This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Sunday, September 3. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: Minnesota and Texas–two teams identified as sellers at the trade deadline (Brandon Kintzler, Yu Darvish)–are making bids for the American League Wild Card, with the second- and fourth-best records in the league over the past 30 days. What makes their runs doubly surprising is that they are being fueled by the likes of Byron Buxton (.672 career OPS entering the season), Robinson Chirinos (.726), and Jorge Polanco (.769).
American League Team W-L 1. Cleveland 21-10 2. Minnesota 19-10 3. Baltimore 17-11 4. Boston 16-11 Texas 16-11 Worst Team W-L 1. Detroit 7-21 2. Oakland 10-16 3. Kansas City 11-16 Tampa Bay 11-16 5. Toronto 12-16 Batting Average 1. Garcia, Chi .415 2. Mauer, Min .380 3. Polanco, Min .377 4. Buxton, Min .370 5. Belte, Tex .368 On Base Percentage 1. Chirinos, Tex .494 2. Garcia, Chi .473 3. Trout, LA .466 4. Beltre, Tex .451 5. DeShields, Tex .444 Slugging Percentage 1. Buxton, Min .710 2. Polanco, Min .708 3. Donaldson, Tor .693 4. Beltre, Tex .678 5. Two with .667 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Chirinos, Tex 1.130 2. Beltre, Tex 1.129 3. Polanco, Min 1.125 4. Donaldson, Tor 1.116 5. Buxton, Min 1.114 Worst OPS 1. Gamel, Sea .441 2. Engel, Chi .475 3. Odor, Tex .538 4. Longoria, TB .541 5. Bautista, Tor .598 Home Runs 1. Donaldson, Tor 12 2. Machado, Bal 11 Sanchez, NY 11 4. Encarnacion, Cle 10 5. Three with 9 Runs 1. Dozier, Min 29 Trout, LA 29 3. Buxton, Min 26 4. Andrus, Tex 25 5. Rosario, Min 23 RBI 1. Machado, Bal 32 2. Donaldson, Tor 29 3. Polanco, Min 28 4. Beltre, Tex 27 Sanchez, NY 27 Stolen Bases 1. DeShields, Tex 9 Merrifield, KC 9 3. Davis, Oak-Bos 8 Benintendi, Bos 8 5. Two with 7 Saves 1. Diaz, Sea 9 2. Colome, TB 8 Osuna, Tor 8 4. Kimbrel, Bos 7 5. Two with 6 ERA 1. Gonzalez, Chi 1.85 2. Snell, TB 1.91 3. Kluber, Cle 2.00 4. Verlander, Det 2.31 5. Bauer, Cle 2.53 Worst ERA 1. Zimmerman, Det 9.39 2. Kennedy, KC 8.36 3. Fiers, Hou 7.92 4. Skaggs, LA 5.86 5. Nolasco, LA 5.81 FIP 1. Carrasco, Cle 2.01 2. Peacock, Hou 2.12 3. Junis, KC 2.18 4. Bundy, Bal 2.31 5. Morton, Hou 2.59 WHIP 1. Kluber, Cle 0.73 2. Verlander, Det 0.77 3. Bundy, Bal 0.89 4. Junis, KC 0.91 5. Snell, TB 0.97 Strikeouts 1. Sale, Bos 54 2. Kluber, Cle 50 3. Severino, NY 48 4. Carrasco, Cle 47 5. Archer, TB 43
National League Team W-L 1. Chicago 18-10 2. Washington 18-11 3. St. Louis 16-11 4. Arizona 15-12 5. Los Angeles 16-13 Worst Team W-L 1. New York 9-20 2. Colorado 9-17 3. Atlanta 10-17 4. Pittsburgh 12-16 San Francisco 12-16 Batting Average 1. Blackmon, Col .392 2. Rizzo, Chi .3551 3. Inciarte, Atl .3545 4. Fowler, SL .347 5. Swanson, Atl .342 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .512 2. Blackmon, Col .488 3. Bryant, Chi .475 4. Suarez, Cin .469 5. Fowler, SL .462 Slugging Percentage 1. Stanton, Mia .843 2. Hoskins, Phi .776 3. Blackmon, Col .686 4. Suarez, Cin .644 5. Votto, Cin .630 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Stanton, Mia 1.264 2. Hoskins, Phi 1.196 3. Blackmon, Col 1.174 4. Votto, Cin 1.142 5. Suarez, Cin 1.113 Worst OPS 1. Rojas, Mia .516 2. McCutchen, Pit .533 3. Sandoval, SF .540 4. Hamilton, Cin .5772 5. Joseph, Phi .5773 Home Runs 1. Stanton, Mia 17 2. Hoskins, Phi 12 3. Granderson, NY-LA 9 4. Goldschmidt, Ari 8 Martinez, Ari 8 Runs 1. Stanton, Mia 27 2. Suarez, Cin 25 3. Bryant, Chi 24 Rizzo, Chi 24 5. Two with 23 RBI 1. Stanton, Mia 34 2. Rizzo, Chi 30 3. Hoskins, Phi 27 4. DeJong, SL 23 Ozuna, Mia 23 Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 14 2. Gordon, Mia 8 3. Inciarte, Atl 7 Myers, SD 7 5. Two with 5 Saves 1. Knebel, Mil 11 2. Doolittle, Was 9 Neris, Phi 9 Rodney, Ari 9 5. Four with 8 ERA 1. Corbin, Ari 1.08 2. Arrieta, Chi 1.19 3. Davies, Mil 2.06 4. Hendricks, Chi 2.08 5. Gonzalez, Was 2.23 Worst ERA 1. Foltynewicz, Atl 7.36 2. Flexen, NY 7.04 3. Blach, SF 6.52 4. Sims, Atl 5.97 5. Nola, Phi 5.30 FIP 1. Corbin, Ari 2.41 2. Greinke, Ari 2.70 3. Davies, Mil 2.80 4. Samardzija, SF 2.81 5. Teheran, Atl 2.82 WHIP 1. Corbin, Ari 0.90 2. Samardzija, SF 1.041 3. Roark, Was 1.042 4. Castillo, Cin 1.05 5. Bumgarner, SF 1.06 Strikeouts 1. Corbin, Ari 43 Nelson, Mil 43 3. Cole, Pit 40 Godley, Ari 40 Lamet, SD 40
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