May Days

Believe it or not, the merry month of May is now behind us. As we enter the sixth month of 2008, let's take a look at what happened in the last 30 days.

Division Standings through 5/31/08

NL West:
Arizona 31-25 (.554)
Los Angeles 27-28 (.491) 3.5 GB
San Francisco 23-33 (.411) 8.0 GB
San Diego 23-34 (.404) 8.5 GB
Colorado 20-36 (.357) 11.0 GB

NL Central:
Chicago 35-21 (.625)
St. Louis 33-24 (.579) 2.5 GB
Houston 30-27 (.526) 5.5 GB
Milwaukee 28-28 (.500) 7.0 GB
Cincinnati 27-29 (.482) 8.0 GB
Pittsburgh 26-29 (.473) 8.5 GB

NL East:
Florida 31-23 (.574)
Philadelphia 32-25 (.561) 0.5 GB
Atlanta 29-27 (.518) 4.0 GB
New York 27-27 (.500) 4.0 GB
Washington 24-33 (.421) 8.5 GB

AL West:
Los Angeles 33-24 (.579)
Oakland 29-27 (.518) 3.5 GB
Texas 29-28 (.509) 4.0 GB
Seattle 21-35 (.375) 11.5 GB

AL Central:
Chicago 30-25 (.545)
Minnesota 28-27 (.509) 2.0 GB
Cleveland 25-30 (.455) 5.0 GB
Detroit 23-32 (.418) 7.0 GB
Kansas City 22-34 (.393) 8.5 GB

AL East:
Tampa Bay 34-22 (.607)
Boston 34-24 (.586) 1.0 GB
Toronto 31-27 (.534) 4.0 GB
New York 28-27 (.509) 5.5 GB
Baltimore 26-28 (.481) 7.0 GB


League Leaders through 5/31/08

NL Saves:
Brian Wilson (SFG) - 16

NL Earned Run Average:
Edinson Volquez (CIN) - 1.46

NL Strikeouts:
Edinson Volquez (CIN) - 83

NL Wins:
Brandon Webb (ARI) - 10

NL Batting Average:
Chipper Jones (ATL) - .405

NL Stolen Bases:
Michael Bourn (HOU) - 24

NL Runs Batted In:
Chase Utley (PHI) - 49

NL Home Runs:
Chase Utley (PHI) - 19

AL Saves:
Francisco Rodriguez (LAA) - 21

AL Earned Run Average:
Cliff Lee (CLE) - 1.88

AL Strikeouts:
Javier Vazquez (CHW) - 77

AL Wins:
Mike Mussina (NYY), Cliff Lee (CLE), Joe Saunders (LAA), Daisuke Matsuzaka (BOS) - 8

AL Stolen Bases:
Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS) - 26

AL Batting Average:
Hideki Matsui (NYY) - .337

AL Runs Batted In:
Josh Hamilton (TEX) - 61

AL Home Runs:
Josh Hamilton (TEX), Carlos Quentin (CHW) - 14

Statistical and standings courteous of MLB.com and ESPN.com