most average plate appearances per team in the first inning this year

The St. Louis Cardinals have made the most plate appearances by a team in the 1st inning this season, with 418 plate appearances.

	TEAM	PA	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Cardinals	418	2026	92	.522	48	44	366	93	14	0	15	51	37	12	96	152	29	0	3	0	.254	.340	.415	.755
2	Astros	417	2026	95	.484	46	49	363	94	16	1	19	58	42	8	103	169	36	0	4	0	.259	.345	.466	.811
3	Pirates	415	2026	94	.500	47	47	373	99	19	0	21	57	36	5	115	181	40	0	1	0	.265	.337	.485	.823
4	Marlins	413	2026	94	.553	52	42	359	88	20	5	11	48	43	5	76	151	36	1	5	0	.245	.330	.421	.751
5	Dodgers	412	2026	94	.649	61	33	362	96	18	0	20	54	41	3	93	174	38	0	5	0	.265	.341	.481	.821
6	Tigers	411	2026	93	.462	43	50	368	103	20	1	17	55	38	3	105	176	38	0	2	0	.280	.350	.478	.829
7	Nationals	410	2026	94	.511	48	46	365	95	15	2	23	70	40	4	104	183	40	0	1	0	.260	.339	.501	.840
8	Brewers	410	2026	93	.634	59	34	359	91	26	1	12	55	42	4	95	155	39	2	3	1	.253	.336	.432	.768
9	Rangers	409	2026	93	.505	47	46	362	96	16	2	13	51	36	10	93	155	31	0	1	0	.265	.347	.428	.775
10	Orioles	407	2026	94	.457	43	51	353	85	19	1	16	48	49	2	102	154	36	0	3	0	.241	.334	.436	.770
11	Phillies	406	2026	94	.553	52	42	362	90	20	2	20	55	38	2	126	174	42	0	4	0	.249	.320	.481	.801
12	Rockies	404	2026	95	.400	38	57	361	83	17	1	16	52	35	8	104	150	34	0	0	0	.230	.312	.416	.727
13	Twins	404	2026	94	.489	46	48	364	88	15	1	19	57	30	8	92	162	35	0	2	0	.242	.312	.445	.757
14	Athletics	401	2026	93	.441	41	52	356	87	15	1	15	49	39	2	117	149	31	0	4	0	.244	.319	.419	.738
15	Royals	399	2026	94	.404	38	56	368	103	18	0	17	54	23	5	85	172	35	0	3	0	.280	.328	.467	.796
16	White Sox	399	2026	92	.511	47	45	341	73	16	2	15	50	48	4	104	138	33	0	5	1	.214	.314	.405	.719
17	Braves	398	2026	92	.587	54	38	351	90	15	0	19	53	37	3	97	162	34	0	7	0	.256	.327	.462	.788
18	Angels	397	2026	94	.394	37	57	364	94	15	2	21	55	30	2	113	176	38	0	1	0	.258	.317	.484	.801
19	Yankees	397	2026	93	.548	51	42	356	81	18	4	23	54	36	1	94	176	45	0	2	0	.228	.299	.494	.793
20	Blue Jays	395	2026	93	.473	44	49	359	94	18	1	10	36	32	1	91	144	29	0	3	0	.262	.322	.401	.723
21	Reds	394	2026	92	.457	42	50	342	75	13	0	17	53	47	4	107	139	30	0	0	0	.219	.321	.406	.727
22	Diamondbacks	393	2026	93	.495	46	47	355	88	25	7	11	45	31	2	79	160	43	0	5	0	.248	.308	.451	.759
23	Cubs	389	2026	93	.559	52	41	341	75	10	0	10	40	43	3	105	115	20	0	2	0	.220	.311	.337	.648
24	Mariners	388	2026	94	.500	47	47	342	75	17	0	17	41	39	5	100	143	34	0	1	0	.219	.307	.418	.726
25	Rays	388	2026	91	.593	54	37	346	94	17	1	19	48	35	3	85	170	37	1	3	0	.272	.341	.491	.832

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Team Batting Leaders

22

Walker

RBI

73

Walker

AVG

.294

Walker

Team Pitching Leaders

10

Pallante

85

May

ERA

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McGreevy

Team Rankings

105

19th

420

15th

691

28th

ERA

4.21

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	59	34	.634
Cubs	52	41	.559	7.0
Cardinals	48	44	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	47	.500	12.5
Reds	42	50	.457	16.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/10	ATL	@	STL	8:15 PM
Sat 7/11	ATL	@	STL	7:15 PM
Sun 7/12	ATL	@	STL	2:15 PM
Fri 7/17	STL	@	AZ	9:40 PM
Sat 7/18	STL	@	AZ	4:10 PM

Last Game

Brewers

59 - 34

Final

Cardinals

48 - 44

Thu 9 Jul 2026

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HR Leaders

32

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

28

Rice

RBI Leaders

73

Walker

68

García

67

Abrams

Batting Average Leaders

.345

Lopez

.326

Díaz

.326

Arraez

Hit Leaders

127

Lopez

114

Arraez

108

Díaz

Run Leaders

85

Wood

65

Neto

65

Turang

OBP Leaders

.416

Alvarez

.414

Soto

.405

Kurtz

SLG Leaders

.614

Alvarez

.590

Rice

.579

Soto

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

11

Burns

10

Misiorowski

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

137

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

Rodriguez

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.93

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Cease

13.54

Misiorowski

11.09

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.24

Schlittler

6.19

Misiorowski

5.76

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

18

Martinez

20

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,731.4

Ohtani

1,403.5

Wood

1,254.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,186.6

Ohtani

1,041

Wood

953

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Best Record ATS

57-37

54-38

53-38

53-39

51-41

51-42

Worst Record ATS

35-59

37-57

40-53

41-53

42-51

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	54	38	.587
Phillies	52	42	.553	3.0
Marlins	52	42	.553	3.0
Nationals	48	46	.511	7.0
Mets	40	54	.426	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	59	34	.634
Cubs	52	41	.559	7.0
Cardinals	48	44	.522	10.5
Pirates	47	47	.500	12.5
Reds	42	50	.457	16.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	33	.649
Diamondbacks	46	47	.495	14.5
Padres	46	47	.495	14.5
Giants	39	54	.419	21.5
Rockies	38	57	.400	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	54	37	.593
Yankees	51	42	.548	4.0
Blue Jays	44	49	.473	11.0
Red Sox	43	48	.473	11.0
Orioles	43	51	.457	12.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	45	.511
Guardians	48	46	.511
Twins	46	48	.489	2.0
Tigers	43	50	.462	4.5
Royals	38	56	.404	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	47	46	.505
Mariners	47	47	.500	0.5
Astros	46	49	.484	2.0
Athletics	41	52	.441	6.0
Angels	37	57	.394	10.5