April in Review

The Rays have ended the month of April starting the season on a high note. The Rays are doing great in the standing as a team, and terrific in the stats with individual players. Here is the standings for every division:

AL East:          W     L    PCT   GB

1. Rays         | 18 | 10 | .643 | --  |

2. Red Sox      | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2.0 |

3. Blue Jays    | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.0 |

4. Yankees      | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.5 |

5. Orioles      | 13 | 16 | .448 | 5.5 |

AL Central:       W     L    PCT   GB

1. Indians      | 15 | 13 | .536 | --  |

2. Royals       | 14 | 13 | .519 | 0.5 |

3. Tigers       | 13 | 15 | .464 | 2.0 |

4. Twins        | 13 | 15 | .464 | 2.0 |

5. White Sox    | 11 | 17 | .393 | 4.0 |

AL West:          W     L    PCT   GB

1. Athletics    | 20 |  8 | .714 | --  |

2. Angels       | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.5 |

3. Mariners     | 12 | 16 | .429 | 8.0 |

4. Rangers      | 5  | 23 | .179 | 15.0|

NL East:          W     L    PCT   GB

1. Marlins      | 17 | 10 | .630 | --  |

2. Braves       | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.0 |

3. Mets         | 13 | 15 | .464 | 4.5 |

4. Phillies     | 11 | 17 | .393 | 6.5 |

5. Nationals    | 9  | 19 | .321 | 8.5 |

NL Central:       W     L    PCT    GB

1. Reds         | 21 | 8  | .724 | --  |

2. Cardinals    | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.0 |

3. Brewers      | 15 | 12 | .556 | 5.0 |

4. Astros       | 16 | 13 | .552 | 5.0 |

5. Pirates      | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7.5 |

6. Cubs         | 10 | 17 | .370 | 10.0|

NL West:          W     L    PCT    GB

1. Padres       | 16 | 12 | .571 | --  |

2. Dodgers      | 14 | 13 | .519 | 1.5 |

3. Diamondbacks | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2.0 |

4. Giants       | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.5 |

5. Rockies      | 12 | 17 | .414 | 4.5 |

 As you can see, the Reds lead the majors with the best record, closely followed by the Athletics, both with at least twenty wins. The Rays, overall have the third best record in the majors, following the Reds and Athletics.

Now here are the leaders for individul stats:

Pitching Stats:

ERA:

Great Paulino (Reds) - 1.16

Brandon Webb (Diamondbacks) - 1.40

3. John Smoltz (Braves) - 1.59

Wins:

1. Brandon Webb (Diamondbacks) - 5

2. Joe Blanton (Athletics) - 5

3. Great Paulino (Reds) - 4

12 Others with 4

Saves:

1. David Weathers (Reds) - 9

2. Huston Street (Athletics) - 8

3. Francisco Rodriguez (Angels) - 8

Strikouts:

1. Aaron Harang (Reds) - 51

2. Johan Santana (Mets) - 47

3. Ben Sheets (Brewers) - 43

Hitting Stats:

AVG:

1. Mike Napoli (Angels) - .415

2. Jorge Posada (Yankees) - .400

3. Moises Alou (Mets) - .396

Hits:

1. B.J. Upton (Rays) - 47

2. Carlos Pena (Rays) - 44

3. Dan Uggla (Marlins) - 41

Home Runs:

1. Carlos Pena (Rays) - 12

2. Manny Ramirez (Red Sox) - 11

3. Albert Pujols (Cardinals) - 9

1 Other with 9

RBI:

1. Carlos Pena (Rays) - 33

2. David Wright (Mets) - 32

3. Edwin Encarnacion (Reds) - 32

The Rays are leading the majors in many areas, making April a very productive month. Let's hope they can continue to produce the rest of the season.