Max Clark and Michael Stefanic are tied for the best batting average before the 6th inning this season, with an average of 1.000.
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highest batting average by a player before the 6th inning this regular season| NAME | AVG | SEASON | TM | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Clark | 1.000 | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 2 | | M. Stefanic | 1.000 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 3 | | E. Hernández | .625 | 2026 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .625 | 1.250 | 1.875 | |
| 4 | | J. Azócar | .556 | 2026 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .778 | 1.378 | |
| 5 | | S. Ross | .500 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 | |
| 6 | | B. De La Cruz | .500 | 2026 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 7 | | A. Ortiz | .500 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | |
| 8 | | R. Tellez | .500 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 9 | | L. Baker | .500 | 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 10 | | J. Clase | .417 | 2026 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .917 | 1.417 | |
| 11 | | K. Farmer | .400 | 2026 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | |
| 12 | | D. De Los Santos | .400 | 2026 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 | |
| 13 | | J. Kuroda-Grauer | .389 | 2026 | 16 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .556 | .944 | |
| 14 | | W. Meckler | .376 | 2026 | 40 | 85 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 96 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .448 | .529 | .977 | |
| 15 | | L. Maile | .375 | 2026 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .875 | 1.250 | |
| 16 | | T. Mancini | .375 | 2026 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 | .625 | 1.000 | |
| 17 | | E. Valencia | .364 | 2026 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .909 | 1.273 | |
| 18 | | B. Lockridge | .357 | 2026 | 23 | 42 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 47 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .426 | .405 | .830 | |
| 19 |  | L. Arraez | .353 | 2026 | 103 | 252 | 89 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 276 | 124 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .394 | .492 | .886 | |
| 20 | | B. Alexander | .349 | 2026 | 64 | 109 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 126 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .415 | .431 | .846 | |
| 21 | | T. Cheng | .348 | 2026 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .391 | .791 | |
| 22 | | T. Tolbert | .342 | 2026 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .405 | .605 | 1.010 | |
| 23 | | P. Ramirez | .341 | 2026 | 20 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .386 | .512 | .899 | |
| 24 |  | Y. Alvarez | .341 | 2026 | 109 | 249 | 85 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 60 | 36 | 4 | 48 | 291 | 177 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .430 | .711 | 1.140 | |
| 25 | | N. Lopez | .341 | 2026 | TOT | 48 | 91 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 97 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .358 | .363 | .721 |
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MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | 45 | .591 | ||
57 | 53 | .518 | 8.0 | |
56 | 55 | .505 | 9.5 | |
55 | 56 | .495 | 10.5 | |
47 | 64 | .423 | 18.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
68 | 41 | .624 | ||
62 | 48 | .564 | 6.5 | |
55 | 56 | .495 | 14.0 | |
54 | 56 | .491 | 14.5 | |
52 | 57 | .477 | 16.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
69 | 41 | .627 | ||
58 | 52 | .527 | 11.0 | |
56 | 54 | .509 | 13.0 | |
47 | 63 | .427 | 22.0 | |
43 | 67 | .391 | 26.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | 45 | .587 | ||
62 | 48 | .564 | 2.5 | |
58 | 51 | .532 | 6.0 | |
54 | 56 | .491 | 10.5 | |
51 | 59 | .464 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
58 | 51 | .532 | ||
56 | 55 | .505 | 3.0 | |
56 | 55 | .505 | 3.0 | |
52 | 58 | .473 | 6.5 | |
46 | 65 | .414 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
56 | 55 | .505 | ||
55 | 55 | .500 | 0.5 | |
53 | 58 | .477 | 3.0 | |
45 | 65 | .409 | 10.5 | |
42 | 68 | .382 | 13.5 |
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