5 players were tied for the highest batting average on August 5, with an average of 1.000. The first three are Willson Contreras, Gage Workman and Leody Taveras.
| NAME | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Contreras | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2 |  | G. Workman | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| 3 | | L. Taveras | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| 4 | | J. Barrosa | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 5 | | W. Meckler | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 6 |  | M. Betts | .800 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.600 |
| 7 | | A. Genao | .800 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 1.600 |
| 8 | | L. Wade Jr. | .750 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 9 |  | N. Hoerner | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 10 | | T. Tawa | .750 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.500 | 2.100 |
| 11 | | R. Waldschmidt | .750 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
| 12 |  | B. Nimmo | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 13 |  | J. Duran | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 14 |  | C. Carroll | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| 15 | | M. Massey | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| 16 |  | D. Dingler | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 17 |  | J. RodrÃguez | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 18 | | J. Young | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
| 19 |  | M. Vargas | .667 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | .667 | 1.417 |
| 20 |  | W. Abreu | .667 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.667 | 2.417 |
| 21 | | V. Mesa Jr. | .667 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 |
| 22 | | C. Kelly | .600 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
| 23 |  | S. Ohtani | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 1.800 | 2.400 |
| 24 |  | CJ Abrams | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 25 |  | P. Crow-Armstrong | .600 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 2.000 | 2.600 |
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