which team has highest batting average in may

The Baltimore Orioles have the best batting average by a team in the month of May, with an average of .292.

	TEAM	AVG	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Orioles	.292	48	.500	24	24	1,650	295	482	72	40	14	249	156	22	28	99		1,865	676	126	37				.361	.410	.771
2	Terriers	.274	49	.435	20	26	1,630	199	446	60	20	6	169	188	9		52		1,875	564	86	48				.352	.346	.698
3	Peppers	.268	42	.439	18	23	1,344	165	360	46	16	9	137	121	12		74		1,538	465	71	61				.334	.346	.680
4	Cardinals	.266	3,388	.518	1,745	1,625	115,689	15,355	30,746	5,375	1,063	2,264		11,075	863		2,259	671	129,968	45,039	8,702	1,922	534	692	1,855	.333	.389	.722
5	Red Sox	.265	3,322	.512	1,699	1,618	113,441	15,529	30,065	5,753	945	2,614		11,764	843		1,595	479	128,390	45,550	9,312	1,783	559	472	2,006	.337	.402	.739
6	Yankees	.264	3,278	.579	1,887	1,371	111,618	16,074	29,497	4,973	986	2,990		12,155	880		2,130	517	126,848	45,412	8,949	1,618	612	508	1,881	.340	.407	.746
7	Rockies	.263	921	.438	403	518	31,413	4,382	8,256	1,603	228	981	4,169	2,968	266	6,670	561	246	35,233	13,258	2,812	349	237	201	676	.329	.422	.751
8	Rebels	.263	51	.583	28	20	1,701	224	447	77	33	15	200	132	18	182	46		1,921	635	125	70				.323	.373	.696
9	Pirates	.263	3,340	.492	1,637	1,687	114,215	14,601	30,010	5,193	1,295	2,063		10,536	883		2,217	609	127,950	43,982	8,551	1,976	517	648	1,767	.328	.385	.713
10	Tigers	.263	3,379	.501	1,684	1,675	114,987	15,392	30,188	5,267	1,075	2,514		11,732	811		1,966	589	129,915	45,147	8,856	1,901	549	416	1,852	.334	.393	.726
11	Twins	.262	3,363	.480	1,603	1,740	115,127	15,133	30,213	5,266	1,077	2,200		11,280	911		2,035	570	129,556	44,233	8,543	1,727	588	471	1,986	.332	.384	.716
12	Terrapins	.262	44	.581	25	18	1,410	185	369	79	14	24	164	132	11		29		1,600	548	117	47				.330	.389	.718
13	Guardians	.262	3,361	.522	1,748	1,600	114,111	15,195	29,854	5,347	1,009	2,385		11,201	853		2,107	654	128,745	44,374	8,741	2,037	603	468	1,845	.331	.389	.719
14	Royals	.261	1,563	.464	725	836	53,650	6,774	14,011	2,697	369	1,198	6,390	4,603	453	9,137	1,230	531	59,599	21,040	4,264	415	478	326	1,193	.322	.392	.714
15	Dodgers	.261	3,350	.542	1,806	1,529	114,153	14,981	29,789	4,956	1,018	2,387		11,272	737		2,306	659	128,802	43,942	8,361	2,119	554	671	1,811	.330	.385	.715
16	Tip-Tops	.261	43	.439	18	23	1,424	161	371	62	26	9	137	120	18		64		1,584	512	97	22				.326	.360	.685
17	Giants	.260	3,370	.549	1,842	1,516	114,821	15,420	29,898	5,023	1,072	2,606		10,993	918		2,191	611	129,199	44,883	8,701	2,002	537	715	1,757	.329	.391	.719
18	Blue Jays	.260	1,361	.501	682	678	46,466	6,301	12,097	2,426	286	1,463	5,993	4,317	400	8,639	816	384	51,829	19,484	4,175	269	377	244	1,091	.326	.419	.745
19	Reds	.260	3,380	.506	1,701	1,662	115,022	14,997	29,855	5,166	1,089	2,479		10,943	855		2,457	674	129,389	44,636	8,734	2,071	585	630	1,717	.327	.388	.715
20	Rangers	.259	1,807	.486	878	928	61,675	8,209	15,994	2,922	355	1,821	7,759	5,875	466	11,527	1,074	526	69,048	25,089	5,098	516	516	405	1,442	.326	.407	.733
21	Cubs	.259	3,348	.509	1,696	1,636	114,059	14,847	29,576	5,128	1,009	2,536		10,934	825		2,152	556	128,501	44,330	8,673	2,164	519	630	1,682	.327	.389	.716
22	Mariners	.258	1,348	.475	640	708	45,872	6,096	11,831	2,157	243	1,421	5,813	4,364	392	8,764	925	387	51,371	18,737	3,821	356	387	296	994	.325	.408	.734
23	Orioles	.258	3,360	.469	1,569	1,777	114,044	14,647	29,375	5,155	917	2,533		11,590	798		1,932	538	128,682	43,963	8,605	1,876	563	494	1,934	.329	.385	.714
24	Phillies	.257	3,286	.465	1,527	1,756	111,665	14,118	28,686	5,162	938	2,403		10,726	797		1,989	481	125,525	42,933	8,503	1,828	552	622	1,745	.325	.384	.709
25	Whales	.257	48	.563	27	21	1,562	201	401	67	21	21	182	157	12		56		1,787	573	109	56				.329	.367	.696

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MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

30

Schwarber

29

Alvarez

27

Goodman

RBI Leaders

67

Walker

67

Alvarez

66

Kurtz

Batting Average Leaders

.346

Lopez

.325

Arraez

.318

Alvarez

Hit Leaders

123

Lopez

110

Arraez

105

Alvarez

Run Leaders

81

Wood

62

Alvarez

62

Turang

OBP Leaders

.426

Alvarez

.415

Kurtz

.414

Soto

SLG Leaders

.630

Alvarez

.575

Buxton

.570

Soto

SB Leaders

33

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

10

Burns

10

Wrobleski

Strikeout Leaders

156

Misiorowski

137

Sánchez

137

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.47

Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

2.25

Rodriguez

WHIP Leaders

0.78

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.90

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.50

Misiorowski

11.04

Skenes

10.89

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.24

Schlittler

5.78

Misiorowski

5.75

deGrom

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

18

Wrobleski

18

Martinez

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,709.7

Ohtani

1,354.2

Wood

1,254.9

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,170.6

Ohtani

1,005

Wood

941

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

56-36

52-36

52-37

51-37

49-40

Worst Record ATS

34-57

36-55

37-53

39-52

40-51

40-48

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	52	37	.584
Phillies	50	41	.549	3.0
Marlins	49	42	.538	4.0
Nationals	47	45	.511	6.5
Mets	38	53	.418	15.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	56	33	.629
Cubs	50	40	.556	6.5
Cardinals	47	41	.534	8.5
Pirates	46	45	.505	11.0
Reds	41	48	.461	15.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	60	32	.652
Diamondbacks	45	45	.500	14.0
Padres	44	46	.489	15.0
Giants	38	52	.422	21.0
Rockies	37	55	.402	23.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	52	36	.591
Yankees	50	40	.556	3.0
Blue Jays	42	49	.462	11.5
Orioles	42	49	.462	11.5
Red Sox	40	48	.455	12.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	47	42	.528
Guardians	47	44	.516	1.0
Twins	44	47	.484	4.0
Tigers	40	50	.444	7.5
Royals	37	54	.407	11.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners	47	44	.516
Rangers	45	45	.500	1.5
Astros	45	48	.484	3.0
Athletics	41	49	.456	5.5
Angels	36	55	.396	11.0