This entry lists the best and worst for the past 30 days of the 2017 regular season, through games of Sunday, August 27. Here is an explanation of this weekly feature.
Comment of the week: That the Orioles would have the second-best record in the American League over the past 30 days is somewhat surprising, though not as much as Tim Beckham (career .238/.288/.431 hitter going into the season) having the league’s second-best batting average, ninth-best on base percentage, seventh-best slugging percentage, and sixth-best OPS over the same period.
American League Team W-L 1. Boston 17- 9 2. Baltimore 17-11 Cleveland 17-11 4. Los Angeles 16-11 5. Minnesota 17-12 Worst Team W-L 1. Kansas City 10-18 2. Detroit 11-17 Houston 11-17 4. Tampa Bay 12-16 5. Chicago 13-16 Batting Average 1. Polanco, Min .378 2. Beckham, TB-Bal .374 3. Cain, KC .358 4. Cruz, Sea .352 5. Bregman, Hou .345 On Base Percentage 1. Trout, LA .464 2. Delmonico, Chi .429 3. Donaldson, Tor .426 4. Cruz, Sea .425 5. Santana, Cle .415 Slugging Percentage 1. Cruz, Sea .802 2. Donaldson, Tor .766 3. Upton, Det .709 4. Sanchez, NY .707 5. Machado, Bal .675 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Cruz, Sea 1.227 2. Donaldson, Tor 1.192 3. Sanchez, NY 1.070 4. Polanco, Min 1.066 5. Upton, Det 1.054 Worst OPS 1. Engel, Chi .406 2. Gamel, Sea .421 3. Ramirez, Cle .561 4. Bautista, Tor .573 5. Morales, Tor .579 Home Runs 1. Donaldson, Tor 13 2. Sanchez, NY 12 Upton, Det 12 4. Cruz, Sea 11 5. Three with 10 Runs 1. Beckham, TB-Bal 26 2. Trout, LA 25 3. Dozier, Min 24 4. Buxton, Min 22 Machado, Bal 22 RBI 1. Machado, Bal 32 Upton, Det 32 3. Donaldson, Tor 28 4. Beltre, Tex 27 5. Two with 26 Stolen Bases 1. Revere, LA 9 Merrifield, KC 9 3. Altuve, Hou 8 Buxton, Min 8 5. Three with 7 Saves 1. Diaz, Sea 12 2. Colome, TB 10 3. Osuna, Tor 8 4. Treinen, Oak 7 5. Two with 5 ERA 1. Pomeranz, Bos 1.59 2. Verlander, Det 2.14 3. Kluber, Cle 2.44 4. Bauer, Cle 2.45 5. Gray, NY 2.70 Worst ERA 1. Boyd, Det 8.13 2. Gallardo, Sea 6.39 3. Perez, Tex 6.00 4. Fiers, Hou 5.97 5. Cotton, Oak 5.94 FIP 1. Happ, Tor 1.68 2. Carrasco, Cle 2.80 3. Kluber, Cle 2.83 4. Graveman, Oak 2.87 5. McHugh, Hou 2.90 WHIP 1. Kluber, Cle 0.79 2. Verlander, Det 0.88 3. Archer, TB 0.96 4. Fister, Bos 1.05 5. Santana, Min 1.06 Strikeouts 1. Kluber, Cle 59 2. Archer, TB 48 3. Verlander, Det 47 4. Sale, Bos 42 5. Rodon, Chi 41
National League Team W-L 1. Los Angeles 19- 7 2. Miami 18-10 3. Washington 17-12 4. Chicago 15-12 5. St. Louis 14-13 Worst Team W-L 1. New York 9-20 2. Atlanta 9-18 3. San Diego 11-16 4. Philadelphia 12-17 5. San Francisco 12-16 Batting Average 1. Stanton, Mia .3800 2. Blackmon, Col .3796 3. Seager, LA .371 4. Wong, SL .361 5. Bryant, Chi .354 On Base Percentage 1. Votto, Cin .523 2. Blackmon, Col .477 3. Stanton, Mia .475 4. Suarez, Cin .465 5. Bryant, Chi .453 Slugging Percentage 1. Stanton, Mia .960 2. Goldschmidt, Ari .686 3. Blackmon, Col .667 4. Suarez, Cin .663 5. Votto, Cin .638 On Base Plus Slugging 1. Stanton, Mia 1.435 2. Votto, Cin 1.162 3. Blackmon, Col 1.143 4. Suarez, Cin 1.128 5. Bryant, Chi 1.068 Worst OPS 1. Realmuto, Mia .542 2. Joseph, Phi .554 3. Pollock, Ari .560 4. Span, SF .567 5. Rojas, Mia .569 Home Runs 1. Stanton, Mia 17 2. Hoskins, Phi 11 3. Goldschmidt, Ari 10 4. Granderson, NY-LA 9 Martinez, Ari 9 Runs 1. Stanton, Mia 29 2. Blackmon, Col 28 3. Gordon, Mia 27 4. Suarez, Cin 25 5. Bryant, Chi 22 RBI 1. Stanton, Mia 37 2. Goldschmidt, Ari 29 3. Ozuna, Mia 25 Rizzo, Chi 25 5. Hoskins, Phi 24 Stolen Bases 1. Hamilton, Cin 10 2. Gordon, Mia 9 3. Marte, Pit 7 4. Myers, SD 6 5. Two with 5 Saves 1. Doolittle, Was 11 Knebel, Mil 11 3. Rodney, Ari 10 4. Jansen, LA 9 Ziegler, Mia 9 ERA 1. Gonzalez, Was 0.79 2. Ryu, LA 1.20 3. Arrieta, Chi 1.44 4. Bumgarner, SF 2.25 5. Davies, Mil 2.29 Worst ERA 1. Leake, SL 8.31 2. Taillon, Pit 6.60 3. Quintana, Chi 6.00 4. Wood, SD 5.33 5. Nova, Pit 5.29 FIP 1. Arrieta, Chi 2.59 2. Ryu, LA 2.73 3. Greinke, Ari 2.80 4. Nelson, Mil 2.85 5. Davies, Mil 2.87 WHIP 1. Maeda, LA 0.72 2. Gonzalez, Was 0.84 3. Castillo, Cin 0.94 4. Hill, LA 0.95 5. Ryu, LA 0.97 Strikeouts 1. deGrom, NY 49 2. Cole, Pit 42 Corbin, Ari 42 Greinke, Ari 32 5. Two with 39
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