NY, KC 16-13 Worst Team W-L 1. Chicago 7-19 2. Tampa Bay 10-18 3. Oakland 11-17 4. Houston 11-16 5. Texas 12-15 Batting Average 1. Altuve, Hou .404 2. Mahtook, Det .363 3. Simmons, LA .360 4. Beckham, TB-Bal .357 5. Gregorius, NY .355 On Base Percentage 1. Trout, LA .482 2. Mahtook, Det .441 3. Altuve, Hou .430 4. Simmons, LA .419 5. Bregman, Hou .417 Slugging Percentage 1. Gallo, Tex .734 2. Cruz, Sea .638 3. Rosario, Min .636 4. Bregman, Hou .6404 5. Upton, Det .6296 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Trout, LA 1.105 2. Gallo, Tex 1.093 3. Bregman, Hou 1.047 4. Smoak, Tor 1.037 5. Altuve, Hou 1.035 Worst OPS 1. Bogaerts, Bos .458 2. Hechavarria, TB .495 3. Bradley, Bos .517 4. Pujols, LA .534 5. Sanchez, Chi .536 Home Runs 1. Gallo, Tex 12 2. Cruz, Sea 11 3. Moustakas, KC 9 Smoak, Tor 9 5. Four with 8 Runs 1. Jones, Bal 24 2. Hosmer, KC 23 3. Dozier, Min 22 Mahtook, Det 22 5. Four with 21 RBI 1. Schoop, Bal 31 2. Upton, Det 30 3. Machado, Bal 26 4. Cruz, Sea 23 Merrifield, KC 23 Stolen Bases 1. R Davis, Oak 10 2. Altuve, Hou 8 Cain, KC 8 Revere, LA 8 5. Two with 7 Saves 1. Diaz, Sea 10 2. Colome, TB 8 Osuna, Tor 8 4. Chapman, NY 7 5. Herrera, KC 6 ERA 1. Paxton, Sea 1.67 2. Gausman, Bal 1.80 Verlander, Det 1.80 4. Sale, Bos 2.18 5. Stroman, Tor 2.21 Worst ERA 1. Holland, Chi 8.16 2. Sanchez, Det 7.84 3. Shields, Chi 7.18 4. Nolasco, LA 7.01 5. Miranda, Sea 6.68 FIP 1. Sale, Bos 1.62 2. Paxton, Sea 2.05 3. Kluber, Cle 2.49 4. Hammel, KC 2.70 5. Duffy, KC 2.84 WHIP 1. Kluber, Cle 0.77 2. Sale, Bos 0.85 3. Paxton, Sea 0.87 4. Verlander, Det 0.91 5. Hammel, KC 0.96 Strikeouts 1. Kluber, Cle 57 2. Archer, TB 50 Sale, Bos 50 4. Gausman, Bal 44 5. Bauer, Cle 41
National League Team W-L 1. Los Angeles 20- 5 2. Chicago 17-10 3. Washington 16-10 4. St. Louis 17-11 5. Miami 16-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Atlanta 8-19 2. Milwaukee 9-18 3. Cincinnati 10-19 4. New York 12-16 San Francisco 12-16 Batting Average 1. Blackmon, Col .398 2. Herrera, Phi .380 3. Parra, Col .375 4. Bryant, Chi .374 5. Braun, Mil .356 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .516 2. Blackmon, Col .475 3. Goldschmidt, Ari .462 4. Herrera, Phi .446 5. Braun, Mil .439 Slugging Percentage 1. Stanton, Mia .880 2. Blackmon, Col .728 3. Taylor, LA .703 4. Arenado, Col .688 5. Goldschmidt, Ar .670 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Stanton, Mia 1.295 2. Blackmon, Col 1.203 3. Goldschmidt, Ari 1.132 4. Taylor, LA 1.097 5. Herrera, Phi 1.086 Worst OPS 1. Gyorko, SL .486 2. Zobrist, Chi .566 3. Reyes, NY .576 4. Forsythe, LA .589 5. Mercer, Pit .598 Home Runs 1. Stanton, Mia 17 2. Conforto, NY 11 3. Arenado, Col 9 Contreras, Chi 9 DeJong, SL 9 Runs 1. Blackmon, Col 34 2. Stanton, Mia 28 3. Gordon, Mia 24 Taylor, LA 24 5. Spangenberg, SD 23 RBI 1. Stanton, Mia 34 2. Arenado, Col 30 3. Contreras, Chi 25 4. Lamb, Ari 23 5. Three with 22 Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 10 2. Gordon, Mia 8 3. Arcia, Mil 6 Hernandez, Phi 6 Marte, Pit 6 Saves 1. Jansen, LA 10 2. Doolittle, Was 8 Hand, SD 8 4. Three with 7 ERA 1. Nola, Phi 1.64 2. Maeda, LA 1.98 3. Lynn, SL 2.10 4. Bumgarner, SF 2.23 deGrom, NY 2.23 Worst ERA 1. Bailey, Cin 8.31 2. Hoffman, Col 6.97 3. Richard, SD 6.674 4. Nova, Pit 6.671 5. Romano, Cin 6.46 FIP 1. Nola, Phi 2.41 2. deGrom, NY 2.73 3. Lester, Chi 2.926 4. Davies, Mil 2.929 5. Nelson, Mil 3.00 WHIP 1. Gonzalez, Was 0.90 2. Arrieta, Chi 0.91 3. Urena, Mia 0.92 4. Lester, Chi 0.93 5. Maeda, LA 0.95 Strikeouts 1. Lester, Chi 45 2. Godley, Ari 44 3. Greinke, Ari 43 4. Marquez, Col 40 5. Three with 38
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