On This Day

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 13 .618 --
Blue Jays 17 15 .531 3.0
Yankees 17 16 .515 3.5
Rays 18 17 .514 3.5
Orioles 15 18 .455 5.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 18 13 .581 --
Indians 18 14 .563 0.5
Royals 16 16 .500 2.5
Twins 12 20 .375 6.5
Tigers 10 24 .294 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 14 .600 --
Mariners 18 16 .529 2.5
Astros 17 16 .515 3.0
Rangers 17 18 .486 4.0
Angels 14 18 .438 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 16 13 .552 --
Phillies 18 16 .529 0.5
Braves 16 17 .485 2.0
Marlins 15 18 .455 3.0
Nationals 13 16 .448 3.0

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 20 14 .588 --
Brewers 18 16 .529 2.0
Cubs 17 16 .515 2.5
Reds 15 16 .484 3.5
Pirates 13 19 .406 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 13 .606 --
Dodgers 18 16 .529 2.5
Padres 18 16 .529 2.5
D'backs 15 18 .455 5.0
Rockies 12 21 .364 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ehire Adrianza 3
1 Charlie Blackmon 3
1 Xander Bogaerts 3
1 Alex Bregman 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joey Gallo 2
2 Austin Allen 1
2 Yordan Alvarez 1
2 Brandon Belt 1
2 29 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mookie Betts 4
2 Yordan Alvarez 3
2 Seth Brown 3
2 William Contreras 3
2 16 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul DeJong 2
1 Fernando Tatis 2
3 Brian Anderson 1
3 Matt Chapman 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Hunter 999.00
2 Max Scherzer 4.67
3 Adrian Houser 2.00
4 Tyler Glasnow 1.83
5 Kevin Gausman 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Aaron Civale 1
1 Michael Fulmer 1
1 Kevin Gausman 1
1 Adrian Houser 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Max Scherzer 14
2 Tyler Glasnow 11
3 Adrian Houser 10
4 Cristian Javier 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ian Kennedy 1
1 Craig Kimbrel 1
1 Trevor May 1
1 Alex Reyes 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Trout .388
2 Yermin Mercedes .371
3 Xander Bogaerts .357
4 Jesse Winker .354
5 Yordan Alvarez .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ronald Acuna 10
1 J. D. Martinez 10
1 Shohei Ohtani 10
4 Kris Bryant 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 J. D. Martinez 31
2 Randal Grichuk 28
3 Jesus Aguilar 27
3 Trey Mancini 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whit Merrifield 10
2 Jazz Chisholm 9
3 Ramon Laureano 8
4 Robbie Grossman 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jacob deGrom 0.51
2 Danny Duffy 1.26
3 John Means 1.37
4 Gerrit Cole 1.61
5 Brandon Woodruff 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Flaherty 6
2 Aaron Civale 5
2 Clayton Kershaw 5
2 Steven Matz 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Bieber 77
2 Tyler Glasnow 75
3 Gerrit Cole 66
4 Max Scherzer 61
5 Jacob deGrom 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Melancon 11
2 Ian Kennedy 10
2 Alex Reyes 10
4 Jake McGee 8
5 6 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Corey Dickerson .464
2 Yordan Alvarez .426
3 C. J. Cron .421
4 Giancarlo Stanton .411
5 Josh Rojas .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jesus Aguilar 5
1 Joey Gallo 5
1 Ramon Laureano 5
1 Shohei Ohtani 5
1 Jose Ramirez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Matt Beaty 15
1 Randal Grichuk 15
1 Trey Mancini 15
4 Yuli Gurriel 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Robbie Grossman 5
1 Fernando Tatis 5
3 Byron Buxton 4
3 Whit Merrifield 4
3 Austin Slater 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dylan Cease 0.00
1 Huascar Ynoa 0.00
3 Pablo Lopez 0.50
4 Carlos Rodon 0.75
5 Madison Bumgarner 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Flaherty 3
1 Carlos Martinez 3
1 John Means 3
1 Jose Urquidy 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Bieber 29
1 Tyler Glasnow 29
3 Max Scherzer 28
4 Gerrit Cole 27
4 John Means 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ian Kennedy 6
1 Alex Reyes 6
3 Matt Barnes 4
3 Josh Hader 4
3 4 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Trout .392
2 Byron Buxton .372
3 Corey Dickerson .365
4 Yordan Alvarez .360
5 Xander Bogaerts .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ronald Acuna 8
1 Kris Bryant 8
1 Adolis Garcia 8
1 J. D. Martinez 8
1 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jesus Aguilar 25
2 Rafael Devers 24
2 Trey Mancini 24
4 Javier Baez 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Whit Merrifield 10
2 Jazz Chisholm 7
2 Fernando Tatis 7
2 Trea Turner 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jacob deGrom 0.62
2 Carlos Rodon 0.69
3 Brandon Woodruff 1.47
4 Danny Duffy 1.52
5 Kyle Gibson 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Flaherty 5
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 5
3 Aaron Civale 4
3 Tyler Glasnow 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tyler Glasnow 60
2 Shane Bieber 53
3 Jacob deGrom 52
3 Max Scherzer 52
5 Joe Musgrove 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ian Kennedy 8
1 Mark Melancon 8
1 Alex Reyes 8
4 Matt Barnes 7
4 2 others tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
None

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Ramirez 26
2 Jose Abreu 25
2 Fernando Tatis 25
2 Mike Trout 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Abreu 83
2 Marcell Ozuna 76
3 Freddie Freeman 72
4 Rafael Devers 68
5 Jose Ramirez 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Adalberto Mondesi 24
2 Whit Merrifield 22
3 Trevor Story 19
3 Trea Turner 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
None

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Shane Bieber 11
1 Gerrit Cole 11
1 Yu Darvish 11
1 Clayton Kershaw 11
5 Jack Flaherty 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Shane Bieber 199
2 Tyler Glasnow 166
3 Jacob deGrom 163
4 Gerrit Cole 160
5 Trevor Bauer 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Melancon 22
2 Josh Hader 20
2 Liam Hendriks 20
4 Brad Hand 19
5 Ryan Pressly 17